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Capital Region Planning Commission 8--Baton Rouge City (South) PUMA, LA

153,223 Population
57.6 square miles 2,658.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

28 ±1.8 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,392 ±$3,825 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $35,440 ±$571
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,119 ±$4,784 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $60,986 ±$803
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

26.1% ±6.8% (37,149  ±10,291) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 835,267 (±0.6% / ±28,512)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.9 minutes ±0.6 (1,368,630  ±66,793) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

59,627 ±4,000 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,848,965 ±8,172
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.2 (141,949  ±12,984) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,474,016
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.6% ±2.4% (2,087  ±1,096) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 61,866 (±0.4% / ±4,761)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

70,328 ±4,130 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,138,882 ±318
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$286,000 ±$11,970 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Louisiana: $223,200 ±$2,575
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

21.8% ±3.7% (33,152  ±6,345.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 10.6% 480,382 (±0.5% / ±22,340.5)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.6% ±3.3% (80,646  ±6,022.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 88.2% 2,749,670 (±0.9% / ±28,980.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
51.2% ±2.7% (43,630  ±3,700.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Louisiana: 27.8% 867,511 (±0.5% / ±16,543.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

10.9% ±4.2% (14,920  ±5,769.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 8.5% 366,868 (±0.1% / ±5,689.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

8.6% ±1.7% (13,231  ±2,812) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.2% 239,225
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4% ±1.2% (4,817  ±1,501) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,934 (±0.2% / ±7,249)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,817 Total veterans ±1,501 3,843 Male ±1,136 974 Female ±964

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