ZIP 70809 · Baton Rouge
Who lives in ZIP code 70809 (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
People25,732
Median age36.3
Household income$79,967
Home value$323,728
Median rent$1,437/mo
Poverty10.0%
College degree+56.9%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Wider region
- Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 691 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,537
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.1% are 65 or older; 79.9% are adults.
Household income
41.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,609.
Education (adults 25+)
49.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.8%
- Never married
- 38.6%
- Divorced
- 16.3%
- Widowed
- 3.2%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 58.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 54.1%
- Rent burden
- 28.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.0%
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
- Self-employed
- 16.8%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.5%
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 11.3%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.