COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brownfields vs Baton Rouge
PLACE A
Brownfields, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Brownfields is 98% smaller than Baton Rouge. Brownfields earns more, with a median household income $15,935 higher.
BROWNFIELDSBATON ROUGEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,261222,795−98% vs Baton Rouge
Population density1,0292,563−1,534
Population growth-4.7%-0.9%−3.9 pts
Median age40.431.5+8.9
Male45.3%47.4%−2.1 pts
Female54.7%52.6%+2.1 pts
Foreign-born0.4%7.6%−7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic17.8%34.8%−17.0 pts
Black72.0%50.4%+21.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%6.2%−4.4 pts
Asian0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Other8.4%4.7%+3.7 pts
Median household income$65,929$49,994+$15,935
Per capita income$27,540$34,731−$7,191
Poverty rate24.3%25.7%−1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4020.561−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%36.6%−16.8 pts
Graduate degree5.5%16.5%−11.0 pts
Unemployment rate19.7%9.2%+10.5 pts
Labor force participation61.6%60.6%+1.0 pts
Median home value$207,200$234,700−$27,500
Median gross rent$1,651$1,067+$584
Owner-occupied74.4%47.8%+26.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.7%17.3%−6.6 pts
Rent-burdened households23.8%53.0%−29.2 pts
Average commute26.821.0+5.9
Worked from home2.7%8.2%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured11.3%10.1%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024