Red River Parish, LA Population

Overview

7,787

Total Population

37.5

Median age

50.39%

Female population %

98.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

39

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Red River Parish's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Red River Parish is 37.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Red River Parish's population under 18 was 23.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Red River Parish's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Red River Parish, 20.07% were under the age of 15, 17.31% aged 15 to 29, 43.87% aged 30 to 64, 16.85% aged 65 to 84, and 1.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 61 more females than males in Red River Parish:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.39% females and 49.61% males in Red River Parish, LA.
The Red River Parish, LA gender ratio is 98.4:100 i.e. 98.4 men to 100 women (0.984).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 395.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 364.

Red River Parish's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Red River Parish population: 56.36% are White, 42.06% are Black or African American, 0.27% are some other race and 1.31% are multiracial.
Red River Parish's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 39 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,748 (99.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Red River Parish is White with a population of 4,389 (56.36% of the total population).

Red River Parish's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 9,598 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Red River Parish's population decreased by 499 (5.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Red River Parish's population decreased by 1,512 (16.62%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Red River Parish's population was lowest in year 2022 at 7,420.