Baton Rouge, LA

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2022 Population

225,500

0.0173% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

31.9

0.623% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

24%

1.76% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$50,155

8.37% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Baton Rouge, LA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (52.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (35.8%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.81%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.1%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.86%).

None of the households in Baton Rouge, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.1% of the residents in Baton Rouge, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Baton Rouge, LA are Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (7,785 degrees awarded in 2022), Baton Rouge Community College (1,531 degrees), and Southern University and A & M College (1,166 degrees).

Most people in Baton Rouge, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Baton Rouge, LA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Baton Rouge, LA employs 105k people. The largest industries in Baton Rouge, LA are Health Care & Social Assistance (15,108 people), Educational Services (13,244 people), and Retail Trade (12,387 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($78,030), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($63,961), and Finance & Insurance ($62,308).

Employment

Occupations

105k

2022 Value

± 3,353

0.475%

1 Year growth

± 4.4%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Baton Rouge, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (11,175 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (9,490 people), and Management Occupations (9,482 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Baton Rouge, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

105k

2022 Value

± 3,353

0.475%

1 Year growth

± 4.4%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Baton Rouge, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (15,108 people), Educational Services (13,244 people), and Retail Trade (12,387 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Baton Rouge, LA, though some of these residents may live in Baton Rouge, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($71,417), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($68,565), and Wholesale Trade ($62,330).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($59,375), Information ($50,342), and Public Administration ($49,126).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.01%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.01%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.01%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Baton Rouge, LA awarded 12,001 degrees. The student population of Baton Rouge, LA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 23,102 male students and 34,760 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Baton Rouge, LA are White (6,554 and 56.8%), followed by Black or African American (3,464 and 30%), Hispanic or Latino (610 and 5.28%), and Asian (384 and 3.33%).

The largest universities in Baton Rouge, LA by number of degrees awarded are Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (7,785 and 64.9%), Baton Rouge Community College (1,531 and 12.8%), and Southern University and A & M College (1,166 and 9.72%).

The most popular majors in Baton Rouge, LA are General Studies (741 and 6.17%), General Business Administration & Management (618 and 5.15%), and Social Work (517 and 4.31%).

The median tuition costs in Baton Rouge, LA are $13,886 for private four year colleges, and $6,506 and $6,506 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Baton Rouge, LA have an average commute time of 21.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Baton Rouge, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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68.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Baton Rouge, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Baton Rouge, LA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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$50,155

Median Household Income

± $1,797

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Baton Rouge, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Baton Rouge, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (76.7%)
Carpooled (10.1%)
Worked At Home (6.21%)

In 2022, 76.7% of workers in Baton Rouge, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.1%) and those who worked at home (6.21%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Baton Rouge, LA have a shorter commute time (21.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.96% of the workforce in Baton Rouge, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Baton Rouge, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Baton Rouge, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Baton Rouge, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Baton Rouge, LA (51.4k out of 214k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Baton Rouge, LA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89.9% of the population of Baton Rouge, LA has health coverage, with 39.1% on employee plans, 27.6% on Medicaid, 9.85% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 0.896% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA see 1094 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.67% increase from the previous year (1076 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1325 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 230 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA see an average of 1,094 patients per year. This represents a 1.67% increase from the previous year (1,076 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.1%

Uninsured

39.1%

Employer Coverage

27.6%

Medicaid

9.85%

Medicare

12.5%

Non-Group

0.896%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Baton Rouge, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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