Blue Cliff College-Alexandria's Living Circumstances

Rapides Parish School District Overview

Blue Cliff College-Alexandria located in Rapides Parish School District area. A total of 48,488 households are located in Rapides Parish School District area. Among them, 17,016 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.19 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 40,886 and 32,877 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.40% (1,769) of residents are non-citizens and 5.03% (6,370) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Rapides Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	48,488
Population	126,722
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	17,016 (35.09%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	40,886
Total Students	32,877
Pre-Kindergarten	1,903
Kindergarten	1,593
Grade 1-8	14,832
Grade 9-12	7,748
College/Graduate School	6,801
Veterans	97,718
Non-citizen	1,769
Non-English Home Language	6,370
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

102,330 residents are over the age of 16 and 58,714 people are in labor force. Among them, 58,102 people are in civilian labor force and 612 are in armed labor force. 54,389 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Rapides Parish School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	53,995	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	44,122	81.71%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,899	9.07%
Public transportation	983	1.82%
Walked	1,129	2.09%
Other method	1,587	2.94%
Worked from home	1,275	2.36%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	54,389	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	18,436	33.90%
Service	12,361	22.73%
Sales and office	11,303	20.78%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	5,700	10.48%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,589	12.11%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	54,389	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,755	3.23%
Construction	3,770	6.93%
Manufacturing	3,298	6.06%
Wholesale trade	1,139	2.09%
Retail trade	5,477	10.07%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,080	5.66%
Information	528	0.97%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,349	4.32%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,073	7.49%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	16,365	30.09%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,421	9.97%
Other services, except public administration	2,627	4.83%
Public administration	4,507	8.29%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	54,389	-
Private wage and salary workers	39,161	72.00%
Government workers	12,228	22.48%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,833	5.21%
Unpaid family workers	167	0.31%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $66,728 for the 48,488 households in Rapides Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $30,535. 115,397 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.11%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	48,488	-
Less than $10,000	4,274	8.81%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,965	6.11%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,172	12.73%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,208	10.74%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,740	13.90%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,452	17.43%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,148	10.62%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,036	12.45%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,847	3.81%
More than $200,000	1,646	3.39%
Median Household Income	$47,269	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$66,728	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	32,535	-
Less than $10,000	1,994	6.13%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,365	4.20%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,315	10.19%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,599	7.99%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,786	14.71%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,416	19.72%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,039	12.41%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,117	15.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,591	4.89%
More than $200,000	1,313	4.04%

Median Family Income	$57,569	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$75,126	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,535	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$46,366	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$46,366	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	128,068	-
With health insurance coverage	115,397	90.11%
Public coverage	58,330	45.55%
Private health insurance	75,944	59.30%
Without health insurance coverage	12,671	9.89%

Housing

There are 58,153 housing units in Rapides Parish School District area, Louisiana with 48,488 units (83.38%) occupied. 29,922 houses (61.71%) are occupied by owner and 18,566 houses (38.29%) are rented. The average housing value is $143,100 and the average rental cost is $821. 1,530 houses (2.63%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 6,827 houses (11.74%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	58,153	-
Occupied	48,488	83.38%
Owner Occupied	29,922	61.71%
Renter Occupied	18,566	38.29%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	38,834	66.78%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,052	1.81%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	9,239	15.89%
Mobile Homes	8,985	15.45%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	43	0.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	58,153	-
Built 2014 or later	1,530	2.63%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,682	4.61%
Built 2000 - 2009	7,272	12.50%
Built 1990 - 1999	6,821	11.73%
Built 1980 - 1989	7,361	12.66%
Built 1970 - 1979	10,671	18.35%
Built 1960 - 1969	7,786	13.39%
Built 1950 - 1959	7,203	12.39%
Built 1949 or earlier	6,827	11.74%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	58,153	-
1 room	425	0.73%
2 rooms	899	1.55%
3 rooms	4,309	7.41%
4 rooms	11,087	19.07%
5 rooms	16,734	28.78%
6 rooms	10,448	17.97%
7 rooms	5,979	10.28%
8 rooms	4,208	7.24%
9 rooms or more	4,064	6.99%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	58,153	-
no bedroom	447	0.77%
1 bedroom	4,172	7.17%
2 bedrooms	14,663	25.21%
3 bedrooms	29,707	51.08%
4 bedrooms	7,783	13.38%
5 bedrooms or more	1,381	2.37%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	29,922	-
Less than $50,000	3,256	10.88%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,369	21.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,095	20.37%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,095	17.03%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,439	18.18%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,593	8.67%
$500,000 - $999,999	911	3.04%
$1,000,000 or more	164	0.55%
Median House Value	$143,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	16,125	-
Less than $500	2,098	13.01%
$500 - $999	9,903	61.41%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,513	21.79%
$1,500 - $1,999	396	2.46%
$2,000 - $2,499	115	0.71%
$2,500 - $2,999	53	0.33%
$3,000 or more	47	0.29%
Median Rental Costs	$821	-

Demographic

A total of 130,970 people lives in Rapides Parish School District area, Louisiana with 63,380 male and 67,590 female. The males to female ratio is 48.39 to 51.61. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	130,970	-
Male	63,380	48.39%
Female	67,590	51.61%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	130,970	-
Under 5 years	8,893	6.79%
5 - 9 years	8,924	6.81%
10 - 14 years	9,147	6.98%
15 - 19 years	8,735	6.67%
20 - 24 years	8,359	6.38%
25 - 34 years	17,216	13.14%
35 - 44 years	15,694	11.98%
45 - 54 years	16,260	12.42%
55 - 59 years	8,941	6.83%
60 - 64 years	7,997	6.11%
65 - 74 years	11,996	9.16%
75 - 84 years	6,451	4.93%
85 years and older	2,357	1.80%
Median Age	37.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	130,970	-
One Race	127,974	97.71%
White	83,120	63.46%
Black or African American	41,341	31.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native	999	0.76%
Asian	1,721	1.31%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0.01%
Other	783	0.60%

Two or more races	2,996	2.29%
White and Black or African American	1,063	0.81%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	773	0.59%
White and Asian	440	0.34%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	411	0.31%