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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of East Baton Rouge County is $27,558, which is higher than the state average of $24,775 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. East Baton Rouge County median household income is $48,535, which has grown by 30.39% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.15% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average East Baton Rouge County residents spend 23.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #5

East Baton Rouge County	27,558 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

East Baton Rouge County	28,288 USD
Louisiana	28,948 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

East Baton Rouge County	34,508 USD
Louisiana	37,322 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

East Baton Rouge County	24,015 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #15

East Baton Rouge County	48,535 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

East Baton Rouge County	69,584 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #48

East Baton Rouge County	30.39%
Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	East Baton Rouge County		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.02%	$16,089, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.05%	$16,283, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.14%	$2,793, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.93%	$24,906, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

East Baton Rouge County	63,451 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

East Baton Rouge County	84,695 USD
Louisiana	75,064 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	East Baton Rouge County	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$65,755, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$34,430, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$51,404, see rank	$44,481	$42,396
Asian	$57,826, see rank	$53,586	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$43,363, see rank	$41,408	$37,170
One Race, Other	$43,648, see rank	$40,149	$40,300
Two or More Races	$39,688, see rank	$37,307	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	East Baton Rouge County	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$17,896, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,244, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$62,374, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$41,229, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	East Baton Rouge County	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	352,690, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	166,548, 47.22%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	118,031, 70.87%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	251, 0.15%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	117,780, 70.72%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	108,261, 91.92%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	9,519, 8.08%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	48,517, 29.13%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	186,142, 52.78%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	115,871, 62.25%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	27, 0.01%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	115,844, 62.23%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	106,643, 92.06%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9,201, 7.94%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	70,271, 37.75%, see rank	43.53%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	East Baton Rouge County	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	210,306, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	172,549, 82.05%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	21,840, 10.38%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3,550, 1.69%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	4,502, 2.14%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	2,603, 1.24%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5,262, 2.50%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

East Baton Rouge County	23.2 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	East Baton Rouge County	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	214,904	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	108,261, 50.38%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	37,472, 34.61%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	16,867, 15.58%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18,947, 17.50%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	417, 0.39%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11,364, 10.50%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	17,513, 16.18%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	106,643, 49.62%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	42,358, 39.72%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	23,617, 22.15%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,185, 33.93%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	57, 0.05%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	386, 0.36%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,798, 3.56%, see rank	3.93%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	East Baton Rouge County	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	214,904, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,617, 1.22%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	15,686, 7.30%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	15,571, 7.25%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5,049, 2.35%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	26,628, 12.39%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8,470, 3.94%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	3,937, 1.83%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	12,377, 5.76%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	21,951, 10.21%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	54,439, 25.33%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	23,276, 10.83%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	13,179, 6.13%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	11,724, 5.46%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	East Baton Rouge County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	83,726	19.32%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	13,280	12.84%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.