ZIP Code 70817

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

Population: 33,237
Median household income: $102,878
Median home value: $288,400

ZIP Code 70817 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, home to about 33,237 residents. Its median household income of $102,878 runs above the East Baton Rouge Parish figure of $63,075.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 70817's population declined 3.5% from 34,438 to 33,237, while its median gross rent rose 18.3% from $1,152 to $1,363.

Households average 2.43 people. The median gross rent is $1,363.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,237
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $102,878
Median home value: $288,400
Median gross rent: $1,363
Housing units: 14,106
Homeownership rate: 80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,43833,237

Median household income

$87,786$102,878

Median home value

$243,500$288,400

Median gross rent

$1,152$1,363

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,438	$87,786	$243,500	$1,152
2020	34,491	$91,639	$250,000	$1,170
2021	35,023	$97,015	$246,000	$1,167
2022	33,478	$99,753	$276,500	$1,279
2023	33,237	$102,878	$288,400	$1,363

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,094	6.3%
5 to 17	5,695	17.1%
18 to 24	2,231	6.7%
25 to 34	4,048	12.2%
35 to 44	4,311	13.0%
45 to 54	3,794	11.4%
55 to 64	4,192	12.6%
65 to 74	4,981	15.0%
75 and over	1,891	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,178	63.7%
Black or African American	6,862	20.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	63	0.2%
Asian	1,062	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	183	0.6%
Two or more races	2,286	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,603	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree34.3%

Graduate or professional degree15.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	949	4.1%
High school graduate	4,508	19.4%
Some college or associate's	6,145	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	7,973	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,642	15.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,118	80.7%
Carpooled	1,059	6.5%
Public transit	30	0.2%
Walked	8	0.0%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	1,984	12.2%
Other means	50	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,239	22.7%
15 to 29 min	5,390	37.8%
30 to 44 min	3,707	26.0%
45 to 59 min	1,046	7.3%
60+ min	894	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 7.7% (2,542 of 33,093)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,065	66.5%
Nonfamily households	4,562	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,627	96.6%
Vacant	479	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,923	80.2%
Renter-occupied	2,704	19.8%

1-unit, detached79.1%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,163	79.1%
1-unit, attached	463	3.3%
2 to 4 units	931	6.6%
5 to 19 units	1,027	7.3%
20 or more units	415	2.9%
Mobile home & other	107	0.8%

ZIP Code 70817

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