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Census Tract 1, East Baton Rouge, LA

1,190 Population
0.7 square miles 1,607.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33 ±18.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Baton Rouge: 31.5 ±0.8
  • a little less than the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 34.1 ±0.2

Economics

$18,099 ±$5,986 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Baton Rouge: $34,731 ±$1,769
  • about half the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $38,736 ±$1,080
$31,432 ±$9,458 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Baton Rouge: $49,994 ±$2,546
  • about half the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $63,071 ±$2,142

38.2% ±25.3% (454  ±381) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Baton Rouge: 25.7% 53,732 (±1.7% / ±3,643)
  • about double the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 19.6% 85,736 (±1.2% / ±5,371)

22.2 minutes ±7.9 (6,895  ±5,105) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Baton Rouge: 21 1,875,170 (±0.4 / ±63,881)
  • a little less than the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 23.6 4,428,025 (±0.4 / ±104,767)

Families

504 ±229 Number of households
  • Baton Rouge: 88,205 ±1,603
  • East Baton Rouge Parish: 177,295 ±1,381
2.4 ±0.6 (1,190  ±611) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Baton Rouge: 2.4 209,370 (±0 / ±233)
  • a little less than the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 2.5 437,759 (±0 / ±180)

3.7% ±4.9% (10  ±15) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Baton Rouge: 4.2% † 2,644 (±0.9% / ±570)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 4.4% † 5,234 (±0.7% / ±822)

Housing

698 ±230 Number of housing units
  • Baton Rouge: 106,712 ±1,281
  • East Baton Rouge Parish: 206,591 ±136

$38,700 ±$31,303 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • less than a fifth of the amount in Baton Rouge: $234,700 ±$6,832
  • less than a fifth of the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $248,800 ±$3,342

47.2% ±34.6% (562  ±502.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Baton Rouge: 20.5% 45,145 (±1.5% / ±3,357.9)
  • more than double the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 15.9% 71,057 (±1% / ±4,586.6)

Social

73.4% ±47.1% (511  ±218.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Baton Rouge: 87.6% 116,871 (±1.8% / ±2,973.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 90.8% 257,565 (±1.6% / ±4,468.3)
2.3% ±6.1% (16  ±43.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Baton Rouge: 36.6% 48,779 (±1.2% / ±1,754.7)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 38.5% 109,286 (±1% / ±2,784.6)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

2.1% ±1.8% (20  ±20) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Baton Rouge: 3.8% † 6,641 (±0.5% / ±819)
  • about half the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 4.4% 15,343 (±0.4% / ±1,249)
20 Total veterans ±20 17 Male ±20 3 Female ±4

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