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District 2, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

29,998 Population
31.3 square miles 958.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.4 ±2.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 34.2 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$22,905 ±$1,635 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $38,131 ±$1,014
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
$43,623 ±$4,269 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $63,075 ±$2,141
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491

28.8% ±4.6% (8,284  ±1,386) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 18.6% 81,374 (±1% / ±4,547)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)

26.8 minutes ±2 (299,065  ±35,627) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 23.6 4,563,895 (±0.5 / ±123,645)
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

10,438 ±591 Number of households
  • East Baton Rouge Parish: 175,408 ±1,261
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
2.8 ±0.2 (28,698  ±1,396) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 2.5 438,679 (±0 / ±160)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,497,152

4.4% ±2.1% (321  ±159) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 4.5% † 5,327 (±0.7% / ±787)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,096 (±0.2% / ±2,274)

Housing

12,081 ±626 Number of housing units
  • East Baton Rouge Parish: 205,518 ±101
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454

$150,100 ±$10,074 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $241,800 ±$3,539
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365

15.4% ±3.4% (4,561  ±1,029.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 16.3% 72,881 (±0.9% / ±3,970)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 11.9% 543,392 (±0.2% / ±10,090.1)

Social

84.9% ±4% (16,672  ±1,178.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 90.8% 257,730 (±1.7% / ±4,687.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
17.5% ±2.4% (3,439  ±510.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 38.2% 108,485 (±1% / ±2,935.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)

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

0.5% ±0.3% (141  ±78) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 6.7% 30,495
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 4.7% 218,450

5.1% ±1.1% (1,165  ±249) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 4.7% 16,471 (±0.3% / ±1,204)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
1,165 Total veterans ±249 1,025 Male ±234 140 Female ±104

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