Brownfields

Population: 5,263
Median household income: $50,809
Median home value: $181,400

Brownfields, a community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, has 5,263 residents. The median household income of $50,809 is below the East Baton Rouge Parish median ($63,075).

From 2019 to 2023, Brownfields's population declined 8.8% from 5,772 to 5,263, while its median home value rose 34.9% from $134,500 to $181,400.

The median gross rent is $958. 19.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,263
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $50,809
Median home value: $181,400
Median gross rent: $958
Housing units: 1,992
Homeownership rate: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7725,263

Median household income

$51,304$50,809

Median home value

$134,500$181,400

Median gross rent

$869$958

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,772	$51,304	$134,500	$869
2020	5,936	$53,628	$166,800	$883
2021	5,895	$51,074	$153,800	$874
2022	5,358	$44,401	$162,300	$978
2023	5,263	$50,809	$181,400	$958

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	105	2.0%
5 to 17	1,040	19.8%
18 to 24	508	9.7%
25 to 34	644	12.2%
35 to 44	702	13.3%
45 to 54	554	10.5%
55 to 64	918	17.4%
65 to 74	443	8.4%
75 and over	349	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	757	14.4%
Black or African American	4,203	79.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	170	3.2%
Two or more races	72	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's37.5%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	544	15.1%
High school graduate	1,028	28.5%
Some college or associate's	1,353	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	465	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	220	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled21.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,783	76.4%
Carpooled	497	21.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	45	1.9%
Other means	10	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	495	21.6%
15 to 29 min	875	38.2%
30 to 44 min	546	23.8%
45 to 59 min	241	10.5%
60+ min	133	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 27.8% (1,439 of 5,167)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,079	58.5%
Nonfamily households	766	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,845	92.6%
Vacant	147	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,272	68.9%
Renter-occupied	573	31.1%

1-unit, detached86.4%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,722	86.4%
1-unit, attached	16	0.8%
2 to 4 units	152	7.6%
5 to 19 units	53	2.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2210145
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.5434, -91.1241