2024 population: 949,722 ( 8,428 from 2020)
Land area: 6334.7 square miles
Population density: 149.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	505,060	53.18%	1.6%
Black:	338,585	35.65%	1.5%
Indian:	3,346	0.35%	4.8%
Asian:	21,560	2.27%	10.7%
2+ races:	13,566	1.43%	12.0%
Hispanic:	67,605	7.12%	13.2%

Total non-White:	444,662	46.82%	3.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	48,023	12.8
Deaths:	42,777	11.4
Net Migration:	-11,857	-3.1
Net Immigration:	14,853	3.9

Change in White population:	-8,023	-0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	16,451	1.7

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
941,294
513,083	54.51%
333,686	35.45%
3,192	0.34%
19,477	2.07%
12,113	1.29%
59,743	6.35%
428,211	45.49%

2010
903,564
522,353	57.81%
321,685	35.60%
3,021	0.33%
15,427	1.71%
9,099	1.01%
30,926	3.42%
381,211	42.19%

2000
806,772
497,586	61.68%
276,939	34.33%
2,344	0.29%
10,285	1.27%
5,817	0.72%
13,176	1.63%
309,186	38.32%

1990
727,698
469,990	64.59%
238,823	32.82%
2,066	0.28%
6,750	0.93%
n/a
10,069	1.38%
257,708	35.41%

1980
701,110
461,828	65.87%
220,857	31.50%
1,075	0.15%
3,972	0.57%
n/a
12,725	1.81%
239,282	34.13%

1970
572,614
376,440	65.74%
187,641	32.77%
463	0.08%
472	0.08%
n/a
7,112	1.24%
196,174	34.26%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
113,138	12.5
72,441	8.0
-27,716	-3.1
8,476	0.9

-9,270	-1.0
47,000	5.2

Number	Rate
2000's
112,099	13.9
64,044	7.9
23,573	2.9
9,276	1.1

24,767	3.1
72,025	8.9

Number	Rate
1990's
119,704	16.4
59,554	8.2
-6,426	-0.9
5,364	0.7

27,596	3.8
51,478	7.1

Number	Rate
1980's
134,446	19.2
52,187	7.4
-49,782	-7.1
n/a

8,162	1.2
18,426	2.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
48,346	8.4
n/a

85,388	14.9
43,108	7.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Baton Rouge, LA-MS Market 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
Number	Percent
36.3
216,846	22.8%
732,876	77.2%
140,914	14.8%

349,460
2.61

225,272	64.5%
152,920	67.9%
27,845	12.4%
124,188	35.5%

2010
Number	Percent
34.7
223,213	24.7%
680,351	75.3%
100,103	11.1%

338,021
2.59

228,214	67.5%
151,435	66.4%
30,435	13.3%
109,807	32.5%

2000
Number	Percent
32.9
219,208	27.2%
587,564	72.8%
80,352	10.0%

293,281
2.65

207,376	70.7%
148,393	71.6%
27,265	13.1%
85,905	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
30.1
211,403	29.1%
516,295	70.9%
68,987	9.5%

252,515
2.79

186,694	73.9%
141,516	75.8%
21,837	11.7%
65,821	26.1%

1980
Number	Percent
26.3
225,502	32.2%
475,608	67.8%
54,820	7.8%

225,689
3.00

174,444	77.3%
141,396	81.1%
16,634	9.5%
51,245	22.7%

2022 Housing Data for Baton Rouge, LA-MS Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	23,570	6.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	16,122	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	13,655	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	15,586	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	15,383	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	14,391	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	12,516	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	13,109	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	13,344	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	25,299	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	30,847	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	39,673	11.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	33,977	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	23,009	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	28,153	8.1%
$200,000 or more	30,826	8.8%

Median Household Income	66,883
Per Capita Income	35,570

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	19,968	5.7%
Public Assistance	4,566	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	52,659	15.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	386,160	66.5%
Unemployed	27,609	4.8%
In Armed Forces	806	0.1%

Total Labor Force	414,575	71.4%
Not in Labor Force	165,897	28.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	161,173	125,163	56.3%
Non-Profit	8,907	18,817	32.1%
Self-Employed	25,368	14,715	63.3%

Local Government	10,692	19,781	35.1%
State Government	14,363	24,244	37.2%
Federal Government	2,704	2,907	48.2%

Total Private + Self	186,541	139,878	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	36,666	65,749	35.8%
Total	223,207	205,627	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	17.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	65,911	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	89,465	20.8%
Professional, Technical	101,269	23.6%
Service Occupations	71,239	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,742	0.4%
All others	101,505	23.6%

White Collar		59.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	59,562	13.9%
Retail trade	46,798	10.9%
Educational services	43,586	10.2%
Manufacturing	42,641	9.9%
Construction	38,289	8.9%
Accommodation and food services	30,691	7.1%
Public administration	28,042	6.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	25,397	5.9%
Other services	20,838	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	17,366	4.0%
Finance and insurance	16,065	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14,386	3.4%
Wholesale trade	10,780	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8,285	1.9%
Information	7,535	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6,933	1.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5,071	1.2%
Utilities	3,920	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,942	0.7%
Management	262	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14,383	1.53%
Puerto Rican	1,738	0.18%
Cuban	1,507	0.16%
Dominican	535	0.06%

Total Central American	15,257	1.62%
Costa Rican	288	0.03%
Guatemalan	2,045	0.22%
Honduran	8,591	0.91%
Nicaraguan	1,134	0.12%
Panamanian	166	0.02%
Salvadoran	2,716	0.29%
Other Central American	317	0.03%

Total South American	1,702	0.18%
Argentinean	32	0.00%
Bolivian	48	0.01%
Chilean	191	0.02%
Colombian	775	0.08%
Ecuadorian	118	0.01%
Paraguayan	1	0.00%
Peruvian	124	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	413	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7,326	0.78%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	6,467	0.69%
Chinese	3,189	0.34%
Indian	3,161	0.34%
Filipino	2,094	0.22%
Korean	691	0.07%
Japanese	500	0.05%
Indonesian	356	0.04%
Thai	194	0.02%
Bangladeshi	143	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	825,285	93.6%
Spanish	28,219	3.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7,044	0.8%
Vietnamese	5,047	0.6%
Other Indo-European	4,445	0.5%
Arabic	3,037	0.3%
Chinese	2,670	0.3%
Other Asian	1,551	0.2%
Tagalog	1,321	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	94,689	10.1%
American	67,980	7.2%
English	61,229	6.5%
Irish	58,652	6.2%
German	57,613	6.1%
Italian	41,572	4.4%
French Canadian	14,214	1.5%
European	9,083	1.0%
Scottish	8,673	0.9%
Cajun	7,926	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	6,894	0.7%
African	6,346	0.7%
Polish	3,589	0.4%
Welsh	3,073	0.3%
Swedish	2,995	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	915,202	97.4%
Not a citizen	24,881	2.6%

Native	900,579	95.8%
Foreign-born	39,504	4.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
24,107	3.9%	49,077	8.0%	196,835	31.9%	169,336	27.5%	111,888	18.2%	64,938	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	24,107	3.9%
9-12 Years	49,077	8.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	196,835	31.9%
Some College	169,336	27.5%
Bach. Degree	111,888	18.2%
Grad Degree	64,938	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	343,811	324,049	19,762	5.7%
1991	350,829	327,964	22,865	6.5%
1992	356,057	333,791	22,266	6.3%
1993	350,648	328,011	22,637	6.5%
1994	356,633	331,479	25,154	7.1%
1995	356,841	334,676	22,165	6.2%
1996	361,562	340,830	20,732	5.7%
1997	363,701	344,608	19,093	5.2%
1998	369,422	351,854	17,568	4.8%
1999	374,071	357,147	16,924	4.5%

2000	380,086	360,611	19,475	5.1%
2001	377,255	356,343	20,912	5.5%
2002	375,320	353,021	22,299	5.9%
2003	380,887	356,401	24,486	6.4%
2004	385,260	361,416	23,844	6.2%
2005	405,808	376,606	29,202	7.2%
2006	408,562	391,507	17,055	4.2%
2007	412,744	395,745	16,999	4.1%
2008	417,680	398,421	19,259	4.6%
2009	421,077	393,495	27,582	6.6%

2010	434,013	401,067	32,946	7.6%
2011	435,231	402,425	32,806	7.5%
2012	438,038	408,855	29,183	6.7%
2013	443,435	416,301	27,134	6.1%
2014	454,518	428,026	26,492	5.8%
2015	460,583	434,571	26,012	5.6%
2016	456,923	431,522	25,401	5.6%
2017	454,848	433,330	21,518	4.7%
2018	458,146	437,566	20,580	4.5%
2019	459,382	439,114	20,268	4.4%

2020	451,402	417,076	34,326	7.6%
2021	455,930	432,462	23,468	5.1%
2022	464,918	449,069	15,849	3.4%
2023	462,107	446,505	15,602	3.4%
2024	454,696	435,934	18,762	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	410,959
Median Value	$213,626

Occupied	349,460	85.0%
Vacant	61,499	15.0%

Owned	243,936	69.8%
Rented	105,524	30.2%
Median Rent	$1,040

Single-Family Units	278,823	67.8%
Detached	271,107	66.0%
Attached	7,716	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	55,861	13.6%
Mobile Homes	51,018	12.4%

Baton Rouge, LA-MS Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Baton Rouge, LA-MS Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Baton Rouge, LA-MS Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Baton Rouge, LA-MS Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Baton Rouge, LA-MS Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Baton Rouge, LA-MS Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Baton Rouge, LA-MS Market Area