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District 8, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA

2,791 Population
51 square miles 54.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.9 ±7.3 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Baton Rouge Parish: 36.6 ±0.5
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,833 ±$8,152 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Baton Rouge Parish: $39,621 ±$3,471
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$61,838 ±$36,089 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Baton Rouge Parish: $87,299 ±$6,685
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

46.1% ±22% (1,286  ±724) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in West Baton Rouge Parish: 12.9% † 3,515 (±3.1% / ±854)
  • more than 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 ±3.4 (23,910  ±8,527) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Baton Rouge Parish: 25 306,115 (±1.9 / ±28,467)
  • 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

825 ±216 Number of households
  • West Baton Rouge Parish: 10,974 ±293
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.4 ±0.5 (2,791  ±836) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in West Baton Rouge Parish: 2.5 27,237 (±0.1 / ±46)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.1% ±1.8% (9  ±15) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in West Baton Rouge Parish: 5.8% † 377 (±3% / ±195)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,031 ±221 Number of housing units
  • West Baton Rouge Parish: 12,057 ±27
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$209,400 ±$41,934 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Baton Rouge Parish: $229,900 ±$10,578
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

77% ±27.1% (1,240  ±271.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Baton Rouge Parish: 90.1% 17,706 (±5.7% / ±1,145.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.9% ±7.2% (304  ±142.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Baton Rouge Parish: 23.3% † 4,572 (±2.8% / ±551.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about half 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

0.9% ±1.3% (24  ±38) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Baton Rouge Parish: 1.5% 416
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.6% ±3.4% (64  ±64) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Baton Rouge Parish: 4.9% † 1,033 (±1.2% / ±261)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
64 Total veterans ±64 64 Male ±64 N/A Female ±14

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