City safety & data profile
CentralLA
Central, LA is a 28K-resident city in East Baton Rouge Parish with a median household income of $89,554.
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Central, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Central has a population larger than 61% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $288,700.
Data updated 2026-09-04
- 28K
- Population (place)
- Top 39%
- By size
- $89,554
- Median income (place)
- $288,700
- Median home (place)
- 5.4%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Central
Central posts a median household income higher than 60% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 6 recent safety alerts are on record.
- Top 40%
- by median income, US cities
- 6
- safety alerts on record
Where Central income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$89,554 Top 40% higher than 60% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
Largest cities in LA
Population among 60 LA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.
- New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
362,701 residents
- Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA
227,470 residents
- Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
187,593 residents
- Metairie 138,481
Metairie, LA
138,481 residents
- Lafayette 121,374
Lafayette, LA
121,374 residents
- Lake Charles 76,070
Lake Charles, LA
76,070 residents
- Bossier City 68,094
Bossier City, LA
68,094 residents
- Kenner 67,091
Kenner, LA
67,091 residents
- Monroe 49,598
Monroe, LA
49,598 residents
- Alexandria 47,889
Alexandria, LA
47,889 residents
What this shows New Orleans is the largest LA city on this list; Broussard leads median income.
Highest median incomes in LA
Median household income among the same 60-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.
- Broussard
Broussard, LA
$116,179 median
- Belle Chasse
Belle Chasse, LA
$115,012 median
- Shenandoah
Shenandoah, LA
$107,021 median
- Youngsville
Youngsville, LA
$105,876 median
- Prairieville
Prairieville, LA
$104,923 median
- Mandeville
Mandeville, LA
$94,405 median
- Moss Bluff
Moss Bluff, LA
$92,036 median
- Destrehan
Destrehan, LA
$90,509 median
- Central
Central, LA
$89,554 median
- Zachary
Zachary, LA
$84,480 median
What this shows Broussard posts the highest place-level median income in LA; New Orleans is largest by headcount.
The quick read
Reading Central, LA beyond the headline numbers
Central sits inside East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, at roughly 30.55°N, -91.04°W. Population 28,295, $89,554 median household income. Median home value $288,700, median rent $1,309. Poverty rate 5.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
Hardship is low by national standards: 5.4% of Central, LA residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.
The median home in Central costs roughly 3.2 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.
Remote work covers 10.1% of Central workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.
Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 19% in Central, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.
Public transit carries 0% of Central workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Central from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (East Baton Rouge Parish): Central'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 | 5.4% -56% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 2.2% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 35.3% |
| Work From Home | 10.1% |
| Public Transit | 0% |
Population
Health Profile 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
What alerts and safety updates affect Central? 6
Flood Watch Issued for Central, Western, and Eastern Inland Areas of NT and WA
Final Flood Watch Issued for Central, North West, and South West Victoria
Flood Watch Issued for Central, North West, and South West Victoria
Final Flood Watch Issued for Central, Gippsland, and North East Catchments in Victoria
Flood Watch Issued for Central, Gippsland, and North East Victoria Catchments
Winter Storm Warning Issued for Portions of Central, Northern, and Southern West Virginia
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet LA-CENTRAL · Central
Central: 3329 tagged alerts; lead category NWS weather alert.
- VOL-HEAVY 3329 on record
- WX-LED 95% weather
- DESK-MIX NOAA · EPA · USGS
- NEAR-PEER 36 · Somerset
- RANK-UPPER #7 tagged volume
Tagged alert mix: Central
Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag
- Weather Alerts
Weather Alerts
3,173
- Weather Warnings 61
Weather Warnings
61
- Weather Alerts 38
Weather Alerts
38
- Bushfire Alerts 29
Bushfire Alerts
29
- Earthquakes 24
Earthquakes
24
- Air Quality 3
Air Quality
3
What this shows 3329 tagged notices on record for Central.
Nearest tagged-volume peer: Somerset, NJ (36 tagged · Δ3293)
Counts reflect published articles tagged to Central; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Louisiana state hubs · Methodology
Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4
Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (3329 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.
Read with this city profile
Frequently Asked Questions 5
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Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Central, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside LA (5.4% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside LA ($89,554 here).
Compare Central with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
Nearby Cities 8
Using Central's profile
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Central area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
- Compare Central against Louisiana peers on any ranking lens. Explore Louisiana
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. County-level trends are labeled when shown.
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.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.