Jury Pool Profile
Rapides Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Alexandria
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 125,877
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 127,527.
At a glance
Rapides Parish is a 125,877-person venue. The parish population is 61% White and 31% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,786, $4,252 below the LA state median of $61,038; 23.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.0% of covered employment, average pay $55,035/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.02%, below the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 127,527
- Median household income
- $54,967
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 61% / 31%.
Rapides Parish has a population of 127,527, with a median age of 37.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 60.6%; Black residents 30.8%. Independently, 4.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,786; 23.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.02%, below the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Rapides Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.7% in 2024, 65.1% in 2020, 64.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Arabic. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (7,079 individuals).