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Real estate businesses in Rapides Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Rapides Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,036 of 2,229 scored counties
#39 of 45 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 138
- 14 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 69
- +25.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $675.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,790 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 113
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.2
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,877
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Rapides Parish scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #2,036 of 2,229 scored counties and #39 of 45 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Rapides Parish spend about $675.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,790 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 13% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.
There are 138 real estate businesses on map listings in Rapides Parish as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 10%, against 6% across the U.S. That is 28.2 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Rapides Parish in 2023, up 25.5% from 2019. That is one for every 709 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates show Rapides Parish declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rapides Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Rapides Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.2 | 29.6 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 113 | 111 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 709 | 656 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.5% | +14.2% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,790 | $14,200 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $54,967 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 69+25.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 164
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 392Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13814 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 156The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Rapides Parish, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Rapides Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 125,877−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 48,954
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $54,967+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,854
- Median home value
- $181,100
- Jobs located here
- 54,365
- Daytime population
- 133,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Rapides Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 85 | 7 | 6.4 | 553 | +5.5% | #5 of 2,229 |
| 2Vermilion Parish, LA | 72 | 14 | 6.4 | 488 | +1.3% | #153 of 2,229 |
| 3St. Martin Parish, LA | 69 | 10 | 5.1 | 617 | −1.0% | #220 of 2,229 |
| 4St. Bernard Parish, LA | 69 | 25 | 15.4 | 208 | +4.1% | #240 of 2,229 |
| 5Lafourche Parish, LA | 67 | 41 | 10.9 | 303 | −2.0% | #291 of 2,229 |
| 6Grant Parish, LA | 66 | 5 | 6.7 | 483 | −0.3% | #322 of 2,229 |
| 7Washington Parish, LA | 64 | 15 | 8.5 | 345 | −0.9% | #391 of 2,229 |
| 8Livingston Parish, LA | 64 | 118 | 22.0 | 157 | +8.5% | #423 of 2,229 |
| 9De Soto Parish, LA | 63 | 11 | 10.5 | 293 | +2.0% | #435 of 2,229 |
| 10Plaquemines Parish, LA | 62 | 9 | 11.0 | 328 | −5.3% | #478 of 2,229 |
| 39Rapides Parish, LA | 31 | 138 | 28.2 | 113 | −2.9% | #2,036 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Rapides Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Rapides Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 138 real estate businesses in Rapides Parish. 14 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 25.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 392 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rapides Parish, LA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $675.1M a year, or $13,790 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 138 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 13% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 48,954 households in Rapides Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rapides Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Rapides Parish has 28.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 113, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Rapides Parish would have about 156, against 138 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 709 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Rapides Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Rapides Parish at 125,877 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 48,954 households. Median household income in Rapides Parish is $54,967, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Rapides Parish scores 31 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #2,036 of 2,229 scored counties.
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