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Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area


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2024 population: 882,652   ( 12,074 from 2020)
Land area: 4370.7 square miles
Population density: 201.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:470,361 53.29% 1.2%
Black:314,37735.62% 2.3%
Indian:2,4160.27% 6.9%
Asian:20,8722.36% 11.6%
2+ races:12,3651.40% 12.3%
Hispanic:62,2617.05% 13.2%
Total non-White:412,29146.71% 4.5%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:44,600 12.8
Deaths:38,36811.0
Net Migration: -8,591-2.5
Net Immigration: 14,2044.1
Change in White population:-5,802 -0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:17,876 2.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
870,578
476,16354.70%
307,44035.31%
2,2610.26%
18,7052.15%
11,0081.26%
55,0016.32%
394,41545.30%

2010
802,484
465,30857.98%
284,56135.46%
1,9220.24%
14,4001.79%
7,9780.99%
27,3573.41%
337,17642.02%

2000
705,973
438,13262.06%
239,92033.98%
1,5260.22%
9,3551.33%
4,8840.69%
11,5821.64%
267,84137.94%

1990
623,853
407,73465.36%
200,80132.19%
1,1110.18%
5,7810.93%
n/a
8,4261.35%
216,11934.64%

1980
591,383
393,60766.56%
182,61730.88%
7030.12%
3,4500.58%
n/a
10,4101.76%
197,77633.44%

1970
467,346
310,92166.53%
149,16831.92%
2160.05%
4270.09%
n/a
6,1771.32%
156,425 33.47%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
104,150 13.0
64,8148.1
-18,321-2.3
7,9061.0
10,855 1.4
57,239 7.1
2000's
NumberRate
99,353 14.1
54,8847.8
31,1024.4
8,8221.2
27,176 3.8
69,335 9.8
1990's
NumberRate
103,969 16.7
50,1488.0
6360.1
5,0510.8
30,398 4.9
51,722 8.3
1980's
NumberRate
113,460 19.2
42,893 7.3
-33,227 -5.6
n/a
14,127 2.4
18,343 3.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
58,162 12.4
n/a
82,686 17.7
41,351 8.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
35.9
200,745 11.5%
1,552,485 88.5%
127,617 7.3%
321,734
2.62
207,515 64.5%
141,426 68.2%
25,485 12.3%
114,219 35.5%

2010
NumberPercent
34.2
198,327 24.7%
604,157 75.3%
86,152 10.7%
300,022
2.59
201,691 67.2%
134,006 66.4%
27,219 13.5%
98,331 32.8%

2000
NumberPercent
32.6
190,546 27.0%
515,427 73.0%
68,323 9.7%
256,919
2.64
180,582 70.3%
129,503 71.7%
23,623 13.1%
76,337 29.7%

1990
NumberPercent
30.1
178,464 28.6%
445,389 71.4%
57,528 9.2%
217,557
2.76
159,700 73.4%
121,454 76.1%
18,692 11.7%
57,857 26.6%

1980
NumberPercent
26.4
186,985 31.6%
404,398 68.4%
44,673 7.6%
191,733
2.97
147,195 76.8%
119,024 80.9%
14,540 9.9%
44,538 23.2%

2022 Housing Data for Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units376,612 
Median Value$222,743 
Occupied321,73485.4%
Vacant54,87814.6%
Owned223,58869.5%
Rented98,14630.5%
Median Rent$1,066 
Single-Family Units255,69567.9%
    Detached248,07865.9%
    Attached7,6172.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units54,52014.5%
Mobile Homes42,97111.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00020,9146.5%
$10,000 to $14,99913,6594.2%
$15,000 to $19,99911,9833.7%
$20,000 to $24,99913,4974.2%
$25,000 to $29,99913,8974.3%
$30,000 to $34,99913,1844.1%
$35,000 to $39,99911,2563.5%
$40,000 to $44,99912,2773.8%
$45,000 to $49,99911,4893.6%
$50,000 to $59,99923,1337.2%
$60,000 to $74,99928,5958.9%
$75,000 to $99,99937,03311.5%
$100,000 to $124,99931,8529.9%
$125,000 to $149,99921,9446.8%
$150,000 to $199,99927,0698.4%
$200,000 or more29,9529.3%
Median Household Income68,920 
Per Capita Income36,409 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.86 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI16,4265.1%
Public Assistance4,2051.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps46,22014.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed364,00767.4%
Unemployed26,1874.8%
In Armed Forces7480.1%
Total Labor Force390,94272.4%
Not in Labor Force149,17227.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 32.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector151,346117,47856.3%
Non-Profit8,50517,99932.1%
Self-Employed23,71713,52363.7%
Local Government9,92018,34235.1%
State Government13,90023,01837.7%
Federal Government2,3982,77046.4%
Total Private + Self175,063131,00157.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.34,72362,12935.9%
Total209,786193,13052.1%
Pct. Govt.17.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts63,12815.6%
Sales and Office Occupations83,23820.6%
Professional, Technical97,42624.1%
Service Occupations66,52916.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,4830.4%
All others93,12323.1%
White Collar 60.4%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance56,26713.9%
Retail trade43,58310.8%
Educational services41,12110.2%
Manufacturing40,16110.0%
Construction35,6848.8%
Accommodation and food services29,5197.3%
Public administration26,7386.6%
Professional, scientific, technical24,6776.1%
Other services19,5204.8%
Transportation and warehousing16,0354.0%
Finance and insurance15,3823.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.13,3323.3%
Wholesale trade10,1272.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7,7851.9%
Information7,1031.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing6,6651.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3,6420.9%
Utilities3,5030.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2,3380.6%
Management2620.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican12,3091.42%
Puerto Rican1,6600.19%
Cuban1,4290.16%
Dominican4070.05%
Total Central American14,4521.66%
Costa Rican2880.03%
Guatemalan1,8720.22%
Honduran8,0060.92%
Nicaraguan1,0990.13%
Panamanian1540.02%
Salvadoran2,7160.31%
Other Central American3170.04%
Total South American1,6260.19%
Argentinean320.00%
Bolivian480.01%
Chilean1210.01%
Colombian7690.09%
Ecuadorian1180.01%
Paraguayan10.00%
Peruvian1240.01%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan4130.05%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic6,8370.79%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese5,8870.68%
Chinese3,1890.37%
Indian3,1610.36%
Filipino2,0450.24%
Korean6910.08%
Japanese5000.06%
Indonesian3560.04%
Thai1940.02%
Bangladeshi1430.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English763,34693.5%
Spanish25,7083.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun6,3260.8%
Vietnamese4,4990.6%
Other Indo-European4,3350.5%
Arabic3,0250.4%
Chinese2,6700.3%
Other Asian1,5500.2%
Tagalog1,2480.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
French88,81010.2%
American63,6877.3%
English58,4616.7%
German54,8436.3%
Irish54,8086.3%
Italian39,3224.5%
French Canadian13,0721.5%
European8,7871.0%
Scottish8,3671.0%
Cajun7,2930.8%
Scotch-Irish6,4430.7%
African5,8090.7%
Polish3,5260.4%
Welsh3,0260.3%
Swedish2,8720.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen846,23997.3%
Not a citizen23,5162.7%
Native832,48395.7%
Foreign-born37,2724.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
21,574 3.8%42,845 7.6%174,618 30.8%156,993 27.7%108,214 19.1%62,904 11.1%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 21,574 3.8%
9-12 Years 42,845 7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 174,618 30.8%
Some College 156,993 27.7%
Bach. Degree 108,214 19.1%
Grad Degree 62,904 11.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 621,442 586,266 35,176 5.7%
1991 633,766 593,608 40,158 6.3%
1992 645,732 608,878 36,854 5.7%
1993 636,546 597,034 39,512 6.2%
1994 647,672 603,146 44,526 6.9%
1995 647,772 608,894 38,878 6.0%
1996 657,086 620,490 36,596 5.6%
1997 658,804 624,686 34,118 5.2%
1998 669,702 639,446 30,256 4.5%
1999 683,444 656,064 27,380 4.0%
2000 697,294 662,730 34,564 5.0%
2001 691,844 654,200 37,644 5.4%
2002 689,206 649,184 40,022 5.8%
2003 699,054 654,918 44,136 6.3%
2004 709,280 666,552 42,728 6.0%
2005 748,600 695,946 52,654 7.0%
2006 753,336 722,372 30,964 4.1%
2007 761,480 730,664 30,816 4.0%
2008 770,710 735,688 35,022 4.5%
2009 778,312 728,492 49,820 6.4%
2010 800,876 741,536 59,340 7.4%
2011 803,118 743,764 59,354 7.4%
2012 808,820 755,844 52,976 6.5%
2013 821,814 772,260 49,554 6.0%
2014 844,062 795,556 48,506 5.7%
2015 858,082 811,020 47,062 5.5%
2016 855,284 809,868 45,416 5.3%
2017 854,328 815,630 38,698 4.5%
2018 861,660 824,154 37,506 4.4%
2019 864,292 827,238 37,054 4.3%
2020 849,298 785,728 63,570 7.5%
2021 859,166 816,064 43,102 5.0%
2022 877,474 848,196 29,278 3.3%
2023 872,650 843,662 28,988 3.3%
2024 857,274 822,314 34,960 4.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com