Baton Rouge, LA Demographics

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Baton Rouge demographics overview

StatisticBaton RougeLouisianaNational
Population (2009 est.) 225,390 4,492,076 307,006,550
Population (2000) 227,920 4,468,976 281,421,906
Population growth -1.1% 0.5% 9.1%
Pct. speak English 91.2% 90.0% 87.9%
Pct. speak Spanish 2.7% 1.9% 7.4%
Pct. married 43.4% 53.5% 57.7%
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The Baton Rouge population was 225,390 in 2009 compared to 227,920 in 2000. The Baton Rouge, LA population has decreased by 1.1% from 2000 to 2009.

In Baton Rouge, 91.2% of the people speak English and 2.7% of people speak Spanish. In Baton Rouge, 43.4% of people are married and 95.6% of residents were born in the US.

Baton Rouge population breakdown by race

RaceBaton RougeLouisianaNational
White45.84%55.81%70.38%
African American49.68%39.93%14.29%
American Indian0.23%0.48%0.76%
Asian2.53%1.61%4.52%
Native Hawaiian0.03%0.03%0.16%
Mixed race1.17%1.29%3.01%
Other race0.52%0.85%6.88%
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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.

Languages spoken

Urban vs. Rural population

Household income distribution

Source of income

Baton Rouge age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Place of birth by citizenship

Place of birth for foreign born citizens

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

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