ZIP Code 70805

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 24,145
Median household income: $26,301
Median home value: $103,100

Covering part of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, ZIP Code 70805 has about 24,145 residents. The median household income of $26,301 is below the East Baton Rouge Parish median ($63,075).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 70805's population declined 11.2% from 27,180 to 24,145, while its median gross rent rose 8.3% from $769 to $833.

10.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 40.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,145
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $26,301
Median home value: $103,100
Median gross rent: $833
Housing units: 11,502
Homeownership rate: 40.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Unemployment rate: 16.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,18024,145

Median household income

$24,993$26,301

Median home value

$79,400$103,100

Median gross rent

$769$833

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,180	$24,993	$79,400	$769
2020	26,263	$24,277	$80,500	$801
2021	25,622	$25,661	$80,400	$768
2022	24,050	$27,556	$94,000	$846
2023	24,145	$26,301	$103,100	$833

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,407	5.8%
5 to 17	5,049	20.9%
18 to 24	2,250	9.3%
25 to 34	3,422	14.2%
35 to 44	2,824	11.7%
45 to 54	2,410	10.0%
55 to 64	3,615	15.0%
65 to 74	2,131	8.8%
75 and over	1,037	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	426	1.8%
Black or African American	22,851	94.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	12	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	198	0.8%
Two or more races	160	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	493	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.7%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree7.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,281	27.7%
High school graduate	5,680	36.8%
Some college or associate's	3,846	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,109	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	523	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled20.4%

Public transit2.7%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,999	70.2%
Carpooled	1,742	20.4%
Public transit	231	2.7%
Walked	120	1.4%
Bicycle	53	0.6%
Worked from home	218	2.6%
Other means	180	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,225	26.7%
15 to 29 min	3,716	44.6%
30 to 44 min	1,420	17.1%
45 to 59 min	410	4.9%
60+ min	554	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 40.7% (9,819 of 24,137)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,158	56.3%
Nonfamily households	4,009	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,167	79.7%
Vacant	2,335	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,707	40.4%
Renter-occupied	5,460	59.6%

1-unit, detached70.1%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units10.8%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,061	70.1%
1-unit, attached	182	1.6%
2 to 4 units	723	6.3%
5 to 19 units	1,053	9.2%
20 or more units	1,241	10.8%
Mobile home & other	242	2.1%

ZIP Code 70805

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