Language Spoken At Home in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 214,437 | 100% |
English only | 196,836 | 91.8% |
Language other than English | 17,601 | 8.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,758 | 3.2% |
Spanish | 6,502 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,718 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,478 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 850 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5,731 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,037 | 1.4% |
Other languages | 890 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 153 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 229,174 | 100% |
American | 12,151 | 5.3% |
Arab | 739 | 0.3% |
Czech | 278 | 0.1% |
Danish | 278 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,378 | 0.6% |
English | 14,701 | 6.4% |
French (except Basque) | 19,067 | 8.3% |
French Canadian | 1,790 | 0.8% |
German | 14,715 | 6.4% |
Greek | 257 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 361 | 0.2% |
Irish | 13,330 | 5.8% |
Italian | 9,237 | 4.0% |
Lithuanian | 92 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 468 | 0.2% |
Polish | 1,438 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 94 | 0.0% |
Russian | 461 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,855 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 3,021 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 114 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 2,521 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 718 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 286 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 134 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 650 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 599 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 87,437 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 48,296 | 55.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 21,385 | 24.5% |
Married-couple family | 26,673 | 30.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,764 | 11.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,338 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,877 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 17,285 | 19.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,744 | 11.1% |
Nonfamily households | 39,141 | 44.8% |
Householder living alone | 30,260 | 34.6% |
65 years and over | 7,990 | 9.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 25,160 | 28.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 18,897 | 21.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 219,223 | 100% |
Householder | 87,437 | 39.9% |
Spouse | 26,566 | 12.1% |
Child | 64,793 | 29.6% |
Other relatives | 19,376 | 8.8% |
Nonrelatives | 21,051 | 9.6% |
Unmarried partner | 5,207 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 87,679 | 100% |
Never married | 44,699 | 51.0% |
Now married, except separated | 29,782 | 34.0% |
Separated | 2,059 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 2,266 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 8,873 | 10.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 98,855 | 100% |
Never married | 44,310 | 44.8% |
Now married, except separated | 28,678 | 29.0% |
Separated | 3,135 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 10,001 | 10.1% |
Divorced | 12,731 | 12.9% |
Fertility in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,531 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,005 | 56.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 81 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,337 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,364 | 44.3% |
Less than 1 year | 330 | 6.2% |
1 or 2 years | 633 | 11.9% |
3 or 4 years | 369 | 6.9% |
5 or more years | 1,032 | 19.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,364 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,685 | 71.3% |
Who are married | 1,089 | 46.1% |
School Enrollment in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 75,425 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,248 | 5.6% |
Kindergarten | 3,083 | 4.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 23,277 | 30.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 10,408 | 13.8% |
College or graduate school | 34,409 | 45.6% |
Educational Attainment in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 135,847 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,059 | 4.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 14,555 | 10.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 34,024 | 25.0% |
Some college, no degree | 31,008 | 22.8% |
Associate's degree | 5,738 | 4.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 26,694 | 19.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 17,769 | 13.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.7% |
Veteran Status in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 178,235 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 12,701 | 7.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 226,737 | 100% |
With a disability | 30,610 | 13.5% |
Under 18 years | 50,686 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,628 | 5.2% |
18 to 64 years | 151,177 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,659 | 11.7% |
65 years and over | 24,874 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,323 | 41.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 226,163 | 100% |
Same house | 180,179 | 79.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 44,846 | 19.8% |
Same county | 32,125 | 14.2% |
Different county | 12,721 | 5.6% |
Same state | 7,122 | 3.1% |
Different state | 5,599 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 1,138 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 229,174 | 100% |
Native | 217,317 | 94.8% |
Born in United States | 215,978 | 94.2% |
State of residence | 176,137 | 76.9% |
Different state | 39,841 | 17.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,339 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 11,857 | 5.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 11,857 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,212 | 35.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 7,645 | 64.5% |
Year of Entry in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 13,196 | 100% |
Native | 1,339 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 43 | 3.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,296 | 96.8% |
Foreign born | 11,857 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 733 | 6.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 11,124 | 93.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Baton Rouge City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 11,857 | 100% |
Europe | 858 | 7.2% |
Asia | 6,303 | 53.2% |
Africa | 865 | 7.3% |
Oceania | 100 | 0.8% |
Latin America | 3,605 | 30.4% |
Northern America | 126 | 1.1% |