Where has East Baton Rouge looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | East Baton Rouge | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 452,938 | 410,968 | 55 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 4.9% | — | |
| Median household income | $63,071 | $65,957 | 27 | ||
| Poverty rate | 19.6% | 16.2% | 73 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 38.5% | 38.2% | 55 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 5.8% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $248,800 | $234,800 | 64 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,147 | $1,131 | 45 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 14.2% | 9.8% | 82 | ||
| Worked from home | 8.6% | 13.2% | 9 |
East Baton RougePeer median
East Baton RougePeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +3.8% |
| Housing units | — | — | +4.2% |
| Median household income | — | — | +28.9% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +55.6% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +32.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +8.3% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +366.8% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -7.8% |
| Restaurants & bars | 23.5 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 5.6 | US 4.8 | above US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 9.3 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 40.7 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 23.1 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3.9 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.2 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 20.5 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland, SC | 82 | 422,117 | — | $63,784 | 40.7% |
| Pulaski, AR | 75 | 399,818 | — | $62,873 | 37.9% |
| Sedgwick, KS | 72 | 528,226 | — | $69,365 | 32.1% |
| Ingham, MI | 70 | 283,913 | +0.5% | $65,526 | 41.2% |
| Guilford, NC | 69 | 547,940 | +9.4% | $68,642 | 39.0% |
| Allen, IN | 68 | 392,378 | — | $70,737 | 31.6% |
| Jefferson, AL | 68 | 667,755 | — | $66,388 | 36.2% |
| Baltimore, MD | 68 | 573,243 | — | $62,177 | 36.1% |
| Forsyth, NC | 67 | 389,977 | — | $67,165 | 38.5% |
| Orleans, LA | 67 | 371,853 | — | $56,631 | 42.4% |