Demographics of Rayne city, Louisiana

Rayne city, Louisiana had 6,995 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −247 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rayne city, in four figures

6,995
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,105 ±30.; −3.4%
Change since July 2020: −247 people.; 30.1 ±4.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,151 ±$5,870
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Rayne city, Louisiana's population shrank 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rayne city, 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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The figures

Rayne city, Louisiana's population shrank 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rayne city, 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	7,242	100.0	100.0
2021	7,170	99.0	100.2
2022	7,086	97.8	100.7
2023	7,058	97.5	101.6
2024	7,041	97.2	102.5
2025	6,995	96.6	103.1

Population of Rayne city, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,242	—
2021	7,170	−72
2022	7,086	−84
2023	7,058	−28
2024	7,041	−17
2025	6,995	−46

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.1 ±4.6: for men 32.4 ±7.6 and for women 29.6 ±3.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rayne city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	693 ±209	9.8% ±2.9	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,499 ±306	21.1% ±4.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	749 ±250	10.5% ±3.5	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,727 ±378	24.3% ±5.3	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,478 ±265	20.8% ±3.7	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	959 ±216	13.5% ±3.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,151 ±$5,870, and income per person $21,405 ±$2,470, 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 Rayne city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	960 ±269	34.9% ±9.2	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	754 ±237	27.4% ±8.2	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	379 ±133	13.8% ±4.7	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	112 to 380	4.2% to 13.7%	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	273 ±117	9.9% ±4.1	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	26 to 228	1.0% to 8.3%	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 24	0% to 0.9%	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 Rayne city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	1,770 ±527	25.5% ±7.6	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	594 ±267	27.4% ±10.7	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	787 ±290	22.7% ±7.8	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	389 ±141	30.2% ±9.4	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rayne city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rayne city	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	3,063 ±289	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.7% ±3.0	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.3% ±4.3	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.4% ±9.3	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.6% ±6.6	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$156,500 ±$9,820	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$828 ±$52	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±3	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 Rayne city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15 to 195	0.2% to 2.7%	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,883 ±558	54.7% ±7.9	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,736 ±559	38.5% ±7.9	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to 0.1%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 59	0% to 0.8%	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 20	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	67 to 635	0.9% to 8.9%	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 Rayne city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	6,365 ±376	89.6% ±5.3	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	352 to 1,102	5.0% to 15.5%	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 25	0% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 12	0% to 0.2%	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 8	0% to 0.1%	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 4	0% to 0.1%	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%.

Rayne city among the places of Louisiana

80th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Places of Louisiana near Rayne city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
St. Rose CDP	7,644 ±802
Breaux Bridge city	7,501 ±27
Bridge City CDP	7,297 ±1,151
Addis town	7,252 ±19
Prien CDP	7,119 ±1,250
Rayne city	7,105 ±30
Donaldsonville city	6,831 ±23
Schriever CDP	6,690 ±683
St. Gabriel city	6,639 ±14
Oakdale city	6,546 ±21
Red Chute CDP	6,526 ±656

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Louisiana by poverty rate
No. 34 Places by poverty rate
No. 41 Places in Louisiana by homeownership rate
No. 54 Places in Louisiana by median age
No. 56 Places in Louisiana by median household income
No. 58 Places in Louisiana by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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