Compare Baton Rouge, LA vs Louisiana (LA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Baton Rouge, LA City |
Louisiana (LA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 222,771 | 4,611,961 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,067 | $1,064 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1976 | 1983 | 1980 |
| Household income | $49,994 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $34,731 | $35,038 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 25.7% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 53% | 47.7% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 222,771 | 4,611,961 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 133,438 | 3,107,436 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 88,205 | 1,804,780 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $49,994 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $34,731 | $35,038 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 25.7% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 53% | 47.7% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $1,067 | $1,064 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1976 | 1983 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 52.2% | 32.6% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 47.8% | 67.4% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 35.8% | 56.9% | 61% |
| Black | 50.5% | 30.7% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 4% | 1.7% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% | 7.4% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.2% | 7.2% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 93.8% | 92.8% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 91.8% | 91.9% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 21.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 8.2% | 8.1% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 30.3% | 30.4% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 25.7% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 7.5% | 10% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 36.6% | 27% | 35.7% |