West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

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Key figures

Statistic	West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	27,974	4,611,961	334,922,499	1543rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$87,299	$60,756	$80,734	366th of 3,221
Median Age	36.6	38.0	38.9	2804th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.3%	27.0%	35.7%	1460th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$229,900	$216,500	$332,700	1081st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$973	$1,064	$1,413	1085th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.9%	18.9%	12.5%	1718th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.0%	6.3%	5.2%	432nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	145.4	106.7	n/a	774th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	4.9%	14.1%	2338th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.3	n/a	n/a	1727th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.8%	67.4%	65.2%	1202nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.0	25.7	26.4	1437th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.4%	8.1%	15.1%	2821st of 3,222
Uninsured	7.9%	n/a	n/a	2227th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.2%	41.8%	46.9%	2350th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.1%	n/a	n/a	657th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	52.2%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.6%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	40.8%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.8	58.9	61.4

Age in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	36.6	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.5%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.2%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.7%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.1%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.7%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	10,974	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.0%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.2%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.7%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.3%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	38.0%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,621	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.4%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	24.4%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.0%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.9%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.6%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.4%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	12,057	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.0%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.9%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.0%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,993.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.2%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.1%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,251	$1,180	n/a

Education in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	10.0%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.6%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.2%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.0%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.3%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.0%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.5%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.6%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.4%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.4%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	88.6%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.5%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.1%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.5%	6.4%	16.7%

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