East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Interactive maps and statistics for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Louisiana and the United States.

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana is among the highest in the country for total population (161st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	452,938	4,611,961	334,922,499	161st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,071	$60,756	$80,734	1790th of 3,221
Median Age	34.1	38.0	38.9	3026th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.5%	27.0%	35.7%	329th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$248,800	$216,500	$332,700	902nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,147	$1,064	$1,413	630th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.6%	18.9%	12.5%	584th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.7%	6.3%	5.2%	317th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	994.4	106.7	n/a	189th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.1%	4.9%	14.1%	650th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.9	n/a	n/a	2195th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	59.3%	67.4%	65.2%	3024th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.6	25.7	26.4	1760th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.6%	8.1%	15.1%	1602nd of 3,222
Uninsured	8.8%	n/a	n/a	1943rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.0%	41.8%	46.9%	3015th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.0%	n/a	n/a	541st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	41.6%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.9%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	43.6%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	63.0	58.9	61.4

Age in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	34.1	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.7%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	14.7%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.6%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.3%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	177,295	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	58.2%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.5%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.2%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.8%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	44.5%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,736	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.3%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.0%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.9%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.3%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.6%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.6%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.9%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	206,591	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.5%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	23.9%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.2%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	40.7%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.9%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,656	$1,180	n/a

Education in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.6%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.7%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.6%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.9%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.0%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.2%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.5%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.0%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.1%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.8%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.6%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.5%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.7%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.6%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.7%	6.4%	16.7%

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