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East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

448,467 Population
455.5 square miles 984.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,883 ±$1,718 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $34,102 ±$426
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$59,443 ±$3,569 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $58,229 ±$1,143
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

20.2% ±2.3% (87,431  ±9,995) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 840,146 (±0.6% / ±27,162)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23 minutes ±1 (4,328,980  ±228,866) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 47,593,008 (±0.2 / ±648,548)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

177,309 ±2,959 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,833,915 ±8,374
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (432,682  ±288) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,450,122
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

3.7% ±1.1% (4,359  ±1,241) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 59,199 (±0.5% / ±5,096)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

207,672 ±134 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,124,930 ±297
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$253,300 ±$12,544 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $215,600 ±$3,099
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

16.7% ±2.2% (73,919  ±9,584.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 11.1% 499,723 (±0.5% / ±21,179.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.6% ±3.4% (255,644  ±9,488.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 87.8% 2,724,676 (±0.9% / ±28,705.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
37.6% ±2.1% (106,073  ±5,782.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 27% 837,518 (±0.5% / ±16,435.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.8% (34,849  ±5,250) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 222,672
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.6% ±0.6% (15,794  ±2,051) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 203,031 (±0.2% / ±7,608)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
15,794 Total veterans ±2,051 14,461 Male ±2,145 1,333 Female ±613

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