West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Demographic Data
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Summary
West Baton Rouge Parish is located in Louisiana
- Population: 24,046
- Area: 203.82 sq. miles
- Land Area: 192.39 sq. miles
- Water Area: 11.43 sq. miles
- Population Density: 117.97 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 13.12 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,581
50%
50.8
Male
12,436
50%
49.2
Total Population
25,017
323,128,000
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,710
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,633
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,793
7.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,651
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,569
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,908
15.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,979
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,549
14.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,743
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,439
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,940
7.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
903
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
200
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
18,896
75.5%
77.2
Female
9,640
51.0%
51.3
Male
9,256
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,973
71.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,903
15.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,043
12.2%
15.2
Female
1,698
55.8%
55.8
Male
1,345
44.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
24,679
98.6%
96.8
White
14,832
59.3%
72.6
Black or African American
9,518
38.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
69
0.3%
0.8
Asian
155
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
48
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
72
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
13
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
5
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
17
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
105
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
338
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
712
2.8%
17.8
Mexican
517
2.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
18
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
7
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
170
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
24,305
97.2%
82.2
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
739
4.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,956
11.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,369
38.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,275
19.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,044
6.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,238
13.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,040
6.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,695
16.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,966
83.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,278
19.6%
31.2
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,797
34.2%
33.7%
Now Married
9,481
47.7%
47.5
Divorced
2,109
10.6%
11.0%
Separated
418
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
1,076
5.4
5.8%
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
22,609
97.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
698
3.0%
21.6%
Spanish
296
1.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
272
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
123
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
7
0.0%
1.1%
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
710
7.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
526
5.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,120
12.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
632
6.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,190
12.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,483
16.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,011
10.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,919
20.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
467
5.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
195
2.1%
6.4
Median household income
53,882
57,617
Per capita income
27,245
31,128
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
202
1.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
919
7.8%
9.8
Construction
1,229
10.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,683
22.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
452
3.8%
6.6
Information
170
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,704
14.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
616
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
987
8.3%
11.4
Public administration
851
7.2%
4.6
Retail trade
1,231
10.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
650
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
162
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,468
12.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,854
32.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,842
15.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,605
22.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,087
17.6%
18.1%
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
11,479
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,306
89.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
665
5.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
28
0.2%
5.1
Walked
155
1.4%
2.7
Other means
166
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
159
1.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.7
26.6
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
614
6.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,067
33.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,527
38.1%
37.1
3 or more
2,045
22.1%
21.0
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,253
91.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,760
73.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,493
26.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
825
8.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,078
1 room
103
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
41
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
815
8.1%
9.1
4 rooms
1,654
16.4%
16.5
5 rooms
2,576
25.6%
19.8
6 rooms
2,198
21.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,277
12.7%
12.0
8 rooms
774
7.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
640
6.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,078
1-unit, detached
7,100
70.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
41
0.4%
5.9
2-units
115
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
258
2.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
153
1.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
124
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
211
2.1%
9.0
Mobile home
2,076
20.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
499
5.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
238
2.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
979
9.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
997
9.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,392
13.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,413
14.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,597
15.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,135
21.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
726
7.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
102
1.0%
1.4%
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,881
41.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
57
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
5,268
56.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
23
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
24
0.3%
1.1
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,624
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
95
2.6%
7.0%
Less than $500
161
4.4%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
211
5.8%
11.8%
$500 to $999
916
25.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,105
30.5%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,136
31.3%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,035
56.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
478
13.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
317
8.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
128
3.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
631
17.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
35
0.0%
0.0%
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,021
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
362
17.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
500
24.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,159
57.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
472
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
788
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
424
22.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
215
11.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
300
15.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
62
3.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
88
4.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
839
43.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
565
0.0%
0.0%
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,760
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
963
14.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,166
17.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
784
11.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,160
17.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,820
26.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
825
12.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
29
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
13
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
168,600
205,000
