County profile
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
United States · GDP 2024
#124 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 91% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$47.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
244,574
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
12,542
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$64.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
456,180
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$63.1k±$2.1k
Bachelor's degree+
38.5%±1.0%
Poverty rate
19.6%±1.2%
Business applications
8,971 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,695
37.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Lamar Advertising CompanyReal Estate$2.3B58C2Business First Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services$10.7M59C3Adhera Therapeutics IncHealthcare$252.0k——4Vartech Systems Inc.Technology———5Investar Holding CorporationFinancial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Construction28%
Health care22%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation14%
Professional services11%
Admin & support9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
456,180
residents · 2025 · +0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $70.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−18,848
International migration+14,476
Natural change+4,390
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$36.5B2019
$33.9B2020
$37.2B2021
$41.5B2022
$44.1B2023
$47.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$248.8k±$3.3k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$19/mo
Vacancy rate
14.2%±0.7%
Affordability
3.9× wages
Residential permits
$458.4M
2,631 units · 5.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
98.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 100Cold wave 99Lightning 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4422016
4632017
4732018
4852019
4912020
5192021
5702022
5782023
5872024
6042025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 81% since 20211,4522021
1,1982022
1,0892023
2,3052024
2,6312025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.4 km
I-110
Nearest freight rail
7.4 km
CN
Nearest port
9.7 km
RHODIA, BATON ROUGE WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
5.1 km
BATON ROUGE METRO, RYAN FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR5 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$64.0k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of East Baton Rouge?
East Baton Rouge's economy produced $47.1B in 2024, growing 6.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.