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70812

Baton Rouge, LA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
11,007
Median household income
$37,006
People below poverty
29.9%
Median home value
$137,000

Income

The median income of households in 70812 was $37,006. An estimated 14.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 70812 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 14.7
$10,000 to $14,999 6.6
$15,000 to $24,999 15.6
$25,000 to $34,999 8.3
$35,000 to $49,999 10.8
$50,000 to $74,999 15.7
$75,000 to $99,999 10.3
$100,000 to $149,999 11.5
$150,000 to $199,999 2.2
$200,000 or more 4.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 70812 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 37470
Female 36105

An estimated 73.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 44% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $12,626. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 70812 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 73.6
Social Security 44
Retirement income 19.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 11.3
Cash public assistance income 1.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 29.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 27.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 31% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 70812 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 29.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 29.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 27.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 31

In 2020-2024, 27.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 42.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 54.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 47.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 70812 in 2020-2024, 92.3% had health insurance coverage and 7.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 43.7% and public coverage was 60.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.3%.


In 2020-2024, 70812 had a total population of 11,007 - 6,190 (56.2%) females and 4,817 (43.8%) males. The median age was 35.1 years. An estimated 27.3% of the population was under 18 years, 35.1% was 19 to 44 years, 19.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 16 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 70812 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 361 531
5 to 9 453 372
10 to 14 326 288
15 to 19 523 421
20 to 24 492 208
25 to 29 284 500
30 to 34 471 268
35 to 39 174 416
40 to 44 560 493
45 to 49 149 331
50 to 54 113 209
55 to 59 148 566
60 to 64 172 413
65 to 69 226 647
70 to 74 101 154
75 to 79 200 314
80 to 84 45 59
85 and over 19 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 1.2% were White; 97.6% were Black or African American; 0.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 38.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.7% of the people in 70812 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.9% of the people in 70812 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,751 households in 70812. The average household size was 2.91 people.

Married-couple households made up 22.2% of the households in 70812 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 55.1% of all households, while 15% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.3% of all households.

In 70812, 37% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 41.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 70812 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 22.2
Cohabiting Couples 7.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
55.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 24.4% of males and 17.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 62.4 50
Now married, except separated 24.4 17.5
Separated 2.5 5.6
Widowed 1.7 8.3
Divorced 9 18.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 70812, 630 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 43.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.9% of the people living in 70812 were U.S. natives. 93.2% of the 70812 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.1% of 70812 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 56.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 66.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 70812 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 70812.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 70812 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 43.1
Asia 56.9
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 70812 in 2020-2024, 1.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.5% of people at least five years old; 0.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 70812 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 70812 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 70812 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.3
Different house, same county 8.9
Different county, same state 0.1
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 70812 was 2,874 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 458 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,937. College or graduate school enrollment was 479.

Educational Attainment of People in 70812 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.3
High school diploma or equivalency 35.9
Some college, no degree 25.6
Associate's degree 7.9
Bachelor's degree 12.2
Graduate or professional degree 5.1

Disability

In 70812, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.8% of people under 18 years old, to 13.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 70812, 42.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 22.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,771 75.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 824 22.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 69 1.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 70812 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 70812 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 7.2
Manufacturing 4.7
Wholesale trade 0.2
Retail trade 18.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.6
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12
Other Services, except public administration 2.4
Public administration 6.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 70812 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,066 29.1
Service occupations 909 24.8
Sales and office occupations 694 18.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 290 7.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 705 19.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 56.6% of 70812 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 31.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 70812 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 56.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 31.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1
Walked 0.2
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 10.2

In 2020-2024, 70812 had a total of 4,360 housing units. Of these housing units, 85.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 12% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 70812 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 85.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 12
Mobile homes 2.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

12.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 70812 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 87% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 70812 had 3,751 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 609 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 70.8% while renters occupied 29.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.72 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.38.

1.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.9% and another 16.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 70812:

House Heating Fuel Used in 70812 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 29.8
Electricity 68.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 1.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 70812 was $137,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 61.9 % had a mortgage. 38.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,175 and for owners without a mortgage it was $336.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 70812 was $1,288. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.