Get to know Baton Rouge, LA

City snapshot

• Population: 223,699
• Median age: 31.8
• Median household income: $49,944
• Median home value: $224,500
• Median gross rent: $1,044
• Homeownership: 46.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.8%
• Poverty rate: 25.0%
• Work from home: 7.1%

All census stories about Baton Rouge

• Is Baton Rouge growing? — Population change, median age and how your city's growth compares.
• Who lives in Baton Rouge? — Age structure, where residents were born and the languages spoken at home.
• Can you afford to live in Baton Rouge? — Income, home values, rent and how much of a paycheck housing takes.
• Who owns and who rents in Baton Rouge? — The homeowner-renter split and how it's shifted since 2015.
• Households and housing in Baton Rouge — Household size, vacancy, the age of the housing stock and who is cost-burdened.
• How long is the commute in Baton Rouge? — Average travel time to work and how people here get there.
• How educated is Baton Rouge? — College degrees, advanced degrees and how the local share compares.
• Who's struggling to get by in Baton Rouge? — Poverty rate, household income and how many residents live below the line.
• Who works from home in Baton Rouge? — Remote work since 2015, how it reshaped commuting and how your city compares.
• Veterans in Baton Rouge — How many veterans live here, which eras they served in and what they earn.
• How healthy is the county around Baton Rouge? — CDC estimates for chronic disease, insurance, mental health and daily habits.
• How clean is the air around Baton Rouge? — Good, moderate and unhealthy air days in your county, year by year.
• Every federal disaster declared around Baton Rouge — Every federal disaster declaration for your county since 1953.
• Where federal tax dollars land around Baton Rouge — Federal awards spent in your county, and which agencies sent them.
• How unequal is income in Baton Rouge? — The GINI index and how household income is spread across your city.
• What's the jobs picture in Baton Rouge? — Unemployment, labor force participation and how your city compares.
• How does Baton Rouge compare with America? — One profile: income, housing, education, poverty and commute versus the U.S.

Sources

• U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
• Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
• data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
• ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most