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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Baton Rouge Metro

Baton Rouge, LA · 10 counties · 870,569 residents · 4,371 sq mi
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Baton Rouge is a metro area of 870,569 people. 4% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Growth has run 19% since 2000, or 141,208 more people. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $192,993. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $61,240, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 36.8
US median: 38.8
Average education
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
870,569
+19%since 2000
from 729,361 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
199 / sq mi
+19%since 2000
from 167 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
36.8
+13%since 2000
from 32.5 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
4,371 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
624K692K761K830K898K19902000201020202024Baton Rouge
2024875K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.1%(52,939)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(55,920)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.8%(59,347)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 197.3%(63,668)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.3%(63,916)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.6%(118,518)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.1%(113,787)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411.7%(102,027)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412.5%(109,144)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749.4%(81,856)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.3%(37,049)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.4%(12,398)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$61,240
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,108 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,301
+78%since 2000
from $18,096 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
41.7%
+12.1 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
15.3%
−2.1 ptssince 2000
from 17.4% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.2%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade10%
US avg: 10%
Wholesale trade9.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services5.6%
US avg: 6.6%
Finance & insurance5%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.5%
US avg: 1.7%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.8%
Manufacturing0.9%
US avg: 0.5%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$192,993
+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $87,842 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$929
+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $471 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
67.8%
−2.4 ptssince 2000
from 70.2% in 2000
32.2% rent
Persons per household
2.68 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.60 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.2
+8%since 2009
from 3.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic62.2%(453,697)
Black33.9%(247,223)
Hispanic / Latino1.6%(11,866)
Asian1.3%(9,258)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic53.6%(466,937)
Black34.6%(300,790)
Hispanic / Latino6.3%(55,184)
Asian2%(17,738)
Other2.4%(21,238)
Segregation Score
50
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American1.4%(11,965)
Mexican1.4%(11,661)
Honduran0.8%(6,269)
Salvadoran0.3%(2,390)
Puerto Rican0.3%(2,217)
Guatemalan0.2%(1,888)
South American0.2%(1,661)
Spaniard0.2%(1,589)
Cuban0.2%(1,377)
Colombian0.1%(1,058)
Nicaraguan0.1%(851)
Dominican0.1%(823)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(321)
Panamanian0%(204)
Bolivian0%(96)
Peruvian0%(91)
Argentine0%(29)
Chilean0%(11)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.7%(5,977)
Chinese0.5%(3,859)
Asian Indian0.4%(3,226)
Filipino0.2%(1,551)
Japanese0.1%(634)
Korean0.1%(498)
Pakistani0.1%(308)
Burmese0.1%(228)
Indonesian0%(118)
Thai0%(97)
Taiwanese0%(71)
Laotian0%(67)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(341)
Samoan0%(66)
Ancestry
French12.3%(105,556)
American7.4%(63,833)
Irish6.6%(56,537)
German6.5%(55,832)
English5.7%(48,764)
Italian4.7%(40,355)
French Canadian1.7%(14,255)
Subsaharan African1.6%(14,116)
Scottish1.1%(9,245)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(6,164)
Polish0.4%(3,255)
British0.3%(2,824)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.3%(2,789)
Dutch0.3%(2,744)
Swedish0.3%(2,681)
Norwegian0.3%(2,114)
Hungarian0.2%(2,043)
Lebanese0.2%(1,719)
West Indian0.2%(1,070)
Russian0.2%(1,030)
Greek0.1%(819)
Nigerian0.1%(674)
Canadian0.1%(602)
Belgian0.1%(593)
Danish0.1%(579)
Portuguese0.1%(579)
Slovak0.1%(579)
Swiss0.1%(514)
Jordanian0.1%(450)
Czech0.1%(449)
Ukrainian0.1%(432)
Arab0.1%(406)
Lithuanian0.1%(403)
Croatian0.1%(389)
Ghanaian0.1%(344)
Iranian0%(340)
Palestinian0.1%(330)
Jamaican0.1%(320)
Finnish0%(297)
Egyptian0.1%(293)
Brazilian0%(291)
Austrian0%(287)
Haitian0%(276)
Turkish0%(211)
Israeli0%(202)
Romanian0%(200)
Bulgarian0%(164)
Serbian0%(162)
Guyanese0%(123)
Syrian0%(120)
Australian0%(115)
Kenyan0.1%(83)
Ethiopian0%(57)
Iraqi0%(41)
Armenian0%(33)
Slovene0%(24)
Latvian0%(17)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.3%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 22.5% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
88.0%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 79.0% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
10.9%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.3 min
+55%since 2000
from 17.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
84.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 83.0% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
6.3%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2011
from 7.3% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
63.1%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 65.0% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.6%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
37.9%
+6.1 ptssince 2009
from 31.7% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
51.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
4.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
7.9%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 14.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
91.4%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
86.9%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married41.3%(141,913)
Married46.9%(160,941)
Widowed2.5%(8,507)
Divorced9.3%(32,071)
Women 15+
Never married36%(130,639)
Married43.2%(156,667)
Widowed8.5%(30,931)
Divorced12.2%(44,214)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.9%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 14.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
57.0%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
11.2%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
15.9%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
22.7%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.6%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
66.4%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
36.1%
US average: 35.2%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)22%(8,575)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(8,937)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era33.6%(13,114)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War5.7%(2,214)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.4%(945)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 39,058 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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In this metro

Largest cities

Baton RougeCENTRAL222,795Prairieville35,238Central30,313Zachary20,621Shenandoah17,998Gonzales13,930Gardere12,223Baker12,136Merrydale9,490Denham Springs9,378Oak Hills Place9,038Village St. George8,273Old Jefferson7,860Addis7,679Donaldsonville7,094St. Gabriel6,987Walker6,476Inniswold6,357Plaquemine5,891Port Allen5,015Brownfields4,261New Roads4,216Monticello3,999Jackson3,904Brusly2,614Westminster2,559Erwinville2,420Pierre Part2,308Bayou L'Ourse2,132Livingston2,006

The 30 most populous of 63 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

10 component counties

East Baton Rouge ParishCENTRAL456,180Livingston ParishCENTRAL155,036Ascension ParishCENTRAL135,105Iberville ParishCENTRAL29,579West Baton Rouge ParishCENTRAL28,756Assumption Parish19,720Pointe Coupee Parish19,520East Feliciana Parish18,911West Feliciana Parish15,134St. Helena Parish10,758
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Baton Rouge, LA?

Baton Rouge, LA has about 870,569 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Baton Rouge, LA?

The typical household in Baton Rouge, LA earns about $61,240 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Baton Rouge, LA expensive?

In Baton Rouge, LA, the median home is worth about $192,993, and the typical rent is about $929 a month.

How educated are people in Baton Rouge, LA?

About 29.3% of adults age 25 and over in Baton Rouge, LA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Baton Rouge, LA?

About 15.3% of people in Baton Rouge, LA live below the federal poverty line.

Has Baton Rouge, LA grown since 1990?

Yes, Baton Rouge, LA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 223,963 residents, a change of about 35 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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