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Baton Rouge, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $224,600 (it was $93,100 in 2000)
Baton Rouge:

$224,600
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $137,000 - $357,900

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $319,087
Here:

$319,087
State:

$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $224,085
Here:

$224,085
State:

$297,713

In 2-unit structures: $91,863
Here:

$91,863
State:

$325,117

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $223,304
Here:

$223,304
State:

$213,088

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $183,549
Here:

$183,549
State:

$257,054

Mobile homes: $42,032
Here:

$42,032
State:

$89,857

Total population: 228,895 (Urban population: 227,807, Rural population: 113 (22 farm, 91 nonfarm))

Houses: 106,202 (89,204 occupied: 40,195 owner occupied, 49,009 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

55%
State:

32%

Housing density: 1,382 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $147,398.

Median contract rent in 2022: $832 (lower quartile is $632, upper quartile is $1,095)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,087


Median gross rent in Baton Rouge, LA in 2022: $1,005

Housing units in Baton Rouge with a mortgage: 22,625 (1,813 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,516 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 570

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $94,246

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $48,107

Median monthly housing costs: $1,026

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1971

Median year apartment built: 1981

Household type by relationship:

Households: 221,451
  • Male householders: 39,076 (15,468 living alone), Female householders: 50,128 (18,932 living alone)
  • 25,043 spouses (24,708 opposite-sex spouses), 6,682 unmarried partners, (5,962 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 57,424 children (55,968 natural, 694 adopted, 762 stepchildren), 8,509 grandchildren, 3,878 brothers or sisters, 778 parents, 0 foster children, 4,618 other relatives, 10,911 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 14,404

Size of family households: 24,704 2-persons, 8,799 3-persons, 6,527 4-persons, 3,791 5-persons, 872 6-persons, 372 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 34,400 1-person, 6,188 2-persons, 2,667 3-persons, 725 4-persons, 90 5-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons.

14,610 married couples with children.
24,356 single-parent households (2,674 men, 21,682 women).

91.5% of residents of Baton Rouge speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 15,594 (7.0%)
(39.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • 129no bedroom
  • 9191 bedroom
  • 4,2772 bedrooms
  • 21,7773 bedrooms
  • 10,7994 bedrooms
  • 2,2945+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • 3,221no bedroom
  • 11,5251 bedroom
  • 19,6632 bedrooms
  • 12,6123 bedrooms
  • 1,5324 bedrooms
  • 4565+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Baton Rouge in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Baton Rouge in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,200no vehicle
  • 15,6131 vehicle
  • 18,0012 vehicles
  • 3,5183 vehicles
  • 1,7534 vehicles
  • 1105+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Baton Rouge in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Baton Rouge in renter-occupied apartments
  • 7,750no vehicle
  • 24,9101 vehicle
  • 10,4612 vehicles
  • 4,5413 vehicles
  • 1,0394 vehicles
  • 3085+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • 1291 room
  • 692 rooms
  • 1,2733 rooms
  • 3,0654 rooms
  • 6,8735 rooms
  • 10,1216 rooms
  • 6,2447 rooms
  • 5,2138 rooms
  • 7,2089+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • 2,3321 room
  • 1,1002 rooms
  • 10,9873 rooms
  • 16,2624 rooms
  • 11,2885 rooms
  • 4,0526 rooms
  • 1,2157 rooms
  • 8158 rooms
  • 9589+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Baton Rouge, LA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Baton Rouge, LA in 2022
  • 9,173Less than $10,000
  • 8,838$10,000 to $19,999
  • 10,729$20,000 to $29,999
  • 7,514$30,000 to $39,999
  • 7,978$40,000 to $49,999
  • 8,568$50,000 to $59,999
  • 8,188$60,000 to $74,999
  • 8,423$75,000 to $99,999
  • 5,619$100,000 to $124,999
  • 4,173$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4,275$150,000 to $199,999
  • 5,726$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Baton Rouge, LA

  • Distribution of house value in Baton Rouge, LA in 2022
  • 377Less than $10,000
  • 178$10,000 to $14,999
  • 117$15,000 to $19,999
  • 107$20,000 to $24,999
  • 1,400$25,000 to $29,999
  • 248$30,000 to $34,999
  • 325$40,000 to $49,999
  • 739$50,000 to $59,999
  • 439$60,000 to $69,999
  • 402$70,000 to $79,999
  • 641$80,000 to $89,999
  • 834$90,000 to $99,999
  • 3,146$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,277$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,974$150,000 to $174,999
  • 3,101$175,000 to $199,999
  • 5,671$200,000 to $249,999
  • 3,967$250,000 to $299,999
  • 5,536$300,000 to $399,999
  • 3,275$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,560$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,380$750,000 to $999,999
  • 222$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 52$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 227$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Baton Rouge, LA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Baton Rouge, LA in 2022
  • 335Less than $100
  • 274$100 to $149
  • 382$150 to $199
  • 1,102$200 to $249
  • 271$250 to $299
  • 316$300 to $349
  • 615$350 to $399
  • 1,669$400 to $449
  • 1,153$450 to $499
  • 2,387$500 to $549
  • 2,053$550 to $599
  • 1,954$600 to $649
  • 2,020$650 to $699
  • 3,243$700 to $749
  • 3,940$750 to $799
  • 5,900$800 to $899
  • 5,258$900 to $999
  • 6,797$1,000 to $1,249
  • 4,191$1,250 to $1,499
  • 2,458$1,500 to $1,999
  • 313$2,000 to $2,499
  • 86$3,000 to $3,499
  • 539$3,500 or more
  • 1,753No cash rent
Work and jobs in Baton Rouge: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.5%
Number of people working at home: 8,476 (8.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,560
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 8,390
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 14,293
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 23,785
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 18,132
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 7,328
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 11,907
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 333
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,713
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4,767
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,326
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,880
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Baton Rouge

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 136,351 (79.5%)
  • Carpooled: 17,762 (10.4%)
  • Bus: 1,618 (0.9%)
  • Taxi: 1,747 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle: 647 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 4,894 (2.9%)
  • Worked at home: 8,476 (4.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.7%Males
  • 0.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 8.9%Males
  • 10.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 7.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 1.2%Males
  • 28.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 24.9%Males
  • 11.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 13.8%Females
Races in Baton Rouge detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • 7,6512010 or later
  • 3,4182000 to 2009
  • 1,7131990 to 1999
  • 2,0461980 to 1989
  • 1,2311970 to 1979
  • 1,122Before 1970
Ancestries in Baton Rouge, LA

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 10,598 (7.5%)
  • English: 4,949 (3.5%)
  • French: 4,264 (3.0%)
  • German: 3,458 (2.4%)
  • Italian: 3,404 (2.4%)
  • Irish: 2,670 (1.9%)
  • African: 1,905 (1.3%)
  • European: 1,108 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 615 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 550 (0.4%)
  • Cajun: 425 (0.3%)
  • Nigerian: 419 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 411 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 392 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 363 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 273 (0.2%)
  • Palestinian: 200 (0.1%)
  • Iranian: 194 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 186 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 164 (0.1%)
  • Polish: 161 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 157 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 133 (0.09%)
  • Turkish: 131 (0.09%)
  • Ugandan: 122 (0.09%)
  • Lebanese: 117 (0.08%)
  • Swedish: 115 (0.08%)
  • Ghanaian: 110 (0.08%)
  • Dutch: 97 (0.07%)
  • Australian: 83 (0.06%)
  • British: 82 (0.06%)
  • Jamaican: 64 (0.05%)
  • Egyptian: 62 (0.04%)
  • Moroccan: 54 (0.04%)
  • Armenian: 48 (0.03%)
  • Syrian: 43 (0.03%)
  • Canadian: 42 (0.03%)
  • Northern European: 40 (0.03%)
  • Swiss: 39 (0.03%)
  • Lithuanian: 36 (0.03%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 34 (0.02%)
  • Bulgarian: 30 (0.02%)
  • Czech: 29 (0.02%)
  • Macedonian: 28 (0.02%)
  • Romanian: 24 (0.02%)
  • Belizean: 24 (0.02%)
  • Sudanese: 22 (0.02%)
  • Zimbabwean: 22 (0.02%)
  • Eastern European: 19 (0.01%)
  • Austrian: 18 (0.01%)
  • Hungarian: 17 (0.01%)
  • Portuguese: 16 (0.01%)
  • Belgian: 15 (0.01%)
  • Slovene: 14 (0.01%)
  • Finnish: 13 (0.01%)
  • Celtic: 12 (0.01%)
  • Basque: 10 (0.01%)
  • Ethiopian: 10 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Vietnam
Baton Rouge:

17.7% (2,564)
Louisiana:

9.2% (18,115)

Honduras
Baton Rouge:

13.3% (1,924)
Louisiana:

18.9% (37,225)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Baton Rouge:

6.2% (903)
Louisiana:

3.4% (6,779)

Bangladesh
Baton Rouge:

4.6% (669)
Louisiana:

0.7% (1,446)

El Salvador
Baton Rouge:

4.5% (651)
Louisiana:

2.2% (4,241)

India
Baton Rouge:

4.2% (604)
Louisiana:

3.9% (7,741)

Philippines
Baton Rouge:

4.0% (580)
Louisiana:

3.1% (6,086)

Nicaragua
Baton Rouge:

3.7% (534)
Louisiana:

2.1% (4,115)

Yemen
Baton Rouge:

3.3% (482)
Louisiana:

0.5% (935)

Mexico
Baton Rouge:

2.7% (394)
Louisiana:

12.1% (23,732)

Guatemala
Baton Rouge:

2.7% (393)
Louisiana:

2.8% (5,576)

Germany
Baton Rouge:

1.9% (282)
Louisiana:

1.6% (3,186)

Nigeria
Baton Rouge:

1.9% (281)
Louisiana:

1.0% (2,002)

Korea
Baton Rouge:

1.9% (272)
Louisiana:

1.0% (1,951)

Iran
Baton Rouge:

1.6% (232)
Louisiana:

0.7% (1,368)

Russia
Baton Rouge:

1.5% (221)
Louisiana:

0.7% (1,435)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 165,386
  • Other state: 39,454
  • Northeast: 6,749
  • Midwest: 7,132
  • South: 22,154
  • West: 3,419

75.6% of Baton Rouge residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59.2% lived in Louisiana.


Baton Rouge:

75.6%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 906
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 656
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,144
  • 7th and 8th grade: 381
  • 9th grade: 357
  • 10th grade: 792
  • 11th grade: 2,282
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,496
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 15,042
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,127
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,211
  • Associate degree: 4,799
  • Bachelor's degree: 10,675
  • Master's degree: 4,992
  • Professional school degree: 3,494
  • Doctorate degree: 1,426
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 976
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 181
  • 5th and 6th grade: 294
  • 7th and 8th grade: 261
  • 9th grade: 1,227
  • 10th grade: 1,680
  • 11th grade: 1,968
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,555
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 15,340
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,379
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,457
  • Associate degree: 4,131
  • Bachelor's degree: 15,722
  • Master's degree: 7,850
  • Professional school degree: 2,645
  • Doctorate degree: 1,450
Educational Attainment for Females
Baton Rouge marital status for males
Baton Rouge marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 57,376
  • One, attached: 3,303
  • Two: 2,539
  • 3 or 4: 10,547
  • 5 to 9: 7,671
  • 10 to 19: 6,590
  • 20 to 49: 7,365
  • 50 or more: 10,036
  • Mobile homes: 722
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 53

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,130

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 5.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 5.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Baton Rouge
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Baton Rouge, LA
  • 51.1%Utility gas
  • 47.5%Electricity
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Baton Rouge, LA
  • 82.6%Electricity
  • 15.5%Utility gas
  • 1.1%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,735
Here:

23.2%
Louisiana:

19.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,442
Here:

17.8%
Louisiana:

18.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,143
Here:

7.1%
Louisiana:

17.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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