Baton Rouge city, Louisiana
Louisiana
Building Permits, 2025 X 14,203
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 222,795 4,618,189
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 226,697 4,657,894
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) -1.7% -0.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 227,470 4,657,757
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 229,493 4,533,372
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.2% 6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.0% 22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.2% 18.8%
Female persons, percent 52.6% 51.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 35.8% 61.0%
Black alone, percent(a) 50.5% 32.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.1% 1.2%
Asian alone, percent(a) 4.0% 2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.0% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 5.9% 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 6.2% 8.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 34.8% 54.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 6,641 212,834
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 7.6% 4.9%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) X 2,156,598
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 47.8% 67.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $234,700 $216,500
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,668 $1,604
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $509 $442
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,067 $1,064
Building Permits, 2025 X 14,203
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 88,205 1,804,780
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.37 2.49
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 79.5% 88.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 9.8% 8.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 93.5% 93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 89.3% 86.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 87.6% 87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 36.6% 27.0%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 12.3% 11.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.6% 9.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 60.4% 58.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 57.5% 55.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,284,306 16,736,934
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 4,060,417 44,396,044
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 869,300 20,463,993
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 8,687,351 88,782,523
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $39,266 $19,351
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 21.0 25.7
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $49,994 $60,756
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $34,731 $35,038
Persons in poverty, percent 25.7% 18.7%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 X 108,561
Total employment, 2023 X 1,697,330
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) X 96,639,390
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 X 3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2024 X 436,534
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 77,611
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 46,106
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 15,973
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 11,330
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 60,553
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 4,100
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 67,248
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 2,635.3 107.8
Population per square mile, 2010 2,982.5 104.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 86.32 43,210.23
Land area in square miles, 2010 76.95 43,203.90
FIPS Code 2205000 22