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Census Tract 35.04, East Baton Rouge, LA

7,037 Population
1.7 square miles 4,214.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±7.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Merrydale: 38.8 † ±5.7
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 34.1 ±0.2

Economics

$19,690 ±$5,786 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Merrydale: $20,468 † ±$4,358
  • about half the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $38,736 ±$1,080
$36,840 ±$23,373 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Merrydale: $41,500 † ±$20,680
  • about three-fifths of the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $63,071 ±$2,142

35.5% ±11.4% (2,498  ±982) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Merrydale: 30% † 2,848 (±9.4% / ±1,020)
  • nearly double the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 19.6% 85,736 (±1.2% / ±5,371)

26.5 minutes ±2.4 (51,525  ±18,815) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Merrydale: 26.7 74,880 (±0.9 / ±19,184)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 23.6 4,428,025 (±0.4 / ±104,767)

Families

2,501 ±476 Number of households
  • Merrydale: 3,372 † ±499
  • East Baton Rouge Parish: 177,295 ±1,381
2.8 ±0.4 (7,037  ±1,606) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Merrydale: 2.8 9,490 (±0.3 / ±1,631)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 2.5 437,759 (±0 / ±180)

3.1% ±4.6% (59  ±91) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Merrydale: 4.1% † 98 (±4.3% / ±107)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 4.4% † 5,234 (±0.7% / ±822)

Housing

2,665 ±468 Number of housing units
  • Merrydale: 3,772 † ±519
  • East Baton Rouge Parish: 206,591 ±136

$135,600 ±$30,914 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Merrydale: $136,100 † ±$26,517
  • about half the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $248,800 ±$3,342

8% ±8.2% (555  ±584) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Merrydale: 9.9% † 925 (±6.8% / ±651.9)
  • about half the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 15.9% 71,057 (±1% / ±4,586.6)

Social

85.4% ±26.5% (3,943  ±844.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Merrydale: 85.8% 5,339 (±2.1% / ±894.1)
  • a little less than the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 90.8% 257,565 (±1.6% / ±4,468.3)
20.1% ±8.8% (929  ±457.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Merrydale: 16.9% † 1,054 (±7.1% / ±472.1)
  • about half 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

1% ±1.2% (70  ±86) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Merrydale: 1.1% † 101 (±0.9% / ±91)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.1% 32,007

6.8% ±6.7% (348  ±350) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Merrydale: 6.6% † 455 (±5.1% / ±357)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 4.4% 15,343 (±0.4% / ±1,249)
348 Total veterans ±350 348 Male ±350 N/A Female ±20

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