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Real estate agents and brokers in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

The real estate agents and brokers in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,031 of 2,176 scored counties
#41 of 42 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
638
16 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
179
+17.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.6B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,649 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
75
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.0
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
456,180
+0.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

East Baton Rouge Parish scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #2,031 of 2,176 scored counties and #41 of 42 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $14,649 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in East Baton Rouge Parish spend about $2.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 25% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

There are 638 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in East Baton Rouge Parish as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 36.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Official counts show 179 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in East Baton Rouge Parish in 2023, up 17.8% from 2019. That is one for every 990 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in East Baton Rouge Parish. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of East Baton Rouge Parish grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How East Baton Rouge Parish compares

The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate agents and brokers in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureEast Baton Rouge ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.022.930.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)75114100
Households per official establishment9901,561788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.8%+17.7%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,649$14,200$16,661
Median household income$63,071$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score3050

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
152 → 179+17.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
314
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
63816 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
476The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$75K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in East Baton Rouge Parish, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in East Baton Rouge Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
456,180+0.1% since 2020
Households
177,295
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
456 sq. mi.
People per square mile
994
Median household income
$63,071+14.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,663
Median home value
$248,800
Jobs located here
276,235
Daytime population
543,191Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with East Baton Rouge Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Vermilion Parish, LA74115.0494+1.3%#93 of 2,176
2St. Martin Parish, LA7184.1613−1.0%#165 of 2,176
3St. Bernard Parish, LA712213.6188+4.1%#187 of 2,176
4Livingston Parish, LA718415.7175+8.5%#190 of 2,176
5Lafourche Parish, LA70277.2366−2.0%#199 of 2,176
6Acadia Parish, LA66125.4433−0.8%#312 of 2,176
7Jefferson Davis Parish, LA6697.5338−2.4%#317 of 2,176
8Grant Parish, LA6556.7384−0.3%#343 of 2,176
9De Soto Parish, LA6487.6321+2.0%#374 of 2,176
10St. Landry Parish, LA63175.3436−1.9%#406 of 2,176
41East Baton Rouge Parish, LA3063836.075+0.1%#2,031 of 2,176

Other business types in East Baton Rouge Parish

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 638 real estate agents and brokers in East Baton Rouge Parish. 16 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 179 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 17.8% from 2019.

How much do households in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.6B a year, or $14,649 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 638 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 25% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 177,295 households in East Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does East Baton Rouge Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

East Baton Rouge Parish has 36.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 75, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, East Baton Rouge Parish would have about 476, against 638 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 990 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is East Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put East Baton Rouge Parish at 456,180 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,295 households. Median household income in East Baton Rouge Parish is $63,071, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.8%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. East Baton Rouge Parish scores 30 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #2,031 of 2,176 scored counties.

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