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Language Spoken At Home in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 747,535 | 100% |
English only | 699,031 | 93.5% |
Language other than English | 48,504 | 6.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,525 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 21,901 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 8,711 | 1.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 14,144 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,471 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 10,546 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,884 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 1,913 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 459 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 802,389 | 100% |
American | 83,029 | 10.3% |
Arab | 2,696 | 0.3% |
Czech | 814 | 0.1% |
Danish | 660 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 4,382 | 0.5% |
English | 69,251 | 8.6% |
French (except Basque) | 109,375 | 13.6% |
French Canadian | 14,248 | 1.8% |
German | 58,219 | 7.3% |
Greek | 880 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 1,501 | 0.2% |
Irish | 60,802 | 7.6% |
Italian | 40,977 | 5.1% |
Lithuanian | 180 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 2,013 | 0.3% |
Polish | 4,367 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 460 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,351 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 9,458 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 10,070 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 258 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 5,588 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 2,149 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 644 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 299 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 1,917 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,345 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 293,820 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 196,165 | 66.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 89,205 | 30.4% |
Married-couple family | 133,845 | 45.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 55,247 | 18.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 14,971 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,180 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 47,349 | 16.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 26,778 | 9.1% |
Nonfamily households | 97,655 | 33.2% |
Householder living alone | 79,829 | 27.2% |
65 years and over | 23,234 | 7.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 101,955 | 34.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 62,578 | 21.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 777,481 | 100% |
Householder | 293,820 | 37.8% |
Spouse | 133,795 | 17.2% |
Child | 245,742 | 31.6% |
Other relatives | 58,859 | 7.6% |
Nonrelatives | 45,265 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 15,308 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 310,002 | 100% |
Never married | 117,959 | 38.1% |
Now married, except separated | 145,730 | 47.0% |
Separated | 6,051 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 7,805 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 32,457 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 328,439 | 100% |
Never married | 106,536 | 32.4% |
Now married, except separated | 140,015 | 42.6% |
Separated | 9,628 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 30,295 | 9.2% |
Divorced | 41,965 | 12.8% |
Fertility in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 11,454 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 5,216 | 45.5% |
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 | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 98 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 19,749 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 11,418 | 57.8% |
Less than 1 year | 2,587 | 13.1% |
1 or 2 years | 2,536 | 12.8% |
3 or 4 years | 1,697 | 8.6% |
5 or more years | 4,598 | 23.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 11,418 | 100% |
Who are female | 7,139 | 62.5% |
Who are married | 7,301 | 63.9% |
School Enrollment in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 227,399 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 15,252 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 11,345 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 90,295 | 39.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 42,703 | 18.8% |
College or graduate school | 67,804 | 29.8% |
Educational Attainment in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 509,733 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 23,046 | 4.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 50,290 | 9.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 163,182 | 32.0% |
Some college, no degree | 114,634 | 22.5% |
Associate's degree | 23,616 | 4.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 91,309 | 17.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 43,656 | 8.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.5% |
Veteran Status in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 604,421 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 49,889 | 8.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 785,534 | 100% |
With a disability | 104,457 | 13.3% |
Under 18 years | 197,002 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,361 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 504,036 | 100% |
With a disability | 58,887 | 11.7% |
65 years and over | 84,496 | 100% |
With a disability | 35,209 | 41.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 791,738 | 100% |
Same house | 675,862 | 85.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 113,239 | 14.3% |
Same county | 71,592 | 9.0% |
Different county | 41,647 | 5.3% |
Same state | 26,715 | 3.4% |
Different state | 14,932 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 2,637 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 802,389 | 100% |
Native | 774,388 | 96.5% |
Born in United States | 769,744 | 95.9% |
State of residence | 632,087 | 78.8% |
Different state | 137,657 | 17.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 4,644 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 28,001 | 3.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 28,001 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 10,588 | 37.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 17,413 | 62.2% |
Year of Entry in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 32,645 | 100% |
Native | 4,644 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 84 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,560 | 98.2% |
Foreign born | 28,001 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,400 | 5.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 26,601 | 95.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Baton Rouge
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 28,001 | 100% |
Europe | 2,585 | 9.2% |
Asia | 11,253 | 40.2% |
Africa | 1,883 | 6.7% |
Oceania | 196 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 11,569 | 41.3% |
Northern America | 515 | 1.8% |