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People MapStats |
Baton Rouge |
Louisiana |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
225,090 | 4,496,334 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-1.5% | 0.6% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-3,430 | 27,376 |
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Population, 2000 |
227,818 | 4,468,976 |
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Population, net change, 1990 to 2000 |
5,476 | 247,150 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
2.5% | 5.9% |
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Population under 5 years old, 2000 |
15,502 | 317,392 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.8% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2000 |
55,697 | 1,219,799 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
24.4% | 27.3% |
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Population 65 years old and over, 2000 |
26,062 | 516,929 |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
11.4% | 11.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.5% | 51.6% |
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White persons, 2000 (a) |
104,117 | 2,856,161 |
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Black or African American persons, 2000 (a) |
113,953 | 1,451,944 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a) |
405 | 25,477 |
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Asian persons, 2000 (a) |
5,972 | 54,758 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 (a) |
76 | 1,240 |
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Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a) |
1,113 | 31,131 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2000 |
2,182 | 48,265 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b) |
3,918 | 107,738 |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
45.7% | 63.9% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
50.0% | 32.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.6% | 1.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 0.7% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.0% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
1.7% | 2.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
49.8% | 59.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.4% | 2.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
8.8% | 9.2% |
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High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2000 |
106,299 | 899,354 |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
31.7% | 18.7% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.9 | 25.7 |
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Households, 2000 |
88,973 | 1,656,053 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.42 | 2.62 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
97,388 | 1,847,181 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
52.2% | 67.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$94,700 | $85,000 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$30,368 | $32,566 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,512 | $16,912 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
24.0% | 19.6% |
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Very low-income (VLI) owner households, 2000 (preliminary) |
8,767 | 203,408 |
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Very low-income (VLI) renter households, 2000 (preliminary) |
21,405 | 229,717 |
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VLI owner households, pct of total owner households, 2000 (preliminary) |
19.1% | 18.4% |
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VLI renter households, pct of total renter households, 2000 (preliminary) |
51.2% | 44.1% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of VLI owner households 2000 (preliminary) |
36.4% | 37.0% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of total VLI renter hhlds, 2000 (preliminary) |
50.4% | 47.2% |
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Serious crimes known to police, 2000 |
NA | 242,344 |
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Serious crimes known to police per 100,000 population, 2000 |
NA | 5,423 |
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Property crimes known to police, 2000 |
NA | 211,904 |
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Violent crimes known to police, 2000 |
NA | 30,440 |
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