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Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA

110,783 Population
2,224.6 square miles 49.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$33,826 ±$2,489 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Louisiana: $32,171 ±$366
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$65,264 ±$8,100 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $55,416 ±$800
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

9.2% ±2.1% (9,203  ±2,071) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 18.6% 829,565 (±0.5% / ±23,622)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

28.3 minutes ±1.1 (1,208,825  ±60,363) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 26 48,590,976 (±0.2 / ±384,117)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

41,846 ±1,731 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,816,902 ±10,634
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0.1 (99,693  ±2,597) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,466,263
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

3% ±1.7% (658  ±360) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 61,980 (±0.5% / ±5,188)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

50,327 ±1,110 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,113,178 ±174
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$224,000 ±$12,152 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $209,200 ±$2,324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

8.9% ±2.2% (9,783  ±2,478.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 11.7% 531,059 (±0.5% / ±20,847.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

84.7% ±5.4% (71,253  ±4,799.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,702,838 (±0.9% / ±27,647.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
19.4% ±2.6% (16,341  ±2,254.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 27.1% 840,106 (±0.5% / ±15,508.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

3.3% ±0.6% (3,570  ±,607.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 7.6% 330,876 (±0.1% / ±5,013.5)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

2% ±0.8% (2,157  ±928) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 192,895
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

5.1% ±1% (4,607  ±919) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,067 (±0.2% / ±7,616)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
4,607 Total veterans ±919 4,086 Male ±814 521 Female ±483

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