Census Reporter

Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area

856,779 Population
4,370.7 square miles 196 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 37.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,252 ±$728 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $29,522 ±$268
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$60,043 ±$1,117 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $50,800 ±$360
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

15.3% ±0.6% (127,026  ±5,206) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 845,230 (±0.3% / ±12,732)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

27.1 minutes ±0.3 (10,242,050  ±170,927) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 49,507,695 (±0.2 / ±416,330)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

311,169 ±2,048 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,751,956 ±5,502
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.7 ±0 (832,770  ±1,075) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,535,225 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.9% ±0.6% (12,363  ±1,243) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 61,586 (±0.2% / ±2,490)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

368,007 ±401 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,074,664 ±337
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$190,000 ±$3,129 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $168,100 ±$915
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

13.1% ±0.6% (110,984  ±5,342.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 12.6% 578,384 (±0.2% / ±10,155.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

87.8% ±1.1% (492,810  ±6,423.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 85.9% 2,695,344 (±0.5% / ±14,333.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
28.8% ±0.7% (161,677  ±3,934.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 24.9% 780,547 (±0.3% / ±8,695.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

4% ±0.2% (33,965  ±1,619) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 4.1% 193,041 (±0.1% / ±3,395)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

6% ±0.3% (39,058  ±1,804) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.8% 239,881 (±0.1% / ±4,882)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
39,058 Total veterans ±1,804 35,719 Male ±1,707 3,339 Female ±546

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