What percentage of people rent in Baton Rouge, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Baton Rouge, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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52.2% (±1.5 points) of the occupied homes in Baton Rouge, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 46,054 renting households against 42,151 that own their home.

In Baton Rouge, the share of households that rent went from 50.2% in 2015–2019 to 52.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 52.2% (±1.5 points)
Renting households: 46,054 (±1,516)
Median renter income: $32,844 (±$2,535)

Who rents and who owns in Baton Rouge

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	52.2% (±1.5 points)	40.7% (±0.9 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	46,054 (±1,516)	72,194 (±1,815)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	42,151 (±1,565)	105,101 (±1,634)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,844 (±$2,535)	$38,214 (±$1,929)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,061 (±$4,396)	$90,477 (±$3,224)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

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

It is also higher than in Louisiana (32.6%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge ranks 2 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 47 of 410.

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

How renting in Baton Rouge 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	50.2% (±1.1 points)	52.2% (±1.5 points)	+2.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$879 (±$14)	$1,067 (±$21)	+21.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,470 (±$1,332)	$49,994 (±$2,546)	+12.4%	Down 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 Baton Rouge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Baton Rouge
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Baton Rouge	—	52.2% (±1.5 points)	—
Westminster	3.4 mi	27.9% (±12.2 points)	Lower
Merrydale	4.4 mi	26.3% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Port Allen	4.4 mi	35.7% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Inniswold	4.7 mi	33.7% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Oak Hills Place	5.5 mi	36.6% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Gardere	5.7 mi	57.0% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Monticello	6.2 mi	13.0% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Village St. George	6.8 mi	25.1% (±6.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Westminster, LA (27.9%), Merrydale, LA (26.3%), Port Allen, LA (35.7%).

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)

Showing 8 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 Baton Rouge

How many renters are there in Baton Rouge?

Baton Rouge has an estimated 46,054 (±1,516) renting households, 52.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Baton Rouge?

In Baton Rouge, the share of households that rent went from 50.2% in 2015–2019 to 52.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Baton Rouge?

A renting household in Baton Rouge has 2.2 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Baton Rouge?

The median renting household in Baton Rouge, LA has an income of $32,844 (±$2,535) a year, against $83,061 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 Baton Rouge city, Louisiana (place:05000, 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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