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Louisiana·East Baton Rouge County
7 tracts·30K people·$289K median·478/mi²
White 79 · Black 10 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 0 · Other 0
Married couple 57 · Living alone 26 · Other 17
Retail 26 · Health 22 · Manufacturing 19 · Professional 14 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 2 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 48 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 10 · Service 8
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 12 · Work from home 10 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Central is $288,700 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Central has 29,783 residents across 5 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.4; the population is 79.1% White, 9.8% Black, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Multiracial, 0.4% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 35.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.4% (Census ACS).
Central Intermediate School is the elementary school with reported scores (58%); Central Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (53%); Central High School is the high school with reported scores (47%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,309/month, 17% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Central is $89,554 a year, 4% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Central, median rent is $1,309/month and the median home value is $288,700 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 43°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 63 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Central are tornado (98), inland flooding (97) and cold wave (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Central, 0.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).