Compare Ascension Parish, LA vs Baton Rouge Metro Area, LA vs Louisiana (LA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Ascension Parish, LA Parish |
Baton Rouge Metro Area, LA Metro Area |
Louisiana (LA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 130,314 | 875,313 | 4,611,961 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,318 | $1,135 | $1,064 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 2002 | 1990 | 1983 | 1980 |
| Household income | $91,549 | $69,599 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $42,258 | $37,693 | $35,038 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 10.3% | 16.6% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 41.4% | 47.9% | 47.7% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 130,314 | 875,313 | 4,611,961 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 85,426 | 570,234 | 3,107,436 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 47,656 | 332,585 | 1,804,780 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $91,549 | $69,599 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $42,258 | $37,693 | $35,038 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 10.3% | 16.6% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 41.4% | 47.9% | 47.7% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,318 | $1,135 | $1,064 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 2002 | 1990 | 1983 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 19% | 30.9% | 32.6% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 81% | 69.1% | 67.4% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 64.2% | 54.1% | 56.9% | 61% |
| Black | 23.1% | 34% | 30.7% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.1% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 7.7% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.4% | 6.6% | 7.2% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 91.6% | 93.4% | 92.8% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 91.1% | 92.1% | 91.9% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 30.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 7.9% | 8.1% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 29% | 28.9% | 30.4% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 31.1% | 31% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 10.7% | 9.6% | 10% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 29.1% | 30.4% | 27% | 35.7% |