Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
African
45.7%
European
44.3%
Other
5.7%
Hispanic
4.3%

Compared with Louisiana and the United States

East Baton Rouge Parishnext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricEast Baton Rouge ParishLouisianaUnited States
Black or African American45.7%31.2%—
Non-Hispanic White44.3%54.8%58%
Hispanic4.3%8.5%—
Indian1.6%0.4%—
East Asian1.6%0.4%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.2%0.6%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in East Baton Rouge Parish next to Louisiana and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricEast Baton Rouge ParishLouisianaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—88.2 (−11.8%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—63.1 (−36.9%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$63,071$60,756$80,734
Median home value$248,800$216,500$332,700
Home price to income3.9×3.6×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,147/mo$1,064/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income21.8%21.0%21.0%