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Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area

882,652 Population
4,367.8 square miles 202.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,556 ±$1,057 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$69,293 ±$3,794 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.8% ±1.6% (151,534  ±13,680) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.3 minutes ±0.7 (10,263,175  ±331,099) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

343,718 ±3,985 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (853,582  ±1,748) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.7% ±1.1% (12,416  ±2,396) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

391,411 ±1,393 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$252,000 ±$6,286 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.9% ±1.2% (112,530  ±10,833.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.2% ±2.2% (523,464  ±13,159.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
30.9% ±1.3% (179,371  ±7,706.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

5.2% (46,093  ±4,700) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.3% ±0.6% (35,655  ±3,891) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
35,655 Total veterans ±3,891 31,411 Male ±3,350 4,244 Female ±1,427

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