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East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana has a population of 452,938 across 455 square miles, down 0.8 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $47.13 bn in 2024, 12,542 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 358 7(a) approvals worth $215.5 m.
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East Baton Rouge Parish
How many people live in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Population452,938
- Households177,295
- Average household size2.55
- Median household income$63,071
- Median age34.1
- Median gross rent$1,147 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$248,800
- Home value to household income3.9 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over283,608
- Population under 18102,690
- Share under 1822.7 percent
- Population 65 and over69,097
- Share 65 and over15.3 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 64281,151
- Civilian labor force227,785
- Unemployment rate7.7 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over65.0 percent
- Rank by population among Louisiana parishes1st of 64
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents161st
East Baton Rouge Parish is the 1st largest of 64 Louisiana parishes by population. A median home costs 3.9 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 22.7 percent against 15.3 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Baton Rouge Parish
Is East Baton Rouge Parish growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-0.83 percent
- Census 2020 base population456,794
- Births, 20245,271
- Deaths, 20244,169
- Natural change, 20241,102
- Net domestic migration, 2024-3,095
- Net international migration, 20244,075
- Total net migration, 2024980
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-17,325
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2132nd
The county has lost 0.83 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
East Baton Rouge Parish
Where people moving to East Baton Rouge Parish come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving9,092
- People arriving, from those returns15,736
- Adjusted gross income arriving$578.2 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$63,598
- Largest single originEast Baton Rouge Parish Non-migrants (149,993 households)
- Largest single destination (149,993 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Baton Rouge Parish Non-migrants | 149,993 | 295,104 | $13.12 bn |
| Other flows - Different State | 2,166 | 3,658 | $160.8 m |
| Other flows - South | 1,203 | 2,031 | $74.5 m |
| Livingston Parish | 1,025 | 1,905 | $61.1 m |
| Ascension Parish | 848 | 1,542 | $89.7 m |
| Other flows - Midwest | 378 | 620 | $33.6 m |
| Jefferson Parish | 366 | 614 | $16.6 m |
| Orleans Parish | 354 | 572 | $23.4 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is East Baton Rouge Parish Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
East Baton Rouge Parish
What the East Baton Rouge Parish economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$47.13 bn
- County GDP, 2023$44.14 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20246.8 percent
- GDP change over five years39.1 percent
- Rank by GDP among Louisiana parishes1st
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents124th
- GDP per resident$104,059
Output grew 6.8 percent in the latest year and 39.1 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
East Baton Rouge Parish
Who employs people in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Covered employment, annual average270,603
- Establishments reporting19,119
- Average annual pay$66,778
- Average weekly wage$1,284
- Sector 62, employment43,899
- Sector 62, average annual pay$63,099
- Sector 23, employment30,414
- Sector 23, average annual pay$92,129
- Sector 44-45, employment24,532
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$38,865
- Sector 72, employment22,360
- Sector 72, average annual pay$22,376
- Sector 54, employment19,275
- Sector 56, employment17,207
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 62 | 43,899 | 2,164 | $63,099 |
| Sector 23 | 30,414 | 1,537 | $92,129 |
| Sector 44-45 | 24,532 | 2,088 | $38,865 |
| Sector 72 | 22,360 | 1,403 | $22,376 |
| Sector 54 | 19,275 | 3,368 | $97,522 |
| Sector 56 | 17,207 | 1,369 | $55,591 |
| Sector 52 | 11,145 | 1,156 | $94,665 |
| Sector 31-33 | 10,851 | 471 | $100,434 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 43,899 jobs, 16.2 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job exceeds median household income, which usually means single earner households and a wage base that can carry rent.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
East Baton Rouge Parish
What businesses operate in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Establishments, all industries12,542
- Employment at those establishments244,574
- Annual payroll$14.91 bn
- Establishments per 1,000 residents27.7
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
East Baton Rouge Parish
What is being built in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20242,305
- Declared construction value permitted$494.5 m
- Single family units authorised1,770
- Multifamily units authorised535
- Multifamily share of units23.2 percent
- Average declared value per unit$214,520
- Units authorised per 1,000 households13.0
Multifamily is 23.2 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
East Baton Rouge Parish
How much SBA lending happens in East Baton Rouge Parish
- 7(a) approvals recorded358
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$215.5 m
- Average 7(a) approval$602,013
- Median 7(a) approval$200,000
- 10th percentile approval$45,000
- 90th percentile approval$1,875,000
- Largest single approval$5,000,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)3,955
- Jobs per approval11.0
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active77
- Distinct industries receiving approvals139
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer18.4 percent
- Loans on real estate terms66
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter268
- Franchise loans60
- Franchise share of approvals16.8 percent
- Leading industry by approval countFull-Service Restaurants (19)
- Most active lenderb1BANK (32)
- 504 approvals recorded27
- 504 gross approval dollars$27.8 m
- Average 504 approval$1,028,852
- Median 504 approval$727,000
- Distinct CDCs active8
- 504 jobs per approval17.8
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved17.3
- Most active CDCLouisiana Capital Certified Development Company, Inc. (11)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals93.0 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$243.3 m
The average approval of $602,013 sits well above the median of $200,000, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. Only 18.4 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
East Baton Rouge Parish
Do SBA loans in East Baton Rouge Parish get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded50
- Paid in full48
- Charged off2
- Charge off rate on resolved loans4.0 percent
- Status: Cancelled54
- Status: Exempt from disclosure238
- Status: Paid in full48
- Status: Charged off2
- Status: Committed, not yet disbursed16
Of the 50 loans that have reached a final outcome, 4.0 percent were charged off. This is computed only over resolved loans, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed and counting it either way would be wrong.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
East Baton Rouge Parish
Which parts of East Baton Rouge Parish get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending6
- BATON ROUGE, approvals327
- ZACHARY, approvals14
- BAKER, approvals9
- GREENWELL SPRINGS, approvals5
- Baton Roughe, approvals2
- PRIDE, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| BATON ROUGE | 327 | $194,794,600 |
| ZACHARY | 14 | $14,903,700 |
| BAKER | 9 | $2,949,100 |
| GREENWELL SPRINGS | 5 | $2,662,400 |
| Baton Roughe | 2 | $190,000 |
| PRIDE | 1 | $21,000 |
BATON ROUGE accounts for 327 approvals against 14 in ZACHARY. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
East Baton Rouge Parish
How big is East Baton Rouge Parish
- Land area455 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Louisiana parishes48th of 64
- Width, east to west26.8 mi
- Height, north to south27.6 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land995
- Establishments per square mile27.56
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a East Baton Rouge Parish site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a East Baton Rouge Parish site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population452,938
- Households177,295
- Average household size2.55
- Median household income$63,071
- Median age34.1
Common questions
East Baton Rouge Parish questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana?
452,938, in 177,295 households, ranking 1st of 64 Louisiana counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is East Baton Rouge Parish growing?
The population has fallen 0.83 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 5,271 births against 4,169 deaths, with net migration of 980. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in East Baton Rouge Parish?
$63,071. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $248,800, which is 3.9 times income, and median gross rent is $1,147 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in East Baton Rouge Parish?
12,542 establishments, employing 244,574 people with an annual payroll of $14.91 bn. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in East Baton Rouge Parish?
Average annual pay is $66,778, or $1,284 a week, across 270,603 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in East Baton Rouge Parish?
358 7(a) approvals totalling $215.5 m since FY2020, across 77 lenders, with a median approval of $200,000, plus 27 504 approvals worth $27.8 m. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans in East Baton Rouge Parish get paid back?
Of the 50 loans that have reached a final outcome, 48 were paid in full and 2 charged off, a charge off rate of 4.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded, because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
What is being built in East Baton Rouge Parish?
2,305 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $494.5 m. Multifamily was 23.2 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for East Baton Rouge Parish?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to East Baton Rouge Parish come from?
The largest single origin is East Baton Rouge Parish Non-migrants, with 149,993 households. Arriving households report an average income of $63,598 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for East Baton Rouge Parish on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for East Baton Rouge Parish?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.
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