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Gardere, LA

12,223 Population
3.3 square miles 3,680.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

25.8 ±2.1 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 36.2 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,980 ±$3,357 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: $37,693 ±$642
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$55,409 ±$7,027 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: $69,599 ±$1,385
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

35.3% ±8% (4,311  ±1,087) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 16.6% 140,721 (±0.8% / ±6,774)
  • nearly double the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.8 minutes ±1.3 (145,365  ±23,502) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 27.2 9,875,550 (±0.4 / ±177,102)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,623 ±456 Number of households
  • the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 332,585 ±2,020
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (12,205  ±1,380) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 2.6 846,982 (±0 / ±480)
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.9% ±3.2% (253  ±117) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 5% † 10,773 (±0.5% / ±1,118)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,604 ±459 Number of housing units
  • the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 384,016 ±222
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$243,300 ±$19,292 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: $241,100 ±$2,783
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.9% ±5.4% (1,910  ±677.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 12.8% 110,406 (±0.6% / ±5,438.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.1% ±2.2% (5,496  ±635.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 89% 507,465 (±1.1% / ±6,104.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
30.8% ±5.1% (1,940  ±386.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 30.4% 173,517 (±0.6% / ±3,667.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

17% ±4.5% (2,075  ±597) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 5.4% 46,944
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.6% ±1.2% (210  ±98) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 5.2% 34,976 (±0.2% / ±1,533)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
210 Total veterans ±98 192 Male ±94 18 Female ±31

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