East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Demographic Data
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Summary
East Baton Rouge Parish is located in Louisiana
- Population: 444,526
- Area: 470.24 sq. miles
- Land Area: 455.37 sq. miles
- Water Area: 14.86 sq. miles
- Population Density: 945.32 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 59.06 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
233,655
52%
50.8
Male
213,382
48%
49.2
Total Population
447,037
323,128,000
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
29,196
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
27,164
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
27,810
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
31,599
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
47,653
10.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
69,563
15.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
50,721
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
50,813
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
29,117
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
24,672
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
35,565
8.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
16,769
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
6,395
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
345,899
77.4%
77.2
Female
183,465
53.0%
51.3
Male
162,434
47.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
319,473
71.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
72,418
16.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
58,729
13.1%
15.2
Female
33,979
57.9%
55.8
Male
24,750
42.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
439,558
98.3%
96.8
White
210,180
47.0%
72.6
Black or African American
205,707
46.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
419
0.1%
0.8
Asian
14,660
3.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
2,778
0.6%
1.2
Chinese
4,734
1.1%
1.3
Filipino
1,182
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
1,328
0.3%
0.2
Korean
333
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
3,632
0.8%
0.6
Other Asian
673
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
8,592
1.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
7,479
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
17,998
4.0%
17.8
Mexican
6,422
1.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
286
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
477
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
10,813
2.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
429,039
96.0%
82.2
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
8,341
2.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
17,875
6.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
78,360
27.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
64,813
22.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
17,045
6.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
62,633
22.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
34,548
12.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
26,216
9.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
257,399
90.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
97,181
34.3%
31.2
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
152,892
42.1%
33.7%
Now Married
140,475
38.7%
47.5
Divorced
41,197
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
7,686
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
20,617
5.7
5.8%
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
383,519
91.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
34,322
8.2%
21.6%
Spanish
16,134
3.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
5,072
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
9,914
2.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
3,202
0.8%
1.1%
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
14,517
8.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
8,628
5.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
19,310
11.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
17,504
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
20,922
12.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
28,225
17.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
17,085
10.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
19,324
11.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
8,469
5.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
9,780
6.0%
6.4
Median household income
50,508
57,617
Per capita income
30,098
31,128
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,247
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
25,437
11.7%
9.8
Construction
15,499
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
56,100
25.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
12,493
5.7%
6.6
Information
4,268
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
14,604
6.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
10,051
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
22,305
10.3%
11.4
Public administration
11,630
5.4%
4.6
Retail trade
28,122
12.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
11,254
5.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4,308
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
16,571
7.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
82,962
38.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
24,390
11.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
54,343
25.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
39,052
18.0%
18.1%
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
213,315
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
179,833
84.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
19,720
9.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3,257
1.5%
5.1
Walked
3,449
1.6%
2.7
Other means
1,573
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
5,483
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.2
26.6
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
11,546
7.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
62,768
38.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
62,412
38.1%
37.1
3 or more
27,038
16.5%
21.0
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
163,764
84.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
92,198
56.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
71,566
43.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
29,937
15.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
193,701
1 room
2,406
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
5,316
2.7%
2.7
3 rooms
23,819
12.3%
9.1
4 rooms
34,730
17.9%
16.5
5 rooms
44,409
22.9%
19.8
6 rooms
34,656
17.9%
17.8
7 rooms
19,897
10.3%
12.0
8 rooms
13,273
6.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
15,195
7.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
193,701
1-unit, detached
120,759
62.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,108
2.6%
5.9
2-units
4,861
2.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
14,033
7.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
10,111
5.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
14,271
7.4%
4.4
20 or more units
17,848
9.2%
9.0
Mobile home
6,710
3.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
6,531
3.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
6,559
3.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
15,418
8.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
21,781
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
46,322
23.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
34,693
17.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
22,301
11.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
26,728
13.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
7,961
4.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
5,407
2.8%
1.4%
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
55,973
47295100.0
Less than $500
517
0.9%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
2,698
4.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
2,901
5.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
4,722
8.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
9,845
17.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
16,335
29.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
18,955
33.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
29,566
52.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,901
14.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
6,050
10.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,520
4.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
9,904
17.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
32
0.0%
0.0%
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
68,972
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
95
0.1%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
284
0.4%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,220
1.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
5,508
8.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
6,385
9.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
17,345
25.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
38,135
55.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,594
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
870
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
9,871
15.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
7,780
11.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,034
10.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
8,178
12.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
4,198
6.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
28,836
43.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
5,669
0.0%
0.0%
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
92,198
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,923
4.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
11,068
12.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
16,994
18.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
19,235
20.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
20,445
22.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
14,442
15.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
4,678
5.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,413
1.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
180,400
205,000
