East Baton Rouge Parish

East Baton Rouge Parish has 452,938 residents across 24 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $63,071, 4% above the Louisiana figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $248,800, and 39% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

452,938residentsACS 2020–2024

$63,071median household incomeLouisiana: $61K

$248,800median home valueowner-occupied homes

91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

East Baton Rouge Parish in LouisianaZIP codes in East Baton Rouge Parish highlighted; the rest of Louisiana in grey

Map of Louisiana with East Baton Rouge Parish highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 24 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
70714	17,433	$58K	$168K	76%	26%	88%	27 min
70739	14,877	$107K	$314K	93%	33%	98%	33 min
70770	3,787	$92K	$166K	96%	24%	96%	33 min
70791	30,385	$78K	$268K	82%	36%	93%	31 min
70801	192	$116K	$-666667K	4%	73%	95%	17 min
70802	25,118	$34K	$100K	31%	25%	85%	20 min
70803	3,562	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	100%	–	16 min
70805	23,288	$25K	$109K	41%	11%	81%	24 min
70806	28,302	$56K	$325K	43%	41%	89%	21 min
70807	15,300	$28K	$121K	43%	12%	85%	27 min
70808	35,843	$69K	$410K	56%	68%	93%	20 min
70809	25,732	$80K	$324K	54%	57%	96%	22 min
70810	42,659	$92K	$365K	67%	56%	93%	25 min
70811	12,154	$46K	$179K	65%	19%	86%	27 min
70812	11,007	$37K	$137K	71%	17%	87%	28 min
70813	1,668	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	57%	–	16 min
70814	11,921	$52K	$188K	65%	15%	87%	29 min
70815	31,024	$59K	$214K	64%	30%	91%	26 min
70816	45,718	$67K	$240K	50%	36%	91%	26 min
70817	33,482	$103K	$294K	80%	51%	97%	29 min
70818	9,370	$78K	$268K	79%	37%	94%	30 min
70819	4,322	$74K	$171K	92%	39%	95%	31 min
70820	23,377	$47K	$287K	34%	52%	90%	26 min
70836	501	$47K	$-666667K	21%	38%	72%	13 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

452,938 residents in 177,295 households, next to the Louisiana figure.

23%

under 18

28%

aged 18–34

15%

aged 65 and over

34%

of households are people living alone

37%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

206,591 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $248,800 (±$3,342).

59%

of households own their home

62%

of homes are detached single-family houses

24%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

14%

of housing units are vacant

$1,147

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201914%

2000–200913%

1990–199911%

1980–198917%

1970–197918%

1960–196911%

1950–19597%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,142.

$63,071

median household income

19.6%

of people live below the poverty line

7.7%

unemployment rate

39%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

25 min

average commute to work

10%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

87%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.