Baton Rouge, Louisiana Neighborhood Info

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana QuickFacts

	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	United States
Total population	227,818	281,421,906
State	Louisiana
City	baton rouge

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Population

	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	%, Baton Rouge, Louisiana	United States
Male	108,255	47.52%	49.06%
Female	119,563	52.48%	50.94%
Median age (years)	30.4		35.3

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	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	%, Baton Rouge, Louisiana	United States
18 years and over	172,121	75.55%	74.31%
21 years and over	152,616	66.99%	69.97%
62 years and over	30,456	13.37%	14.66%
65 years and over	26,062	11.44%	12.43%

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	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	%, Baton Rouge, Louisiana	United States
White	104,117	45.7%	75.14%
Black or African American	113,953	50.02%	12.32%
Asian	5,972	2.62%	3.64%
Some other race	1,594	0.7%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,182	0.96%	2.43%

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Housing

	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	%, Baton Rouge, Louisiana	United States
Total households	88,973		105,480,101
Family households (families)	52,661	59.19%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	36,312	40.81%	31.94%

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	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	%, Baton Rouge, Louisiana	United States
Total housing units	97,288		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	8,415	8.65%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	88,973	91.45%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	46,417	47.71%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	42,556	43.74%	30.77%

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	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	8,146	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	15,299	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	10,004	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,971	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	2,860	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,453	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	402	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	55	0.57%
Median (dollars)	94,700	119,600

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	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	%, Baton Rouge, Louisiana	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	23,449	26.36%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	25,294	28.43%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	11,280	12.68%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	9,034	10.15%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	9,809	11.02%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	10,020	11.26%	9.65%

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Education

	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	%, Baton Rouge, Louisiana	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	77,749		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	4,961	6.38%	6.47%
Kindergarten	3,515	4.52%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	25,165	32.37%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	12,552	16.14%	21.38%
College or graduate school	31,556	40.59%	22.81%

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Economy

	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	%, Baton Rouge, Louisiana	United States
Population 16 years and over	178,626		217,168,077
In labor force	110,420	61.82%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	110,277	61.74%	63.39%
- - Employed	101,130	56.62%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	9,147	5.12%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	143	0.08%	0.53%
Not in labor force	68,206	38.18%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	95,535	53.48%	51.66%
In labor force	54,427	30.47%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	54,412	30.46%	29.65%
- - Employed	49,743	27.85%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	17,462	9.78%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	10,728		12,787,501

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	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	%, Baton Rouge, Louisiana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	88,913		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	15,805	17.78%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,903	8.89%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	14,039	15.79%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	11,366	12.78%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	12,451	14.0%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	12,538	14.1%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,544	7.36%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,813	5.41%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,526	1.72%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,928	2.17%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	30,368		41,994

	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	%, Baton Rouge, Louisiana	United States
With earnings	71,272	39.9%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	45,119		56,604
With Social Security income	19,955	11.17%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,234		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	4,323	2.42%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,919		6,320
With public assistance income	2,863	1.6%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,917		3,032
With retirement income	13,419	7.51%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,118		17,376

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