COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gardere vs Baton Rouge
PLACE A
Gardere, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Gardere is 95% smaller than Baton Rouge. Gardere earns more, with a median household income $5,415 higher. Gardere has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -1%).
GARDEREBATON ROUGEDIFFERENCE
Total population12,223222,795−95% vs Baton Rouge
Population density3,6812,563+1,118
Population growth24.8%-0.9%+25.7 pts
Median age25.831.5−5.7
Male49.8%47.4%+2.4 pts
Female50.2%52.6%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born17.0%7.6%+9.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic23.5%34.8%−11.3 pts
Black43.4%50.4%−6.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino26.7%6.2%+20.5 pts
Asian3.0%4.0%−1.0 pts
Other3.4%4.7%−1.3 pts
Median household income$55,409$49,994+$5,415
Per capita income$25,980$34,731−$8,751
Poverty rate35.3%25.7%+9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.561−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%36.6%−5.8 pts
Graduate degree14.3%16.5%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%9.2%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation74.6%60.6%+14.0 pts
Median home value$243,300$234,700+$8,600
Median gross rent$1,157$1,067+$90
Owner-occupied43.0%47.8%−4.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.5%17.3%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households49.3%53.0%−3.7 pts
Average commute27.821.0+6.8
Worked from home10.3%8.2%+2.1 pts
Public transit to work4.3%1.4%+2.9 pts
Uninsured13.3%10.1%+3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024