Language Spoken At Home in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 22,069 | 100% |
English only | 20,952 | 94.9% |
Language other than English | 1,117 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 314 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 515 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 196 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 563 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 111 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 35 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 7 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 4 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 23,748 | 100% |
American | 2,172 | 9.1% |
Arab | 13 | 0.1% |
Czech | 118 | 0.5% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 53 | 0.2% |
English | 1,232 | 5.2% |
French (except Basque) | 4,809 | 20.3% |
French Canadian | 968 | 4.1% |
German | 1,580 | 6.7% |
Greek | 40 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 13 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,527 | 6.4% |
Italian | 1,567 | 6.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 16 | 0.1% |
Polish | 140 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 130 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 347 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 35 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 54 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 35 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 108 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,700 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,269 | 72.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,777 | 31.9% |
Married-couple family | 4,089 | 47.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,773 | 20.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 611 | 7.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 250 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,569 | 18.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 754 | 8.7% |
Nonfamily households | 2,431 | 27.9% |
Householder living alone | 2,031 | 23.3% |
65 years and over | 595 | 6.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,370 | 38.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,935 | 22.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 23,089 | 100% |
Householder | 8,700 | 37.7% |
Spouse | 4,129 | 17.9% |
Child | 7,374 | 31.9% |
Other relatives | 1,999 | 8.7% |
Nonrelatives | 887 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 514 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,157 | 100% |
Never married | 3,146 | 34.4% |
Now married, except separated | 4,509 | 49.2% |
Separated | 219 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 238 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 1,045 | 11.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,683 | 100% |
Never married | 2,866 | 29.6% |
Now married, except separated | 4,127 | 42.6% |
Separated | 232 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 1,057 | 10.9% |
Divorced | 1,401 | 14.5% |
Fertility in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 362 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 209 | 57.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 98 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Grandparents in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 665 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 405 | 60.9% |
Less than 1 year | 126 | 18.9% |
1 or 2 years | 55 | 8.3% |
3 or 4 years | 28 | 4.2% |
5 or more years | 196 | 29.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 405 | 100% |
Who are female | 280 | 69.1% |
Who are married | 198 | 48.9% |
School Enrollment in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,031 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 440 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten | 397 | 6.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,731 | 45.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,125 | 18.7% |
College or graduate school | 1,338 | 22.2% |
Educational Attainment in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 15,410 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 864 | 5.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,674 | 10.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,222 | 40.4% |
Some college, no degree | 3,240 | 21.0% |
Associate's degree | 855 | 5.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,977 | 12.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 578 | 3.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.6% |
Veteran Status in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 17,797 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,362 | 7.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 23,106 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,130 | 13.5% |
Under 18 years | 5,938 | 100% |
With a disability | 311 | 5.2% |
18 to 64 years | 14,632 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,801 | 12.3% |
65 years and over | 2,536 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,018 | 40.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 23,370 | 100% |
Same house | 19,831 | 84.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,514 | 15.0% |
Same county | 1,114 | 4.8% |
Different county | 2,400 | 10.3% |
Same state | 1,978 | 8.5% |
Different state | 422 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 25 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 23,748 | 100% |
Native | 23,411 | 98.6% |
Born in United States | 23,300 | 98.1% |
State of residence | 20,625 | 86.8% |
Different state | 2,675 | 11.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 111 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 337 | 1.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 337 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 70 | 20.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 267 | 79.2% |
Year of Entry in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 448 | 100% |
Native | 111 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 111 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 337 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 337 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in West Baton Rouge Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 337 | 100% |
Europe | 50 | 14.8% |
Asia | 46 | 13.6% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 238 | 70.6% |
Northern America | 3 | 0.9% |