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East Baton Rouge Parish · Louisiana

ZIP code 70810

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 70810 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
42,585

ZCTA residents

Median income
$93,712

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$353,100

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
10%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 70810 sits in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and is home to 42,585 people. Median household income is $93,712, the median home is worth $353,100 and median gross rent is $1,406. 70.3% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 10% combined.

County
East Baton Rouge Parish

FIPS 22033

State
Louisiana (LA)

539 ZIPs covered

Area codes
225

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Baton Rouge

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 70810

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
42,585ZIP 70810 residents
Median household income
$93,712Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$353,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,406Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
70.3%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 70810

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
10%Baton Rouge jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$10Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$100Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Baton Rouge rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
18%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
3.8×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,832/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
9%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 70810 compares

ZIP 70810 against the median ZIP in East Baton Rouge Parish and across Louisiana.

MeasureZIP 70810County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$93,712$63,114$54,720+71%
Median home value$353,100$222,700$154,300+129%
Median gross rent$1,406$1,180$887+59%
Population42,58515,5743,279+1199%

Medians are computed across the 25 ZIP areas in East Baton Rouge Parish and the 539 ZIP areas in Louisiana.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 539 Louisiana ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 94% of 463 state ZIPs

#29
Home value

above 97% of 456 state ZIPs

#15
Population

larger than 98% of 539 state ZIPs

#9

Comparable ZIP codes

Louisiana ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
70592Lafayette Parish$93,453$239,000$1,106
70115Orleans Parish$94,181$616,600$1,442
70503Lafayette Parish$94,360$326,800$1,087
70706Livingston Parish$94,768$237,900$979
70719West Baton Rouge Parish$92,231$235,700$990
70037Plaquemines Parish$92,193$350,000$1,650

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under East Baton Rouge Parish.

ZIP 70810 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 70810?
ZIP 70810 lies mostly in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 70810?
Purchases are taxed at 10% combined, built from the Baton Rouge jurisdiction stack.
Is 70810 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,406 a month, about 18% of median household income, and the median home is worth $353,100+129% against the typical Louisiana ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 70810, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.