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Baton Rouge

CBSA 12940 * Metropolitan * LA * 862.7K residents

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862.7K

Population

$73.2K

Median income

per household

$247.3K

Home value

16.6%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $73.2K.
  • Median home value: $247.3K.
  • Poverty rate: 16.6%.

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

1 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$73.2K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$247.3K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

16.6%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

52.9%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

27.2%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

19.3%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

3.4×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
36.9%
$50–100k
27.6%
$100–200k
25.6%
$200k+
9.9%

Health

0 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

CDC PLACES 2025 estimates (derived from county-level data; some measures may be unavailable).

Obesity

36.9%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

13.8%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

15.5%

U.S.

12.8%

Map

CBSA 12940

Baton Rouge

Population

862.7K

Area

4.4K sq mi

Density

197.5/sq mi

Nearby CBSAs

HammondHouma-Bayou Cane-ThibodauxLafayetteMorgan CityNatchezNew IberiaNew Orleans-MetairieOpelousas

Counties

Counties in this CBSA (10)

Ascension Parish, LAAssumption Parish, LAEast Baton Rouge Parish, LAEast Feliciana Parish, LAIberville Parish, LALivingston Parish, LAPointe Coupee Parish, LASt. Helena Parish, LAWest Baton Rouge Parish, LA
Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS Labor
2025-12
Page updated
2026-02-23

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Derived statistics

  • ACS-based CBSA estimates are aggregated from ZCTA (ZIP) values for ZIPs in the CBSA; totals may differ from official CBSA ACS tables.
  • Health metrics (when shown) are derived from county-level CDC PLACES.
  • Median age, household size, and mean commute time (when shown) are estimated as population-weighted averages of ZIP values.
  • If a CBSA unemployment series is unavailable, unemployment is derived as a population-weighted average of member counties.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

CBSA pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year ZCTA (ZIP) estimates aggregated across ZIPs in the CBSA, plus other public datasets when available (see Sources). Aggregated ZIP-based totals can differ from official CBSA ACS tables. Health estimates are derived from county-level CDC PLACES data when available.