Baton Rouge Population History 1950 - 2023

Baton Rouge Population Facts

What is the current population of Baton Rouge?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Baton Rouge is 219,573. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the 107th largest city in the US.

What county is Baton Rouge, Louisiana in?

Baton Rouge is located entirely in East Baton Rouge Parish.

What is the size of Baton Rouge, Louisiana in square miles?

Baton Rouge has an area of 77.0 square miles. Baton Rouge is the 3rd largest city, by area, in Louisiana.

What was the peak population of Baton Rouge?

The peak population of Baton Rouge was in 2010, when its population was 229,493. In 2010, Baton Rouge was the 85th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 107th largest city in the US. Baton Rouge is currently 4.3% smaller than it was in 2010.

How quickly is Baton Rouge shrinking?

Baton Rouge has shrunk 3.8% since the year 2000. Baton Rouge, Louisiana's growth is extremely below average. 88% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Baton Rouge, Louisiana?

Baton Rouge has a population density of 2,982.5 people per square mile.

Baton Rouge Demographics

What is the voting age population of Baton Rouge, Louisiana?

The total voting age population of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 168,782. The voting age population is 46.5% male and 53.5% female.

What percentage of Baton Rouge, Louisiana residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 13.8% of the residents of Baton Rouge are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Baton Rouge, Louisiana?

The racial demographics of Baton Rouge are 54.7% Black, 38.7% White, 3.5% Asian, 1.5% Other, 1.3% Two or more races, 0.3% American Indian and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Additionally, 3.7% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Baton Rouge, Louisiana residents are below the poverty line?

In Baton Rouge, 24.8% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 35.7%. On a per-household basis, 17.0% of families are below the poverty line in Baton Rouge.

What percentage of Baton Rouge, Louisiana residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 64.1% of Baton Rouge residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Baton Rouge, Louisiana residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 88.0% of Baton Rouge residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 33.2% have a bachelor's degree and 13.9% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Baton Rouge, Louisiana residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Baton Rouge residents aged 5 and older, 8.5% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home, 1.5% speak an Indo-European language, and 3.0% speak an Asian language.

Baton Rouge Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana?

The unemployment rate in Baton Rouge is 8.4%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Baton Rouge, Louisiana residents work for the government?

In Baton Rouge, 18.0% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Baton Rouge, Louisiana?

The median household income in Baton Rouge is $44,470.

Baton Rouge Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Baton Rouge, Louisiana?

In Baton Rouge, 49.8% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Baton Rouge, Louisiana?

Renters occupy 50.2% of housing units in Baton Rouge.

What percentage of Baton Rouge, Louisiana housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Baton Rouge, 5.3% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Baton Rouge, Louisiana housing units were built after 2000?

In Baton Rouge, 15.8% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 16,100 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Baton Rouge, Louisiana?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Baton Rouge is $879.

What percentage of households in Baton Rouge, Louisiana have broadband internet?

In Baton Rouge, 80.4% of households have an active broadband internet connection.