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Baton Rouge, LA real estate and demographic information
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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Baton Rouge NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Monticello (subdivision), Westminster (subdivision) / Southeastern Louisiana U School of Nursing, Merrydale, Gardere, Old Jefferson, Brownfields, Bird, Goodwood, Istrouma
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Baton Rouge, LA Addis, Baker, Greenwell Springs, Inniswold, Oak Hills Place, Pride, Shenandoah, St. Gabriel, Village St. George, Zachary
POPULATION
227,920
Baton Rouge, LA Information
| BATON ROUGE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 227,920 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 97,288 |
| BATON ROUGE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 47.90% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 43.47% |
| % VACANT | 8.63% |
| TYPE OF BATON ROUGE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 59.88% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 3.31% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 9.42% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 26.56% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.81% |
| OTHER | 0.02% |
| SIZE OF BATON ROUGE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 2.61% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 17.90% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 30.94% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 34.81% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 12.16% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.58% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 4.00% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 43.68% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 46.10% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 6.22% |
| BATON ROUGE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $167,480 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $621 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$91,000 | 19.67% |
| $91,001-$180,000 | 35.79% |
| $180,001-$359,000 | 33.71% |
| $359,001-$540,000 | 6.41% |
| $540,001-$720,000 | 2.24% |
| $720,001-$899,000 | 1.04% |
| $899,001-$1,348,000 | 0.65% |
| $1,348,001-$1,799,000 | 0.26% |
| > $1,799,000 | 0.23% |
| PEOPLE OF Baton Rouge | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.83% |
| 5 TO 17 | 17.59% |
| 18 TO 24 | 17.39% |
| 25 TO 34 | 13.69% |
| 35 TO 54 | 25.57% |
| 55 TO 64 | 7.44% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 11.50% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 80.14% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 31.72% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $30,368 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $18,512 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 23.97% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Education (13.84%), Retail (11.56%), Healthcare (11.32%), Accomodation (8.14%), Manufacturing (7.61%), Public Service (7.47%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (7.26%), Construction (5.83%), Other (4.91%), Finance (4.60%), Administration (3.40%), Transportation (2.93%), Wholesale (2.90%), Information Technology (2.50%), Arts (2.35%), Real Estate (2.08%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 13.85% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 45.84% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 49.68% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.23% |
| ASIAN | 2.53% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.03% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.52% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.17% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 1.86% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (45.95%), Unclassified (18.95%), French (6.61%), English (4.40%), United States or American (4.20%), German (3.68%), Irish (3.60%), Italian (3.11%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 4.38% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (85.02%) , Spanish (2.48%) , French (2.05%) |
Baton Rouge is a relatively large city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 227,920 people and 70 constituent neighborhoods, Baton Rouge is the second largest community in Louisiana.
Baton Rouge is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Baton Rouge is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Baton Rouge who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.20%), sales jobs (12.16%), and teaching (7.87%).
Baton Rouge is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Baton Rouge is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy.
Baton Rouge Information and Demographics
In terms of college education, Baton Rouge is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.72% of adults in Baton Rouge have a college degree.
The per capita income in Baton Rouge in 2000 was $18,512, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $74,048 for a family of four.
Baton Rouge is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Baton Rouge home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Baton Rouge is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Baton Rouge include French, English, German, Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Baton Rouge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
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