COMPARING TWO PLACES
Central vs Baton Rouge
PLACE A
Central, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Central is 98% smaller than Baton Rouge. Central earns more, with a median household income $10,264 higher.
CENTRALBATON ROUGEDIFFERENCE
Total population5,298222,795−98% vs Baton Rouge
Population density1,6302,563−933
Population growth1.7%-0.9%+2.6 pts
Median age24.031.5−7.5
Male49.4%47.4%+2.1 pts
Female50.6%52.6%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born9.1%7.6%+1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.2%34.8%+26.4 pts
Black10.7%50.4%−39.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.2%6.2%−0.0 pts
Asian8.9%4.0%+5.0 pts
Other13.0%4.7%+8.3 pts
Median household income$60,258$49,994+$10,264
Per capita income$23,440$34,731−$11,291
Poverty rate30.3%25.7%+4.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.561−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher56.1%36.6%+19.5 pts
Graduate degree18.6%16.5%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%9.2%−4.8 pts
Labor force participation58.3%60.6%−2.2 pts
Median home value$256,600$234,700+$21,900
Median gross rent$876$1,067−$191
Owner-occupied26.4%47.8%−21.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%17.3%−3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households34.3%53.0%−18.7 pts
Average commute23.121.0+2.2
Worked from home6.9%8.2%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work2.3%1.4%+0.9 pts
Uninsured8.7%10.1%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025