What percentage of people rent in Baker, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Baker, LA, 2020–2024
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30.1% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Baker, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,293 renting households against 2,999 that own their home.

In Baker, the share of households that rent went from 32.6% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.1% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 1,293 (±309)
Median renter income: $35,877 (±$11,990)

Who rents and who owns in Baker

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Baker	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.1% (±6.8 points)	40.7% (±0.9 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,293 (±309)	72,194 (±1,815)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,999 (±383)	105,101 (±1,634)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,877 (±$11,990)	$38,214 (±$1,929)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$63,635 (±$5,361)	$90,477 (±$3,224)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Baker, the renter share is lower than in East Baton Rouge Parish (40.7%).

It is not measurably different from Louisiana (32.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In East Baton Rouge Parish, Baker ranks 5 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 206 of 410.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Baker has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	32.6% (±4.3 points)	30.1% (±6.8 points)	−2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$957 (±$51)	$993 (±$301)	+3.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$53,082 (±$7,469)	$54,750 (±$12,198)	+3.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Baker

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Baker
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Baker	—	30.1% (±6.8 points)	—
Brownfields	3.4 mi	25.6% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Zachary	5.6 mi	20.4% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Merrydale	6.5 mi	26.3% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Central	7.5 mi	11.2% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Monticello	9.4 mi	13.0% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Baton Rouge	10.0 mi	52.2% (±1.5 points)	Higher
Port Allen	10 mi	35.7% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Slaughter	10 mi	10.6% (±7.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Zachary, LA (20.4%), Central, LA (11.2%), Monticello, LA (13.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Baton Rouge, LA (52.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across East Baton Rouge Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Gardere	57.0% (±7.0 points)
2	Baton Rouge	52.2% (±1.5 points)
3	Oak Hills Place	36.6% (±7.6 points)
4	Inniswold	33.7% (±7.5 points)
5	Baker	30.1% (±6.8 points)
6	Westminster	27.9% (±12.2 points)
7	Merrydale	26.3% (±7.9 points)
8	Old Jefferson	25.9% (±8.6 points)
9	Brownfields	25.6% (±10.5 points)
10	Village St. George	25.1% (±6.1 points)
11	Shenandoah	24.2% (±6.1 points)

Showing 11 of 14 places in East Baton Rouge Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Baker

How many renters are there in Baker?

Baker has an estimated 1,293 (±309) renting households, 30.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Baker?

In Baker, the share of households that rent went from 32.6% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Baker?

A renting household in Baker has 3.0 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Baker?

The median renting household in Baker, LA has an income of $35,877 (±$11,990) a year, against $63,635 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Baker city, Louisiana (place:03985, in state:22).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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