ZIP 70820 · Baton Rouge
Who lives in ZIP code 70820 (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
People23,377
Median age23.6
Household income$47,429
Home value$277,556
Median rent$1,122/mo
Poverty36.8%
College degree+51.7%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Wider region
- Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 438 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,838
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
4.2% are 65 or older; 87.1% are adults.
Household income
19.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,824.
Education (adults 25+)
50.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 23.6%
- Never married
- 70.9%
- Divorced
- 4.6%
- Widowed
- 0.9%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 58.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 34.0%
- Rent burden
- 38.2%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.4%
- Veterans
- 1.1%
- With a disability
- 7.1%
- No health insurance
- 12.1%
- Limited English
- 6.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.