Louisiana

West Baton Rouge Parish

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
55.4%
African
40.5%
Hispanic
3.2%
Other
0.9%

Compared with Louisiana and the United States

West 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.

MetricWest Baton Rouge ParishLouisianaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White55.4%54.8%58%
Black or African American40.5%31.2%—
Hispanic3.2%8.5%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%0.6%—
Indian0%0.4%—
East Asian0%0.4%—

Cost of living

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

MetricWest 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$87,299$60,756$80,734
Median home value$229,900$216,500$332,700
Home price to income2.6×3.6×4.1×
Median gross rent$973/mo$1,064/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income13.4%21.0%21.0%