Population 234 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Blanks
Household size in Blanks
| Period | Blanks | Baton Rouge area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.31 | 2.69 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.44 | 2.68 | 2.64 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.60 | 2.73 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.49 | 2.63 | 2.59 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.18 | −0.06 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
The average household in Blanks has 2.49 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. Household size has climbed from 2.31 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Blanks
| Period | Blanks | Baton Rouge area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.6 | 35.3 | 36.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 46.4 | 36.2 | 37.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.6 | 36.8 | 38.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.9 | 37.1 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.4 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Blanks is 43.9 years old, older than the national median of 40.1.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Blanks
| Period | Blanks | Baton Rouge area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.9% | 14.1% | 14.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.0% | 14.8% | 15.1% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 14.7% | 13.9% | 14.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 16.2% | 14.0% | 15.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | +7.3 pts | −0.0 pts | +0.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Blanks: 16.2% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Blanks
Renters in Blanks
| Period | Blanks | Baton Rouge area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.4% | 30.5% | 31.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.3% | 31.4% | 33.7% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.0% | 31.0% | 34.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 14.5% | 30.9% | 32.6% | 34.8% |
| Change | −2.9 pts | +0.4 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Blanks is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 14.5% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 63.4% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Blanks
| Period | Blanks | Baton Rouge area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.0% | 10.9% | 13.9% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.9% | 11.2% | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.9% | 15.6% | 15.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 20.5% | 14.1% | 14.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +14.5 pts | +3.2 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 20.5% of the housing in Blanks, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Blanks
| Period | Blanks | Baton Rouge area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1982 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1981 | 1984 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1979 | 1986 | 1981 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1980 | 1990 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +9 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Blanks was built around 1980, the same vintage as the country's housing overall. Homes here are older than in the Baton Rouge area as a whole, where the median home dates to 1990.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Blanks
| Period | Blanks | Baton Rouge area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $515 | $775 | $755 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $573 | $890 | $831 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $601 | $1,001 | $920 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $725 | $1,207 | $1,122 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$210 | +$432 | +$366 | +$606 |
Rent in Blanks runs $725 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 20.3% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Blanks
Bachelor's degrees in Blanks
| Period | Blanks | Baton Rouge area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.5% | 26.3% | 22.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.6% | 27.9% | 22.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.6% | 28.6% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.1% | 31.5% | 27.5% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.6 pts | +5.3 pts | +5.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Blanks have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.1%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Blanks
| Period | Blanks | Baton Rouge area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 70.7% | 85.1% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 82.7% | 86.9% | 83.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 76.7% | 87.7% | 85.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 79.2% | 88.9% | 87.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +8.5 pts | +3.8 pts | +5.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in five adults in Blanks never finished high school, well above the national share: only 79.2% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Blanks
| Period | Blanks | Baton Rouge area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.9% | 6.8% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 4.4% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.5% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.2% | 6.8% | 6.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.3 pts | +0.0 pts | −1.4 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little harder to find in Blanks than nationally: unemployment was 6.2%, against 5.4%. The picture is much the same across the Baton Rouge area. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Blanks compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanks | 2.49 | 43.9 | 16.2% | 14.5% | 20.5% | 1980 | $725 | 12.1% | 79.2% | 6.2% |
| Fordoche | 2.45 | 44.5 | 14.5% | 13.1% | 21.3% | 1979 | $708 | 11.3% | 77.7% | 6.7% |
| Lottie | 2.69 | 39.9 | 27.9% | 27.3% | 17.7% | 1980 | $885 | 18.5% | 91.8% | 1.1% |
| Livonia | 2.45 | 45.5 | 12.5% | 16.3% | 16.6% | 1989 | $660 | 19.8% | 86.8% | 4.7% |
| Valverda | 2.48 | 42.5 | 23.7% | 25.1% | 19.4% | 1985 | $806 | 15.1% | 89.2% | 0.5% |
| Oscar | 2.67 | 44.3 | 7.9% | 17.0% | 13.1% | 1992 | $621 | 31.8% | 91.4% | 6.1% |
| Maringouin | 2.20 | 49.5 | 18.7% | 30.4% | 18.8% | 1978 | $814 | 11.2% | 85.3% | 4.8% |
| Torbert | 2.68 | 44.2 | 7.9% | 16.3% | 12.6% | 1992 | $617 | 32.3% | 91.6% | 6.3% |
| Mix | 1.82 | 59.5 | 7.9% | 6.4% | 7.3% | 1982 | $615 | 8.8% | 96.7% | 8.6% |
| Slacks | 2.11 | 46.5 | 8.5% | 19.4% | 16.3% | 1985 | $797 | 15.1% | 84.7% | 5.9% |
| Lakeland | 1.88 | 49.8 | 8.8% | 11.6% | 19.2% | 1992 | $688 | 17.9% | 83.9% | 1.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Blanks. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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