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East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
At a Glance
Population 456,781 County Seat 19th Judicial District Courthouse State FIPS 22 County FIPS 033 Num Towns 14 Census-Designated Places 10 Total Town Population 374,137 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 454,369 Median Age 34.0 Veterans 17,525 Housing Units 204,246 Uninsured 6,442 Net Migration (recent) -9,096 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 12,520 Total Employees 236,005 Avg Annual Pay $66,778 Median Household Income $62,083 Poverty Rate 17.9% Unemployment Rate 7.1% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $84,344 Federal Spending FY2024 $7,324,124,192 Federal Spending Per Capita $16,034
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $232,800 Median Rent $1,081 FMR Studio $1,063 FMR 1BR $1,081 FMR 2BR $1,222 FMR 3BR $1,528 FMR 4BR $2,023
Health & Safety
Hospitals 0 EMS Stations 42 Fire Stations 42 Police Stations 42 Adult Smoking 18.4% Adult Obesity 36.8% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 33.2 Air Quality Good Days 179
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 11.73 Electric Customers 2147745 Towns with Broadband Data 14 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 14
Community
Churches 452 Libraries 24 Historic Places (NRHP) 99 Homeless Population N/A Schools 320 SNAP Stores 386 Bank Branches 124
Agriculture
Total Farms 2 Land in Farms (acres) 17,144 Avg Farm Size (acres) 8,572.0 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR HURRICANE FRANCINE 2024-09-16 EM TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE 2024-09-10 EM TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS 2021-09-13 DR HURRICANE IDA 2021-08-29 EM TROPICAL STORM IDA 2021-08-27 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2021-06-02 DR SEVERE WINTER STORMS 2021-03-09 EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2021-02-18 DR HURRICANE ZETA 2021-01-12
Detailed Topics
Communities in East Baton Rouge Parish
Baton Rouge — pop 227,470Central — pop 29,565Zachary — pop 19,316Shenandoah — pop 19,292Gardere — pop 13,203Baker — pop 12,455Oak Hills Place — pop 9,239Merrydale — pop 9,227Village St. George — pop 7,677Old Jefferson — pop 7,339Inniswold — pop 5,987Monticello — pop 5,431Brownfields — pop 5,145Westminster — pop 2,791
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
