Louisiana · Census place 05000
Baton Rouge city, LA
Quick answer
Baton Rouge city has 223,699 residents, ranking #2 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $49,944, the median home is worth $224,500 and median gross rent runs $1,044 a month.
- Population
- 223,699Baton Rouge city residents
- Median household income
- $49,944Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $224,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,044Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 46.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Baton Rouge city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Baton Rouge city median would spend about 25.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25% of residents and 46.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Louisiana.
- New Orleans city 376,035
- Shreveport city 183,483
- Metairie CDP 138,995
- Lafayette city 121,537
- Lake Charles city 81,679
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