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.

Unlike some cities, Baton Rouge isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Baton Rouge are a mix of both white- and blue-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

The overall education level of Baton Rouge citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.72% of adults in Baton Rouge have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

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.