Rayne is a somewhat small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 6,986 people and four associated neighborhoods, Rayne is the 63rd largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rayne is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rayne is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rayne who work in sales jobs (14.26%), food service (10.11%), and office and administrative support (9.86%). Also of interest is that Rayne has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Being a small city, Rayne does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Rayne, just 6.71% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Rayne in 2022 was $21,407, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $85,628 for a family of four. However, Rayne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rayne is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rayne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rayne residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rayne include Acadian/Cajun, French Canadian, German, French, and English. The most common language spoken in Rayne is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
