City safety & data profile
Baton RougeLA
Baton Rouge, LA is a 227K-resident city in East Baton Rouge Parish with a median household income of $49,994.
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Baton Rouge, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Baton Rouge has a population larger than 98% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $234,700, and 12 hospitals serving the surrounding area.
Data updated 2026-07-20
- 227K
- Population
- Top 2%
- By size
- $49,994
- Median income
- $234,700
- Median home
- 25.7%
- Poverty rate
The read on Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge posts a median household income higher than 9% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 12 hospitals serve the Baton Rouge area.
- Top 91%
- by median income, US cities
- 12
- hospitals in & near Baton Rouge
Where Baton Rouge income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$49,994 Bottom 9% higher than 9% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
The quick read
Reading Baton Rouge, LA beyond the headline numbers
Baton Rouge sits inside East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, at roughly 30.44°N, -91.19°W. Population 227,470, $49,994 median household income. Median home value $234,700, median rent $1,067. Poverty rate 25.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
CDC PLACES: Baton Rouge's highest-prevalence health measure is short sleep duration at 43.7%, then high blood pressure at 41.6%. 12 hospitals in/around Baton Rouge, 3.5/5 avg rating, 4 with an ER.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Baton Rouge from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Comparison bars benchmark each metric against the national reference.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (East Baton Rouge Parish) - Baton Rouge's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 25.7% +81% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 9.2% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 36.6% |
| Work From Home | 8.2% |
| Public Transit | 1.4% |
Population
Health Profile 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Hospitals 12 total
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Safety Context
Baton Rouge, LA is located in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. With a population of 227K and a $49,994 median household income, the community faces health challenges including short sleep duration and high blood pressure. Residents have access to 12 hospitals with an average rating of 3.5/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Baton Rouge area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.
Safety Guides
Primary source data
EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data
Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report
AirNow - Louisiana
Real-time AQI for every monitored Louisiana location
National Weather Service
NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories
CDC Air Quality & Health
Health-impact reference for every AQI category
EPA NAAQS standards
National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds
Nearby Cities 8
Using Baton Rouge's profile
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (East Baton Rouge Parish) where that is the smallest published unit.
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