ZIP 70808 · Baton Rouge
Who lives in ZIP code 70808 (Baton Rouge, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Baton Rouge, LA · East Baton Rouge Parish
uszips 2026
People35,843
Median age31.5
Household income$69,418
Home value$410,895
Median rent$1,352/mo
Poverty19.9%
College degree+67.6%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Wider region
- Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,155 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,931
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.6% are 65 or older; 81.7% are adults.
Household income
38.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,559.
Education (adults 25+)
47.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.5%
- Never married
- 47.5%
- Divorced
- 5.9%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 3.11
- Dual-income families
- 52.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 55.5%
- Rent burden
- 45.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
- Self-employed
- 18.0%
- Farmers
- 0.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 32.9%
- Veterans
- 4.1%
- With a disability
- 11.6%
- No health insurance
- 5.8%
- Limited English
- 1.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.