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Zachary, LA

19,637 Population
26.9 square miles 731.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.2 ±2.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 36 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$43,542 ±$5,261 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: $36,908 ±$621
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
$90,507 ±$9,935 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: $68,910 ±$1,516
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491

7.4% ±4.2% (1,445  ±827) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 16% 135,250 (±0.7% / ±5,866)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)

27 minutes ±1.6 (260,440  ±27,452) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 27.1 9,954,085 (±0.4 / ±176,523)
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

6,996 ±487 Number of households
  • the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 326,145 ±2,050
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
2.8 ±0.2 (19,520  ±35) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 2.6 844,088 (±0 / ±565)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,497,152

2% ±2% (98  ±95) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 4.8% † 10,337 (±0.5% / ±1,150)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,096 (±0.2% / ±2,274)

Housing

7,467 ±521 Number of housing units
  • the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 380,325 ±260
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454

$258,000 ±$15,782 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: $232,300 ±$2,564
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365

12.6% ±4.8% (2,469  ±935) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 13% 112,025 (±0.6% / ±4,984.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 11.9% 543,392 (±0.2% / ±10,090.1)

Social

94.5% ±8.4% (11,752  ±1,248.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 88.6% 502,579 (±1.2% / ±6,745.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
38.5% ±5.1% (4,785  ±687.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 30% 170,176 (±0.7% / ±3,824.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)

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

2.7% ±2% (526  ±388) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 5.2% 44,885
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 4.7% 218,450

6.9% ±2.5% (953  ±344) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area: 5.3% 35,163 (±0.3% / ±1,739)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
953 Total veterans ±344 907 Male ±340 46 Female ±57

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