Red River
Louisiana

What stands out

What stands out about Red River Parish: the share working from home is among the lowest in America (1%), home internet speed is in the bottom 3% of American counties (61 Mbps), and population growth is in the bottom 5% of American counties (-1.5% a year). Within Louisiana it ranks 1st of 64 counties for the share working from home, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Red River Parish, Louisiana. 7,631 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 1.5% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -73).

Louisiana moved to a flat 3% income tax in 2025 and has one of the highest combined sales-tax rates in the nation. The homestead exemption removes the first $75,000 of home value from property tax, which keeps property bills low. Hurricane and flood exposure drives insurance costs across the southern parishes, and several insurers have left the state since 2020.

Money

The typical household here brings in $43,821 a year, lower than 90% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $48,864. Unemployment runs 3.3%, lower than 55% of American counties. 1% of workers work from home.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,315 a year.

Home

The median home costs $153K, cheaper than 83% of American counties, about 1.7 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $713 a month. Property tax is 0.47% of home value, roughly $470 a year on that median home, lower than 90% of American counties. 75% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.7 per 1,000 residents, higher than 87% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 16 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 72.2 years, shorter than 86% of American counties. There are 3 active physicians in the county, about 3.9 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 4.0 of 5 stars. 8.1% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

80% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 19 points. 64% of eligible voters turned out. Under Louisiana law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 68°F, highs near 79 and lows near 57, warmer than 92% of American counties. About 50 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 28 out of 100, safer than 72% of American counties; the county has had 32 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 61 Mbps down, slower than 97% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.5 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.