Baton Rouge Population and Demographics

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Baton Rouge City, Louisiana Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Baton Rouge Population: 227818 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 108255 47.52% Female 119563 52.48%       Under 5 years 15502 6.8% 5 to 9 years 15609 6.85% 10 to 14 years 15248 6.69% 15 to 19 years 21954 9.64% 20 to 24 years 27230 11.95% 25 to 34 years 31719 13.92% 35 to 44 years 30343 13.32% 45 to 54 years 27166 11.92% 55 to 59 years 9495 4.17% 60 to 64 years 7490 3.29% 65 to 74 years 13312 5.84% 75 to 84 years 9611 4.22% 85 years and over 3139 1.38%       Median age (years) 30.4       18 years and over 172121 75.55% Male 79732 35% Female 92389 40.55% 21 years and over 152616 66.99% 62 years and over 30456 13.37% 65 years and over 26062 11.44% Male 9931 4.36% Female 16131 7.08%       Race     One race 225636 99.04% White 104117 45.7% Black or African American 113953 50.02% American Indian and Alaska Native 405 0.18% Asian 5972 2.62% Asian indian 1006 0.44% Chinese 1347 0.59% Filipino 200 0.09% Japanese 120 0.05% Korean 254 0.11% Vietnamese 2621 1.15% Other Asian 424 0.19% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 76 0.03% Native Hawaiian 18 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 17 0.01% Samoan 24 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 17 0.01% Some other race 1113 0.49% Two or more races 2182 0.96%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 227818 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 3918 1.72% Mexican 1206 0.53% Puerto Rican 336 0.15% Cuban 425 0.19% Other Hispanic or Latino 1951 0.86% Not Hispanic or Latino 223900 98.28% White alone 101867 44.71%       Relationship     Total Population 227818 100.00% In households 215365 94.53% Householder 88973 39.05% Spouse 31890 14% Child 63607 27.92% Own child under 18 years 46499 20.41% Other relatives 16222 7.12% Under 18 years 7946 3.49% Nonrelatives 14673 6.44% Unmarried partner 4615 2.03% In group quarters 12453 5.47% Institutionalized population 3406 1.5% Non-Institutionalized population 9047 3.97%       Households by Type     Total Households 88973 100.0 % Family households (families) 52661 59.19% With own children under 18 years 25044 28.15% Married-couple family 31890 35.84% With own children under 18 years 13573 15.26% Female householder, no husband present 16935 19.03% With own children under 18 years 9846 11.07% Non Family households 36312 40.81% Householder living alone 28178 31.67% Householder 65 years and over 7646 8.59%       Households with individuals under 18 years 29093 32.7% Households with individuals 65 years and over 18893 21.23%       Average Household size 2.42 Average family size 3.12       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 97388 100.00% Occupied housing units 88973 91.36% Vacant housing units 8415 8.64% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 321 0.33% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.8       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 88973 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 46417 52.17% Renter-occupied housing units. 42556 47.83%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.58 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.25

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Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.