Demographics of Red River Parish, Louisiana

Red River Parish, Louisiana had 7,165 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −418 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Red River Parish, in four figures

7,165
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −5.5%
Change since July 2020: −418 people.; 41.8 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,167 ±$6,013
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Red River Parish, Louisiana's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Red River Parish, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Red River Parish, Louisiana's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Red River Parish, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,583	100.0	100.0
2021	7,506	99.0	100.2
2022	7,483	98.7	100.7
2023	7,370	97.2	101.6
2024	7,247	95.6	102.5
2025	7,165	94.5	103.1

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Population of Red River Parish, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	7,583	−36	−26	−10
2021	7,506	−77	−46	−36
2022	7,483	−23	−21	+3
2023	7,370	−113	−32	−77
2024	7,247	−123	−9	−114
2025	7,165	−82	−12	−69

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.8 ±2.5: for men 37.9 ±2.8 and for women 44.3 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Red River Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	453 ±89	6.1% ±1.2	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,291 ±160	17.3% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	684 ±182	9.2% ±2.4	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,560 ±233	21.0% ±3.1	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,972 ±223	26.5% ±3.0	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,483 ±191	19.9% ±2.6	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,167 ±$6,013, and income per person $27,468 ±$2,985, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,756 ±$408 in Louisiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Red River Parish by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	875 ±221	28.2% ±6.9	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	719 ±167	23.2% ±5.2	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	573 ±164	18.5% ±5.2	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	163 ±75	5.3% ±2.4	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	487 ±139	15.7% ±4.4	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	171 ±74	5.5% ±2.4	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	43 to 181	1.4% to 5.8%	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Red River Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	1,838 ±338	25.8% ±4.7	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	647 ±161	39.8% ±7.8	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	822 ±203	23.4% ±5.4	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	369 ±157	18.5% ±7.5	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Red River Parish, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Red River Parish	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	3,615 ±31	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.8% ±5.2	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.2% ±5.2	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.3% ±3.3	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.7% ±4.7	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$119,700 ±$22,649	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$729 ±$219	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±4	1983 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Red River Parish by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15 to 261	0.2% to 3.5%	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,128 ±7	55.5% ±0.1	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,998 ±165	40.3% ±2.2	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 7	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	76 to 278	1.0% to 3.7%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Red River Parish by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	6,403 ±226	86.0% ±3.0	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	913 ±218	12.3% ±2.9	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 83	0% to 1.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	16 to 166	0.2% to 2.2%	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	16 to 166	0.2% to 2.2%	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	2.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Red River Parish among the counties of Louisiana

61st of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Counties of Louisiana near Red River Parish in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
St. Helena Parish	10,758	−1.2%
Caldwell Parish	9,344	−2.8%
West Carroll Parish	9,156	−5.5%
Madison Parish	8,844	−10.9%
Catahoula Parish	8,223	−7.0%
Red River Parish	7,165	−5.5%
East Carroll Parish	6,760	−8.6%
Cameron Parish	4,718	−16.1%
Tensas Parish	3,700	−9.9%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 51 Counties by population growth in Louisiana
No. 61 Counties by population in Louisiana

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026