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Census Tract 5, East Baton Rouge, LA

2,655 Population
0.9 square miles 2,961.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.6 ±13.8 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

$12,937 ±$3,356 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Baton Rouge: $34,731 ±$1,769
  • about one-third of the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $38,736 ±$1,080
$19,611 ±$10,363 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Baton Rouge: $49,994 ±$2,546
  • about one-third of the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $63,071 ±$2,142

61.5% ±16.7% (1,632  ±603) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Baton Rouge: 25.7% 53,732 (±1.7% / ±3,643)
  • more than double the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 19.6% 85,736 (±1.2% / ±5,371)

18.6 minutes ±4.1 (11,495  ±5,326) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Baton Rouge: 21 1,875,170 (±0.4 / ±63,881)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 23.6 4,428,025 (±0.4 / ±104,767)

Families

1,026 ±181 Number of households
  • Baton Rouge: 88,205 ±1,603
  • East Baton Rouge Parish: 177,295 ±1,381
2.6 ±0.5 (2,632  ±664) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Baton Rouge: 2.4 209,370 (±0 / ±233)
  • a little higher than the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 2.5 437,759 (±0 / ±180)

9.8% ±13.3% (64  ±91) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Baton Rouge: 4.2% † 2,644 (±0.9% / ±570)
  • more than double the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 4.4% † 5,234 (±0.7% / ±822)

Housing

1,590 ±138 Number of housing units
  • Baton Rouge: 106,712 ±1,281
  • East Baton Rouge Parish: 206,591 ±136

$60,900 ±$23,468 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Baton Rouge: $234,700 ±$6,832
  • about one-quarter of the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $248,800 ±$3,342

22% ±11.9% (566  ±339) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Baton Rouge: 20.5% 45,145 (±1.5% / ±3,357.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 15.9% 71,057 (±1% / ±4,586.6)

Social

78% ±7.1% (1,224  ±280.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Baton Rouge: 87.6% 116,871 (±1.8% / ±2,973.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 90.8% 257,565 (±1.6% / ±4,468.3)
4.3% ±4.2% (67  ±66.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Baton Rouge: 36.6% 48,779 (±1.2% / ±1,754.7)
  • about 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

0.3% ±0.5% (8  ±13) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Baton Rouge: 7.6% † 16,965 (±0.8% / ±1,804)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.1% 32,007

4.6% ±2.6% (88  ±55) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Baton Rouge: 3.8% † 6,641 (±0.5% / ±819)
  • a little higher than the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 4.4% 15,343 (±0.4% / ±1,249)
88 Total veterans ±55 88 Male ±55 N/A Female ±14

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