East Baton Rouge Parish vs Jefferson Parish

A side-by-side comparison of East Baton Rouge Parish and Jefferson Parish: population, income, housing, and more.

East Baton Rouge Parish and Jefferson Parish are counties in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Baton Rouge Parish has the higher population (452,821 vs 432,484 in Jefferson Parish). Jefferson Parish has the higher median household income ($65,246 vs $63,075 in East Baton Rouge Parish). Jefferson Parish has the higher median home value ($243,500 vs $241,800 in East Baton Rouge Parish).

Population, income & housing

	East Baton Rouge Parish	Jefferson Parish
Population	452,821	432,484
Median age	34.2 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,075	$65,246
Median home value	$241,800	$243,500
Median gross rent	$1,121	$1,162
Housing units	205,518	194,109
Homeownership rate	59.1%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Baton Rouge Parish	Jefferson Parish
Population	443,763 → 452,821 (+2.0%)	434,850 → 432,484 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$54,948 → $63,075 (+14.8%)	$54,032 → $65,246 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$194,000 → $241,800 (+24.6%)	$188,200 → $243,500 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$933 → $1,121 (+20.2%)	$972 → $1,162 (+19.5%)

East Baton Rouge Parish

Population

443,763452,821

Median household income

$54,948$63,075

Median home value

$194,000$241,800

Median gross rent

$933$1,121

Jefferson Parish

Population

434,850432,484

Median household income

$54,032$65,246

Median home value

$188,200$243,500

Median gross rent

$972$1,162

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Baton Rouge Parish	Jefferson Parish
Under 5	6.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	16.4%	16.1%
18 to 24	14.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	13.7%	13.6%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.3%	13.6%
65 to 74	9.3%	10.9%
75 and over	5.6%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Baton Rouge Parish	Jefferson Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	42.0%	48.1%
Black or African American	44.1%	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.1%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Baton Rouge Parish	Jefferson Parish
No high school diploma	9.2%	13.4%
High school graduate	25.8%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.5%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Baton Rouge Parish	Jefferson Parish
Drove alone	78.7%	77.3%
Carpooled	9.7%	11.2%
Public transit	1.1%	0.9%
Walked	2.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.4%	7.4%
Other means	0.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Baton Rouge Parish	Jefferson Parish
1-unit, detached	61.6%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	9.9%
20 or more units	12.4%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	East Baton Rouge Parish	Jefferson Parish
Poverty rate	18.6%	16.3%
Average household size	2.50	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1983	1975