Baton Rouge

Population: 223,699
Median household income: $49,944
Median home value: $224,500

Baton Rouge, a community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, has 223,699 residents. Its median household income of $49,944 runs below the East Baton Rouge Parish figure of $63,075.

From 2019 to 2023, Baton Rouge's population held roughly steady from 224,149 to 223,699, while its median home value rose 29.0% from $174,000 to $224,500.

75.0% of workers drive to work alone. 54.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 223,699
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $49,944
Median home value: $224,500
Median gross rent: $1,044
Housing units: 106,421
Homeownership rate: 46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

224,149223,699

Median household income

$44,470$49,944

Median home value

$174,000$224,500

Median gross rent

$879$1,044

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	224,149	$44,470	$174,000	$879
2020	222,191	$44,177	$185,000	$886
2021	225,539	$46,282	$191,100	$937
2022	225,500	$50,155	$217,700	$1,010
2023	223,699	$49,944	$224,500	$1,044

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 2419.1%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,047	6.3%
5 to 17	32,369	14.5%
18 to 24	42,815	19.1%
25 to 34	31,328	14.0%
35 to 44	24,386	10.9%
45 to 54	22,153	9.9%
55 to 64	24,754	11.1%
65 to 74	18,728	8.4%
75 and over	13,119	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	78,019	34.9%
Black or African American	113,945	50.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	229	0.1%
Asian	8,070	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.0%
Some other race	1,229	0.5%
Two or more races	7,569	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,610	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree20.0%

Graduate or professional degree15.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16,752	12.5%
High school graduate	35,542	26.4%
Some college or associate's	34,024	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	26,919	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21,231	15.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit1.5%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	74,528	75.0%
Carpooled	10,926	11.0%
Public transit	1,540	1.5%
Walked	3,744	3.8%
Bicycle	579	0.6%
Worked from home	7,084	7.1%
Other means	1,030	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27,737	30.0%
15 to 29 min	43,620	47.2%
30 to 44 min	13,017	14.1%
45 to 59 min	3,829	4.1%
60+ min	4,144	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 25.0% (52,726 of 211,069)

	Count	Share
Family households	44,996	51.4%
Nonfamily households	42,611	48.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	87,607	82.3%
Vacant	18,814	17.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	41,074	46.9%
Renter-occupied	46,533	53.1%

1-unit, detached54.8%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units16.7%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	58,338	54.8%
1-unit, attached	3,114	2.9%
2 to 4 units	11,431	10.7%
5 to 19 units	14,905	14.0%
20 or more units	17,747	16.7%
Mobile home & other	886	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2205000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 87 sq mi
Water area: 2.2 sq mi
Center point: 30.4404, -91.1332