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East Baton Rouge Parish School District, LA

378,795 Population
298.8 square miles 1,267.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 34.2 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,862 ±$1,810 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $36,719 ±$1,593
  • a little higher than the amount in Louisiana: $35,440 ±$571
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$59,846 ±$4,688 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $63,728 ±$3,154
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $60,986 ±$803
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

24.8% ±3% (90,327  ±11,038) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 22.9% † 100,195 (±2.5% / ±10,838)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 835,267 (±0.6% / ±28,512)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.8 minutes ±1 (3,807,315  ±218,013) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 24.4 4,608,830 (±0.9 / ±224,645)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 26.2 49,209,404 (±0.3 / ±747,344)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

152,368 ±3,278 Number of households
  • East Baton Rouge Parish: 179,239 ±3,056
  • Louisiana: 1,848,965 ±8,172
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (363,156  ±7,423) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 2.4 436,886 (±0 / ±361)
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,474,016
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.9% ±1.5% (4,896  ±1,504) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 4.6% † 5,482 (±1.3% / ±1,569)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 61,866 (±0.4% / ±4,761)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

180,082 ±2,578 Number of housing units
  • East Baton Rouge Parish: 208,405 ±157
  • Louisiana: 2,138,882 ±318
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$257,200 ±$9,973 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $258,100 ±$10,017
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $223,200 ±$2,575
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

17.4% ±2.1% (65,196  ±8,000.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 15.5% † 69,499 (±1.8% / ±8,240.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 10.6% 480,382 (±0.5% / ±22,340.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.2% ±3.4% (215,844  ±9,025.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 91.4% 259,931 (±3.5% / ±9,931.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 88.2% 2,749,670 (±0.9% / ±28,980.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
39.2% ±2.2% (92,900  ±5,462.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 37.8% 107,410 (±2.1% / ±5,862.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 27.8% 867,511 (±0.5% / ±16,543.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

8.6% ±1.1% (32,612  ±4,109) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.8% 35,188
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.2% 239,225
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.5% ±0.8% (13,200  ±2,388) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 4.7% † 16,334 (±0.8% / ±2,644)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,934 (±0.2% / ±7,249)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
13,200 Total veterans ±2,388 10,935 Male ±1,989 2,265 Female ±1,260

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