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Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area

873,661 Population
4,370.7 square miles 199.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,479 ±$1,126 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$64,550 ±$2,748 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

17.1% ±1.5% (144,535  ±12,581) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.1 minutes ±0.7 (9,614,750  ±339,210) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

334,402 ±3,971 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (845,110  ±630) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.5% ±0.9% (9,594  ±2,000) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

388,100 ±898 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$239,700 ±$6,247 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12% ±1.3% (103,693  ±11,262.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.2% ±2.1% (511,470  ±12,369.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
29% ±1.2% (166,464  ±7,145.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.8% (50,954  ±5,764) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.9% ±0.4% (32,591  ±2,900) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
32,591 Total veterans ±2,900 29,080 Male ±2,835 3,511 Female ±972

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