West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 27,666
Median household income: $87,320
Median home value: $225,900

Home to 27,666 residents, West Baton Rouge Parish is one of Louisiana's counties. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $87,320 runs above the Louisiana figure of $60,023.

Between 2019 and 2023, West Baton Rouge Parish's population grew 6.0% from 26,101 to 27,666, while its median household income rose 33.5% from $65,385 to $87,320.

The typical home was built around 1993. 16.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,666
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $87,320
Median home value: $225,900
Median gross rent: $1,021
Housing units: 11,827
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,10127,666

Median household income

$65,385$87,320

Median home value

$200,000$225,900

Median gross rent

$884$1,021

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,101	$65,385	$200,000	$884
2020	26,395	$67,813	$197,000	$883
2021	27,064	$72,391	$193,800	$935
2022	27,377	$80,510	$223,900	$976
2023	27,666	$87,320	$225,900	$1,021

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,725	6.2%
5 to 17	4,813	17.4%
18 to 24	1,690	6.1%
25 to 34	4,706	17.0%
35 to 44	4,309	15.6%
45 to 54	2,826	10.2%
55 to 64	3,618	13.1%
65 to 74	2,468	8.9%
75 and over	1,511	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,664	53.0%
Black or African American	11,184	40.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	125	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.1%
Two or more races	444	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,235	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,060	10.6%
High school graduate	7,034	36.2%
Some college or associate's	5,862	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,330	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,152	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,787	84.4%
Carpooled	1,123	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	113	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	509	4.0%
Other means	245	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,375	27.5%
15 to 29 min	4,483	36.5%
30 to 44 min	2,570	20.9%
45 to 59 min	1,030	8.4%
60+ min	810	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 16.0% (4,298 of 26,905)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,014	67.4%
Nonfamily households	3,386	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,400	87.9%
Vacant	1,427	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,889	75.9%
Renter-occupied	2,511	24.1%

1-unit, detached67.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other22.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,920	67.0%
1-unit, attached	128	1.1%
2 to 4 units	565	4.8%
5 to 19 units	153	1.3%
20 or more units	432	3.7%
Mobile home & other	2,629	22.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 22121
State: Louisiana
Land area: 192 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 30.4641, -91.3098