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The ACS estimates about 7,080, give or take 643 civilian veterans in Rapides Parish.
By ACS estimates, Rapides Parish has the 11th largest veteran population among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Rapides Parish
Louisiana
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
39 percent
above the Louisiana share; above the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
19 percent
above the Louisiana share; above the national share.
14 percent
13 percent
Veterans 75 and older in Rapides Parish number about 1,790, give or take 206; their 25 percent share is above Louisiana's 24 percent.
Rapides Parish has about 359, give or take 167 veterans under 35, making up 5 percent of its veterans compared with 8 percent in Louisiana.
Women veterans in Rapides Parish number about 843, give or take 265; their 12 percent share is above Louisiana's 11 percent.
Income, work and education in Rapides Parish
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Rapides Parish
Louisiana
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$47,609 ± $5,748
$48,927 ± $1,145
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$30,827 ± $1,036
$32,904 ± $301
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
11.2% ± 3.6 points
10.2% ± 0.6 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
42.1% ± 5.8 points
33.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
71.0% ± 5.5 points
70.6% ± 1.2 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
6.2% ± 3.7 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
94.5% ± 2.5 points
94.7% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
27.6% ± 4.5 points
25.9% ± 0.9 points
31.8% ± 0.2 points
Income is in 2024 dollars. These figures describe civilians. Poverty and disability shares use veterans whose poverty status is determined. Census disability measures daily functioning, not a VA service-connected rating. Tables and method.
VA projects fewer veterans here in 2035: about 8,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 9,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Rapides Parish
VA reports 3,983 veterans in Rapides Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 248 VA-backed home loans out of 1,943 home loans made in Rapides Parish (12.8% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Deville (unincorporated community): about 1,572 residents
More places (7)
Glenmora (town): about 1,284 residents
Boyce (town): about 1,037 residents
Forest Hill (village): about 727 residents
Lecompte (town): about 592 residents
Cheneyville (town): about 559 residents
Echo (unincorporated community): about 552 residents
McNary (village): about 248 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Census incorporated places and census-designated places, sorted by ACS 2020-2024 population. Figures are ACS estimates for the whole place, not only the part inside this county. Places are assigned by their 2024 Census internal point and may cross county boundaries. Sources and mapping method.
Louisiana veterans rated 100 percent service-connected receive a primary residence exemption from ad valorem taxes, except certain municipal assessments.
Louisiana offers in-state tuition exemptions to eligible children of living veterans rated at least 90 percent or receiving 100 percent individual unemployability.
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