Cities / Louisiana / Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

222,771 people

Right Now

Weather

89.6°F

Clear

Today: Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 100°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Baton Rouge Area)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 3.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MSY

63 mi — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

Population & People

Population

222,771

Median age

31.5

Median household income

$49,994

Poverty rate

25.7%

Unemployment rate

9.2%

Bachelor's degree+

36.6%

Avg. commute

19 min

Hispanic or Latino

6.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$234,700

Median gross rent

$1,067/mo

Homeownership rate

47.79%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,204

HUD Fair Market Rent (West Baton Rouge Parish, 8 mi from Baton Rouge), 2026. Efficiency $1032, 1BR $1064, 2BR $1204, 3BR $1511, 4BR $1943. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Louisiana commercial electricity

11.2¢/kWh

Louisiana industrial electricity

6.23¢/kWh

Louisiana residential electricity

12.57¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

340079.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

259927.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Louisiana

376.99

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Louisiana-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MSY

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

63 mi away

PNS

Pensacola International Airport

238 mi away

IAH

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

250 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Louisiana energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Louisiana economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).