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Louisiana (LA)Baton Rouge225

West Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Baton Rouge metro * 28.0K residents

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28.0K

Population

$86.6K

Median income

per household

$224.6K

Home value

12.9%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $86.6K (top quartile vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $224.6K.
  • Poverty rate: 12.9%.

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

1 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$86.6K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$224.6K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

12.9%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

37.4%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

24.6%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

13.9%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

2.6×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
27.5%
$50–100k
29.6%
$100–200k
35.9%
$200k+
7.1%
See Baton Rouge metro economy →See LA state economy →

Health

0 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

41.6%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

14.0%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

16.2%

U.S.

12.8%

See Baton Rouge metro health data →See LA state health data →

Connectivity

3 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

Best available speed

1,000Mbps

Gigabit speeds reported

100+ Mbps coverage

90.5%

U.S.

85.3%

Gigabit ready

26.5%

U.S.

8.6%

5G available

88.9%

U.S.

77.4%

See Baton Rouge metro connectivity →See LA state connectivity →

Map

West Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Population

28.0K

Area

192.3 sq mi

Density

145.6/sq mi

Neighbors

East Baton Rouge Parish, LAEast Feliciana Parish, LAIberville Parish, LAPointe Coupee Parish, LAWest Feliciana Parish, LA
Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Broadband
2020-12
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-02-23

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.