Shenandoah

Population: 18,259
Median household income: $107,544
Median home value: $319,300

Shenandoah is a community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, home to 18,259 residents. Its median household income of $107,544 runs above the East Baton Rouge Parish figure of $63,075.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shenandoah's population declined 9.8% from 20,252 to 18,259, while its median home value rose 21.9% from $261,900 to $319,300.

76.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1989.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,259
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $107,544
Median home value: $319,300
Median gross rent: $1,216
Housing units: 7,421
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,25218,259

Median household income

$92,432$107,544

Median home value

$261,900$319,300

Median gross rent

$1,104$1,216

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,252	$92,432	$261,900	$1,104
2020	21,045	$93,760	$262,600	$1,095
2021	20,068	$96,857	$268,800	$1,127
2022	18,561	$103,130	$297,000	$1,169
2023	18,259	$107,544	$319,300	$1,216

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,172	6.4%
5 to 17	3,438	18.8%
18 to 24	1,074	5.9%
25 to 34	2,346	12.8%
35 to 44	2,135	11.7%
45 to 54	1,958	10.7%
55 to 64	2,640	14.5%
65 to 74	2,403	13.2%
75 and over	1,093	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,597	63.5%
Black or African American	3,746	20.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.2%
Asian	462	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,963	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	458	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate17.2%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree33.5%

Graduate or professional degree17.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	265	2.1%
High school graduate	2,163	17.2%
Some college or associate's	3,768	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,208	33.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,171	17.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home15.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,918	78.1%
Carpooled	484	5.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.1%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	1,407	15.9%
Other means	26	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,430	19.2%
15 to 29 min	3,303	44.4%
30 to 44 min	1,713	23.0%
45 to 59 min	517	6.9%
60+ min	484	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 7.7% (1,409 of 18,251)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,163	74.0%
Nonfamily households	1,814	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,977	94.0%
Vacant	444	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,294	75.9%
Renter-occupied	1,683	24.1%

1-unit, detached76.8%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,696	76.8%
1-unit, attached	150	2.0%
2 to 4 units	759	10.2%
5 to 19 units	672	9.1%
20 or more units	144	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2269225
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 30.4026, -91.0037