Living in West Baton Rouge Parish School District, Louisiana

Overview

A total of 9,643 households are located in West Baton Rouge Parish School District area. Among them, 3,397 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.99 people. The total number of children in the region is 7,810 and 6,230 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (209) of residents are non-citizens and 3% (788) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of West Baton Rouge Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	9,643
Population	25,156
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,397 (35%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,810
Total Students	6,230
Pre-Kindergarten	458
Kindergarten	420
Grade 1-8	2,762
Grade 9-12	1,303
College/Graduate School	1,287
Veterans	19,815
Non-citizen	209
Non-English Home Language	788
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

20,500 residents are over the age of 16 and 13,158 people are in labor force. Among them, 13,113 people are in civilian labor force and 45 are in armed labor force. 12,525 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for West Baton Rouge Parish School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,285	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,735	87.38%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,213	9.87%
Public transportation	10	0.08%
Walked	138	1.12%
Other method	52	0.42%
Worked from home	137	1.12%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,525	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,403	35.15%
Service	1,996	15.94%
Sales and office	2,727	21.77%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,419	11.33%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,980	15.81%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,525	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	284	2.27%
Construction	1,683	13.44%
Manufacturing	1,619	12.93%
Wholesale trade	262	2.09%
Retail trade	1,352	10.79%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	595	4.75%
Information	50	0.40%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	590	4.71%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	739	5.90%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,775	22.16%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,193	9.52%
Other services, except public administration	512	4.09%
Public administration	871	6.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,525	-
Private wage and salary workers	9,674	77.24%
Government workers	2,167	17.30%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	669	5.34%
Unpaid family workers	15	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $79,390 for the 9,643 households in West Baton Rouge Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $39,009. 23,192 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.79%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,643	-
Less than $10,000	525	5.44%
$10,000 - $14,999	444	4.60%
$15,000 - $24,999	764	7.92%
$25,000 - $34,999	813	8.43%
$35,000 - $49,999	988	10.25%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,789	18.55%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,360	14.10%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,792	18.58%
$150,000 - $199,999	765	7.93%
More than $200,000	403	4.18%
Median Household Income	$65,385	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$79,390	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,194	-
Less than $10,000	203	2.82%
$10,000 - $14,999	174	2.42%
$15,000 - $24,999	447	6.21%
$25,000 - $34,999	597	8.30%
$35,000 - $49,999	626	8.70%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,451	20.17%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,040	14.46%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,624	22.57%
$150,000 - $199,999	653	9.08%
More than $200,000	379	5.27%

Median Family Income	$76,184	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$89,780	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$39,009	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$60,248	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$60,248	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	25,266	-
With health insurance coverage	23,192	91.79%
Public coverage	8,007	31.69%
Private health insurance	17,295	68.45%
Without health insurance coverage	2,074	8.21%

Housing

There are 10,977 housing units in West Baton Rouge Parish School District area, Louisiana with 9,643 units (87.85%) occupied. 7,045 houses (73.06%) are occupied by owner and 2,598 houses (26.94%) are rented. The average housing value is $200,000 and the average rental cost is $884. 743 houses (6.77%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 931 houses (8.48%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,977	-
Occupied	9,643	87.85%
Owner Occupied	7,045	73.06%
Renter Occupied	2,598	26.94%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,524	68.54%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	78	0.71%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,100	10.02%
Mobile Homes	2,275	20.73%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,977	-
Built 2014 or later	743	6.77%
Built 2010 - 2013	848	7.73%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,860	16.94%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,592	14.50%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,744	15.89%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,422	12.95%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,006	9.16%
Built 1950 - 1959	831	7.57%
Built 1949 or earlier	931	8.48%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,977	-
1 room	78	0.71%
2 rooms	12	0.11%
3 rooms	1,066	9.71%
4 rooms	2,000	18.22%
5 rooms	2,497	22.75%
6 rooms	2,380	21.68%
7 rooms	1,435	13.07%
8 rooms	671	6.11%
9 rooms or more	838	7.63%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,977	-
no bedroom	78	0.71%
1 bedroom	563	5.13%
2 bedrooms	2,639	24.04%
3 bedrooms	5,662	51.58%
4 bedrooms	1,764	16.07%
5 bedrooms or more	271	2.47%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,045	-
Less than $50,000	759	10.77%
$50,000 - $99,999	596	8.46%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,004	14.25%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,163	16.51%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,548	36.17%
$300,000 - $499,999	902	12.80%
$500,000 - $999,999	62	0.88%
$1,000,000 or more	11	0.16%
Median House Value	$200,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,228	-
Less than $500	123	5.52%
$500 - $999	1,455	65.31%
$1,000 - $1,499	560	25.13%
$1,500 - $1,999	84	3.77%
$2,000 - $2,499	6	0.27%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$884	-

Demographic

A total of 26,101 people lives in West Baton Rouge Parish School District area, Louisiana with 12,738 male and 13,363 female. The males to female ratio is 48.80 to 51.20. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	26,101	-
Male	12,738	48.80%
Female	13,363	51.20%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	26,101	-
Under 5 years	1,769	6.78%
5 - 9 years	1,950	7.47%
10 - 14 years	1,488	5.70%
15 - 19 years	1,647	6.31%
20 - 24 years	1,600	6.13%
25 - 34 years	3,917	15.01%
35 - 44 years	3,520	13.49%
45 - 54 years	3,283	12.58%
55 - 59 years	1,662	6.37%
60 - 64 years	1,786	6.84%
65 - 74 years	2,095	8.03%
75 - 84 years	1,161	4.45%
85 years and older	223	0.85%
Median Age	36.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	26,101	-
One Race	25,799	98.84%
White	15,222	58.32%
Black or African American	10,458	40.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native	21	0.08%
Asian	16	0.06%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	82	0.31%

Two or more races	302	1.16%
White and Black or African American	117	0.45%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	71	0.27%
White and Asian	28	0.11%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	6	0.02%

Living in West Baton Rouge Parish School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic