Central

Population: 29,603
Median household income: $90,091
Median home value: $270,700

Located in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Central is a community with a population of 29,603. At $90,091, its median household income sits above East Baton Rouge Parish's $63,075.

From 2019 to 2023, Central's population grew 1.7% from 29,107 to 29,603, while its median home value rose 24.3% from $217,700 to $270,700.

85.3% of workers drive to work alone. 84.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,603
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $90,091
Median home value: $270,700
Median gross rent: $1,373
Housing units: 12,116
Homeownership rate: 89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,10729,603

Median household income

$80,015$90,091

Median home value

$217,700$270,700

Median gross rent

$928$1,373

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,107	$80,015	$217,700	$928
2020	29,235	$90,183	$240,200	$996
2021	29,746	$83,947	$247,900	$1,095
2022	29,518	$82,714	$265,600	$1,340
2023	29,603	$90,091	$270,700	$1,373

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,542	5.2%
5 to 17	6,199	20.9%
18 to 24	2,046	6.9%
25 to 34	2,548	8.6%
35 to 44	4,656	15.7%
45 to 54	2,898	9.8%
55 to 64	4,451	15.0%
65 to 74	3,170	10.7%
75 and over	2,093	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,184	78.3%
Black or African American	3,435	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	114	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	62	0.2%
Two or more races	1,381	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,410	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	774	3.9%
High school graduate	6,709	33.9%
Some college or associate's	5,858	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,313	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,162	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone85.3%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,799	85.3%
Carpooled	762	5.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	148	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	938	6.8%
Other means	180	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,409	10.9%
15 to 29 min	4,961	38.5%
30 to 44 min	4,969	38.6%
45 to 59 min	792	6.1%
60+ min	758	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 5.7% (1,691 of 29,562)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,237	72.8%
Nonfamily households	3,072	27.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,309	93.3%
Vacant	807	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,099	89.3%
Renter-occupied	1,210	10.7%

1-unit, detached84.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other8.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,209	84.3%
1-unit, attached	63	0.5%
2 to 4 units	262	2.2%
5 to 19 units	168	1.4%
20 or more units	332	2.7%
Mobile home & other	1,082	8.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2213960
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 62 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 30.5593, -91.0355