Jefferson Davis Parish vs West Baton Rouge Parish

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

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

Jefferson Davis Parish has the higher population (32,083 vs 27,666 in West Baton Rouge Parish). West Baton Rouge Parish has the higher median household income ($87,320 vs $56,500 in Jefferson Davis Parish). West Baton Rouge Parish has the higher median home value ($225,900 vs $145,000 in Jefferson Davis Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson Davis Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish
Population	32,083	27,666
Median age	37.4 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,500	$87,320
Median home value	$145,000	$225,900
Median gross rent	$847	$1,021
Housing units	14,107	11,827
Homeownership rate	76.3%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson Davis Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish
Population	31,441 → 32,083 (+2.0%)	26,101 → 27,666 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$42,105 → $56,500 (+34.2%)	$65,385 → $87,320 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$114,000 → $145,000 (+27.2%)	$200,000 → $225,900 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	$635 → $847 (+33.4%)	$884 → $1,021 (+15.5%)

Jefferson Davis Parish

Population

31,44132,083

Median household income

$42,105$56,500

Median home value

$114,000$145,000

Median gross rent

$635$847

West Baton Rouge Parish

Population

26,10127,666

Median household income

$65,385$87,320

Median home value

$200,000$225,900

Median gross rent

$884$1,021

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson Davis Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish
Under 5	6.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.7%	17.4%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.1%
25 to 34	12.2%	17.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	15.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	8.9%
75 and over	7.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson Davis Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	53.0%
Black or African American	14.7%	40.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson Davis Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish
No high school diploma	17.3%	10.6%
High school graduate	43.1%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson Davis Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish
Drove alone	84.1%	84.4%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.8%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	4.0%
Other means	1.7%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson Davis Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish
1-unit, detached	73.3%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.4%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	20.3%	22.2%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson Davis Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish
Poverty rate	17.8%	16.0%
Average household size	2.70	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	33	25
Median year structure built	1981	1993