Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA

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2024 Population
112,604
US Senator
Bill Cassidy
Republican Party
US Senator
John Kennedy
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.8
0.741% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
15.9%
3.68% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$70,500
2.98% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$208,500
1.66% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
42,911
0.501% 1-year decline

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3.84% of the households in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, 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.

98.7% of the residents in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA was $208,500, and the homeownership rate was 78.3%.

Most people in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA was 2 cars per household.

Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA borders Kisatchie Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1 PUMA, LA, Acadiana Regional Development District 1--St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA, Acadiana Regional Development District 5--Iberia & St. Martin Parishes PUMA, LA, Capital Region Planning Commission 4--East Baton Rouge Parish (North) PUMA, LA, Capital Region Planning Commission 3--Baton Rouge City (North) PUMA, LA, Capital Region Planning Commission 8--Baton Rouge City (South) PUMA, LA, Capital Region Planning Commission 2--East Baton Rouge Parish (South) PUMA, LA, Capital Region Planning Commission 5--Ascension Parish PUMA, LA, Capital Region Planning Commission 6--Livingston & St. Helena Parishes PUMA, LA, South Central Planning & Development Commission 2--Lafourche & Assumption Parishes PUMA, LA, and Southwest Region PUMA, MS.

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Population & Diversity

Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA is home to a population of 113k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.78% of Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA residents were born outside of the country (2k people).

In 2024, there were 1.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (58.6k people) in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 45.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.02k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA are Spanish (2,844 households), French (Incl. Cajun) (838 households), and Gujarati (90 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
52,503
Women
46.4%
60,617
Men
53.6%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 113,120 inhabitants, with 53.6% men, and 46.4% women.

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Citizenship

98.7%
2024 Citizenship
99.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    58.6k ± 315
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    45.1k ± 838
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    3.02k ± 750
4.05%
Hispanic Population
4.56k people

In 2024, there were 1.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (58.6k people) in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 45.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.02k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.05% of the people in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA are hispanic (4.56k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    659 ± 628 people
  2. Cuba
    189 ± 337 people
  3. China
    86 ± 228 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA was Mexico, the natal country of 659 Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA residents, followed by Cuba with 189 and China with 86.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.78%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2k people
1.63%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.84k people

As of 2024, 1.78% of Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA residents (2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA was 1.63%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    2,844 households (2.66%)
  2. French (Incl. Cajun)
    838 households (0.785%)
  3. Gujarati
    90 households (0.0843%)

3.84% of the households in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA was Spanish. 2.66% of the households in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,651 ± 286
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    788 ± 207
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    594 ± 198

Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA employs 42.9k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA were Construction (3,702 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,191 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,878 people), and the highest paying industries were Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing ($224,268), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($211,133), and Offices of physicians ($151,618).

Males in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,868. The income inequality in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.421, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
20,643
Women
48.1%
22,268
Men
51.9%

The workforce of Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA in 2023 was 42,911 people, with 48.1% woman, and 51.9% men.

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Occupations

42.9k
2023 Value
−0.501%
1 Year decline
± −0.501%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA declined at a rate of −0.501%, from 43.1k employees to 42.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA, are Cooks (1,365 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,077 people), and Registered nurses (996 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

42.9k
2023 Value
−0.501%
1 Year decline
± −0.501%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA declined at a rate of −0.501%, from 43.1k employees to 42.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA, are Construction (3,702 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,191 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,878 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA, though some of these residents may live in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,325
Median earning men ± $2,947
$42,440
Median earning women ± $1,989

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,705), Manufacturing ($85,094), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($79,688).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($83,816), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,206), and Public Administration ($56,675).

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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%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

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

Voting results are not available for Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.2%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.547%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy
Senator from Louisiana2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
John Kennedy
Senator from Louisiana3
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.

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Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 1.53% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.1% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (35.6k), Some college (16.8k), and Secondary Education (15.9k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA was $208,500 in 2024, which is 0.627 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $205,100 to $208,500, a 1.66% increase. The homeownership rate in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA is 78.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA have an average commute time of 28.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$208,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,120
$32,112
Median Property Taxes
±$1,499

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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Rent vs Own

78.3%
Homeownership
2024
67.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 78.3% of the housing units in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$70,500
Median Household Income
± $3,137
41k
Number of Households
± 1,676

In 2024, the median household income of the 41k households in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA grew to $70,500 from the previous year's value of $68,460.

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Wage Distribution

0.421
2023 Wage GINI in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA
0.42
2022 Wage GINI in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA

In 2023, the income inequality in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA was 0.421 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.255% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (84.9%)
  2. Carpooled (7.27%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.25%)

In 2024, 84.9% of workers in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.27%) and those who worked at home (5.25%).

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Commute Time

28.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA have a longer commute time (28.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.03% of the workforce in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA (16.2k out of 102k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, 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.

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Health

93.8% of the population of Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA has health coverage, with 44.7% on employee plans, 22.1% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 0.882% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see 1,441 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1692 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 283 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,441 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Louisiana

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see an average of 1,441 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.5% under 18 years, 20.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.18%
Uninsured
44.7%
Employer Coverage
22.1%
Medicaid
14.7%
Medicare
11.5%
Non-Group
0.882%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Capital Region Planning Commission 1--Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area (West) PUMA, LA declined by 6.43% from 6.6% to 6.18%.

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