Baton Rouge, LA Demographics

Baton Rouge demographics profile

Statistic	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	National
Population (2012)	229,493	4,533,372	311,173,000
Population (2000)	227,920	4,468,976	281,421,906
Population growth	0.7%	1.4%	10.6%
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	0.9:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	43%	53%	58%
Speak English	91%	90%	88%
Speak Spanish	3%	2%	7%

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The Baton Rouge population was 229,493 in 2012 compared to 227,920 in 2000. The Baton Rouge, LA population has increased by 0.7% from 2000 to 2012.

In Baton Rouge 91% of the people speak English and 3% of people speak Spanish, also in Baton Rouge 43.4% of people are married.

Baton Rouge population breakdown by race

Race	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	National
Caucasian	45.84%	62.96%	82.77%
African American	49.68%	33.41%	8.40%
Asian	2.53%	1.00%	1.86%
American Indian	0.23%	0.85%	1.31%
Native Hawaiian	0.03%	0.02%	0.14%
Mixed race	1.17%	1.15%	2.06%
Other race	0.52%	0.60%	3.47%

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In Baton Rouge, 1.9% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

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