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Population (2000): 705,973
Land Area (2000): 10,437.482 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 478.209 square kilometers

Baton Rouge Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	575,533	2002	Not Available	2005	729,999
2000	Not Available	2003	719,006	2006	695,541
2001	602,415	2004	725,771	2007	770,283

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	1,052,030	74.33%
Rural, Farm	10,356	0.73%
Rural, Non-farm	353,012	24.94%

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Baton Rouge Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	303,264	287,199	16,065	5.30%	53
1991	310,282	291,693	18,589	5.99%	60
1992	316,276	298,559	17,718	5.60%	56
1993	304,123	285,589	18,533	6.09%	61
1994	311,355	290,436	20,920	6.72%	67
1995	312,749	294,604	18,145	5.80%	58
1996	318,055	300,831	17,224	5.42%	54
1997	319,198	303,211	15,987	5.01%	50
1998	324,959	310,850	14,109	4.34%	44
1999	332,409	320,000	12,409	3.73%	37
2000	339,542	323,485	16,057	4.73%	47
2001	336,167	318,745	17,422	5.18%	52
2002	333,636	314,674	18,962	5.68%	57
2003	338,788	317,687	21,100	6.23%	62
2004	345,299	325,422	19,877	5.76%	58
2005	362,417	338,740	23,677	6.53%	65
2006	360,933	346,716	14,217	3.94%	40
2007	363,313	349,520	13,793	3.80%	38
2008	365,072	349,317	15,755	4.32%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	294,856	279,449	15,407	5.23%	52
Feb 1990	296,139	283,241	12,898	4.36%	44
Mar 1990	298,758	285,929	12,829	4.29%	43
Apr 1990	299,160	286,323	12,837	4.29%	43
May 1990	300,038	286,687	13,351	4.45%	44
Jun 1990	307,454	288,571	18,883	6.14%	61
Jul 1990	309,546	291,443	18,103	5.85%	58
Aug 1990	304,635	286,137	18,498	6.07%	61
Sep 1990	306,025	287,147	18,878	6.17%	62
Oct 1990	308,117	290,942	17,175	5.57%	56
Nov 1990	308,278	291,799	16,479	5.35%	53
Dec 1990	306,164	288,717	17,447	5.70%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	299,288	279,931	19,357	6.47%	65
Feb 1991	302,276	284,947	17,329	5.73%	57
Mar 1991	304,677	288,809	15,868	5.21%	52
Apr 1991	307,968	291,740	16,228	5.27%	53
May 1991	307,436	289,081	18,355	5.97%	60
Jun 1991	316,750	292,738	24,012	7.58%	76
Jul 1991	319,631	297,409	22,222	6.95%	70
Aug 1991	312,664	291,589	21,075	6.74%	67
Sep 1991	315,145	295,921	19,224	6.10%	61
Oct 1991	314,199	296,838	17,361	5.53%	55
Nov 1991	313,232	297,009	16,223	5.18%	52
Dec 1991	310,114	294,299	15,815	5.10%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	305,635	286,863	18,772	6.14%	61
Feb 1992	308,885	292,698	16,187	5.24%	52
Mar 1992	312,233	296,520	15,713	5.03%	50
Apr 1992	314,186	299,216	14,970	4.76%	48
May 1992	314,066	298,294	15,772	5.02%	50
Jun 1992	324,566	303,123	21,443	6.61%	66
Jul 1992	329,286	308,372	20,914	6.35%	64
Aug 1992	324,656	303,987	20,669	6.37%	64
Sep 1992	321,488	302,231	19,257	5.99%	60
Oct 1992	320,857	304,272	16,585	5.17%	52
Nov 1992	319,512	303,398	16,114	5.04%	50
Dec 1992	299,942	283,728	16,214	5.41%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	295,229	276,315	18,914	6.41%	64
Feb 1993	297,542	281,745	15,797	5.31%	53
Mar 1993	299,174	283,303	15,871	5.30%	53
Apr 1993	301,043	285,460	15,583	5.18%	52
May 1993	302,227	285,568	16,659	5.51%	55
Jun 1993	308,211	287,233	20,978	6.81%	68
Jul 1993	310,971	290,376	20,595	6.62%	66
Aug 1993	306,452	285,535	20,917	6.83%	68
Sep 1993	305,780	286,005	19,775	6.47%	65
Oct 1993	308,756	288,912	19,844	6.43%	64
Nov 1993	308,917	289,914	19,003	6.15%	62
Dec 1993	305,170	286,707	18,463	6.05%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	303,262	280,556	22,706	7.49%	75
Feb 1994	305,666	286,109	19,557	6.40%	64
Mar 1994	306,969	287,319	19,650	6.40%	64
Apr 1994	306,175	286,621	19,554	6.39%	64
May 1994	306,956	286,963	19,993	6.51%	65
Jun 1994	315,493	289,706	25,787	8.17%	82
Jul 1994	317,710	293,625	24,085	7.58%	76
Aug 1994	315,694	291,636	24,058	7.62%	76
Sep 1994	316,095	294,863	21,232	6.72%	67
Oct 1994	316,800	296,566	20,234	6.39%	64
Nov 1994	314,932	297,159	17,773	5.64%	56
Dec 1994	310,512	294,105	16,407	5.28%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	306,017	285,858	20,159	6.59%	66
Feb 1995	307,688	290,932	16,756	5.45%	54
Mar 1995	310,328	293,436	16,892	5.44%	54
Apr 1995	311,657	293,828	17,829	5.72%	57
May 1995	309,872	292,271	17,601	5.68%	57
Jun 1995	316,018	294,235	21,783	6.89%	69
Jul 1995	319,270	299,630	19,640	6.15%	62
Aug 1995	314,192	294,429	19,763	6.29%	63
Sep 1995	314,496	295,744	18,752	5.96%	60
Oct 1995	316,539	299,698	16,841	5.32%	53
Nov 1995	316,044	300,314	15,730	4.98%	50
Dec 1995	310,862	294,871	15,991	5.14%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	307,610	287,649	19,961	6.49%	65
Feb 1996	310,796	294,283	16,513	5.31%	53
Mar 1996	313,908	298,596	15,312	4.88%	49
Apr 1996	313,655	298,019	15,636	4.99%	50
May 1996	314,981	299,070	15,911	5.05%	51
Jun 1996	322,342	301,796	20,546	6.37%	64
Jul 1996	324,994	304,554	20,440	6.29%	63
Aug 1996	320,428	301,899	18,529	5.78%	58
Sep 1996	321,844	304,040	17,804	5.53%	55
Oct 1996	325,347	308,476	16,871	5.19%	52
Nov 1996	323,084	308,386	14,698	4.55%	45
Dec 1996	317,674	303,208	14,466	4.55%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	311,054	294,316	16,738	5.38%	54
Feb 1997	312,948	298,756	14,192	4.53%	45
Mar 1997	318,372	303,741	14,631	4.60%	46
Apr 1997	317,051	302,908	14,143	4.46%	45
May 1997	316,412	301,063	15,349	4.85%	49
Jun 1997	323,308	302,042	21,266	6.58%	66
Jul 1997	324,625	304,981	19,644	6.05%	61
Aug 1997	319,239	301,330	17,909	5.61%	56
Sep 1997	320,676	303,888	16,788	5.24%	52
Oct 1997	323,358	308,363	14,995	4.64%	46
Nov 1997	323,222	309,746	13,476	4.17%	42
Dec 1997	320,114	307,397	12,717	3.97%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	313,240	298,432	14,808	4.73%	47
Feb 1998	316,068	304,062	12,006	3.80%	38
Mar 1998	319,462	306,487	12,975	4.06%	41
Apr 1998	323,012	310,205	12,807	3.96%	40
May 1998	323,576	309,787	13,789	4.26%	43
Jun 1998	328,391	310,371	18,020	5.49%	55
Jul 1998	330,309	313,255	17,054	5.16%	52
Aug 1998	327,573	310,817	16,756	5.12%	51
Sep 1998	328,894	313,148	15,746	4.79%	48
Oct 1998	330,931	318,044	12,887	3.89%	39
Nov 1998	329,825	318,382	11,443	3.47%	35
Dec 1998	328,224	317,212	11,012	3.36%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	322,493	309,297	13,196	4.09%	41
Feb 1999	326,412	315,428	10,984	3.37%	34
Mar 1999	326,456	316,568	9,888	3.03%	30
Apr 1999	328,327	318,398	9,929	3.02%	30
May 1999	327,164	317,161	10,003	3.06%	31
Jun 1999	334,950	319,976	14,974	4.47%	45
Jul 1999	338,309	323,316	14,993	4.43%	44
Aug 1999	335,876	321,011	14,865	4.43%	44
Sep 1999	336,446	321,880	14,566	4.33%	43
Oct 1999	339,068	325,752	13,316	3.93%	39
Nov 1999	337,986	326,613	11,373	3.36%	34
Dec 1999	335,421	324,600	10,821	3.23%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	338,333	321,131	17,202	5.08%	51
Feb 2000	339,793	325,484	14,309	4.21%	42
Mar 2000	341,759	327,589	14,170	4.15%	41
Apr 2000	343,527	331,132	12,395	3.61%	36
May 2000	340,797	326,250	14,547	4.27%	43
Jun 2000	347,567	327,869	19,698	5.67%	57
Jul 2000	338,392	320,003	18,389	5.43%	54
Aug 2000	337,750	319,708	18,042	5.34%	53
Sep 2000	336,545	319,984	16,561	4.92%	49
Oct 2000	337,501	321,443	16,058	4.76%	48
Nov 2000	337,013	321,133	15,880	4.71%	47
Dec 2000	335,524	320,097	15,427	4.60%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	335,472	316,746	18,726	5.58%	56
Feb 2001	333,311	317,825	15,486	4.65%	46
Mar 2001	333,704	318,434	15,270	4.58%	46
Apr 2001	336,583	321,709	14,874	4.42%	44
May 2001	336,091	320,984	15,107	4.49%	45
Jun 2001	342,224	321,691	20,533	6.00%	60
Jul 2001	336,398	317,663	18,735	5.57%	56
Aug 2001	333,220	315,146	18,074	5.42%	54
Sep 2001	334,872	316,820	18,052	5.39%	54
Oct 2001	339,138	321,197	17,941	5.29%	53
Nov 2001	337,664	319,512	18,152	5.38%	54
Dec 2001	335,326	317,218	18,108	5.40%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	328,596	308,395	20,201	6.15%	61
Feb 2002	329,746	313,028	16,718	5.07%	51
Mar 2002	329,433	312,546	16,887	5.13%	51
Apr 2002	333,494	316,789	16,705	5.01%	50
May 2002	332,370	314,758	17,612	5.30%	53
Jun 2002	339,211	316,203	23,008	6.78%	68
Jul 2002	335,390	314,890	20,500	6.11%	61
Aug 2002	333,930	313,524	20,406	6.11%	61
Sep 2002	335,574	316,395	19,179	5.72%	57
Oct 2002	338,102	319,445	18,657	5.52%	55
Nov 2002	335,444	316,742	18,702	5.58%	56
Dec 2002	332,345	313,376	18,969	5.71%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	331,243	309,856	21,387	6.46%	65
Feb 2003	334,789	316,046	18,743	5.60%	56
Mar 2003	335,905	315,815	20,090	5.98%	60
Apr 2003	339,870	320,701	19,169	5.64%	56
May 2003	338,414	317,807	20,607	6.09%	61
Jun 2003	344,004	316,334	27,670	8.04%	80
Jul 2003	344,202	318,942	25,260	7.34%	73
Aug 2003	339,613	316,302	23,311	6.86%	69
Sep 2003	338,345	317,341	21,004	6.21%	62
Oct 2003	341,891	323,040	18,851	5.51%	55
Nov 2003	340,161	321,471	18,690	5.49%	55
Dec 2003	337,015	318,593	18,422	5.47%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	338,220	316,016	22,204	6.56%	66
Feb 2004	339,662	321,745	17,917	5.27%	53
Mar 2004	342,983	324,482	18,501	5.39%	54
Apr 2004	344,691	326,056	18,635	5.41%	54
May 2004	342,499	322,665	19,834	5.79%	58
Jun 2004	350,072	325,155	24,917	7.12%	71
Jul 2004	349,566	327,387	22,179	6.34%	63
Aug 2004	345,588	325,425	20,163	5.83%	58
Sep 2004	345,799	326,095	19,704	5.70%	57
Oct 2004	348,860	330,176	18,684	5.36%	54
Nov 2004	349,432	331,376	18,056	5.17%	52
Dec 2004	346,215	328,481	17,734	5.12%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	342,636	321,985	20,651	6.03%	60
Feb 2005	345,230	327,563	17,667	5.12%	51
Mar 2005	347,561	330,672	16,889	4.86%	49
Apr 2005	352,623	336,772	15,851	4.50%	45
May 2005	349,748	332,681	17,067	4.88%	49
Jun 2005	355,077	333,093	21,984	6.19%	62
Jul 2005	355,992	336,222	19,770	5.55%	56
Aug 2005	355,095	336,727	18,368	5.17%	52
Sep 2005	388,038	345,502	42,536	10.96%	110
Oct 2005	392,648	356,389	36,259	9.23%	92
Nov 2005	392,747	356,073	36,674	9.34%	93
Dec 2005	371,603	351,200	20,403	5.49%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	360,722	343,113	17,609	4.88%	49
Feb 2006	362,493	348,394	14,099	3.89%	39
Mar 2006	363,128	349,871	13,257	3.65%	37
Apr 2006	361,626	349,944	11,682	3.23%	32
May 2006	361,629	348,397	13,232	3.66%	37
Jun 2006	362,735	345,474	17,261	4.76%	48
Jul 2006	356,940	342,782	14,158	3.97%	40
Aug 2006	357,956	343,278	14,678	4.10%	41
Sep 2006	358,436	344,197	14,239	3.97%	40
Oct 2006	362,768	349,173	13,595	3.75%	37
Nov 2006	362,095	348,329	13,766	3.80%	38
Dec 2006	360,669	347,641	13,028	3.61%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	354,706	339,263	15,443	4.35%	44
Feb 2007	356,225	343,859	12,366	3.47%	35
Mar 2007	360,996	348,337	12,659	3.51%	35
Apr 2007	361,312	349,365	11,947	3.31%	33
May 2007	363,222	349,594	13,628	3.75%	38
Jun 2007	368,033	350,959	17,074	4.64%	46
Jul 2007	369,097	353,528	15,569	4.22%	42
Aug 2007	364,049	349,319	14,730	4.05%	40
Sep 2007	363,671	349,631	14,040	3.86%	39
Oct 2007	366,630	354,536	12,094	3.30%	33
Nov 2007	367,556	355,117	12,439	3.38%	34
Dec 2007	364,263	350,734	13,529	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	357,518	341,342	16,176	4.52%	45
Feb 2008	356,462	344,192	12,270	3.44%	34
Mar 2008	360,166	344,891	15,275	4.24%	42
Apr 2008	363,009	350,671	12,338	3.40%	34
May 2008	362,950	349,846	13,104	3.61%	36
Jun 2008	370,520	352,659	17,861	4.82%	48
Jul 2008	370,246	353,942	16,304	4.40%	44
Aug 2008	371,743	353,296	18,447	4.96%	50
Sep 2008	373,037	353,018	20,019	5.37%	54
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Baton Rouge Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	51,904	15.66%
2.	Chemical Manufacturing	26,864	8.10%
3.	Public Administration	21,042	6.35%
4.	Educational Services	20,068	6.05%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	18,462	5.57%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	16,024	4.83%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	11,496	3.47%
8.	Health Care	11,304	3.41%
9.	Finance and Insurance	9,094	2.74%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	9,040	2.73%
11.	Metal Manufactuing	7,196	2.17%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	7,100	2.14%
13.	Truck Transportation	6,862	2.07%
14.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	6,846	2.07%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	6,578	1.98%
16.	Utilities	5,526	1.67%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	5,444	1.64%
18.	Other Transportation	5,206	1.57%
19.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	5,074	1.53%
20.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	4,030	1.22%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	44,456	14.97%
2.	Educational Services	44,372	14.94%
3.	Public Administration	25,876	8.71%
4.	Finance and Insurance	21,452	7.22%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	20,994	7.07%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	16,668	5.61%
7.	Social Assistance	9,904	3.34%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	8,892	2.99%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	8,090	2.72%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	7,994	2.69%
11.	Construction	6,454	2.17%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	6,220	2.09%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	5,800	1.95%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	5,112	1.72%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	5,086	1.71%
16.	Chemical Manufacturing	4,774	1.61%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	3,416	1.15%
18.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	3,178	1.07%
19.	Private Household Services	2,672	0.90%
20.	U.S. Postal Service	2,408	0.81%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	20,356	6.14%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	17,182	5.18%
3.	Other Management Occupations	14,284	4.31%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	14,212	4.29%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	12,928	3.90%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	11,172	3.37%
7.	Other Construction Trades	10,144	3.06%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	9,818	2.96%
9.	Engineers	9,218	2.78%
10.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	9,198	2.77%
11.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	9,042	2.73%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	8,344	2.52%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	8,330	2.51%
14.	Vehicle Mechanics	7,912	2.39%
15.	Carpenters	7,588	2.29%
16.	Top Executives	7,152	2.16%
17.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	6,788	2.05%
18.	Other Office and Admin Support	6,322	1.91%
19.	Law Enforcement Workers	6,052	1.83%
20.	Computer Specialists	5,230	1.58%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	22,380	7.54%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	21,470	7.23%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	15,848	5.34%
4.	Cashiers	12,830	4.32%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	12,092	4.07%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	11,968	4.03%
7.	Other Management Occupations	10,438	3.51%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	9,524	3.21%
9.	Registered Nurses	9,130	3.07%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	8,336	2.81%
11.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	8,108	2.73%
12.	Health Technologists and Technicians	8,096	2.73%
13.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	6,954	2.34%
14.	Business Operations Specialists	6,458	2.17%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	6,456	2.17%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	6,442	2.17%
17.	Accountants and Auditors	5,858	1.97%
18.	Child Care Workers	5,632	1.90%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	5,554	1.87%
20.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	5,410	1.82%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	580,449	53.76%
15-35 hours	126,975	11.76%
1-14 hours	30,285	2.81%
No regular hours	341,926	31.67%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	31,873	5.27%
5 AM-5:29 AM	27,113	4.48%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	34,736	5.74%
6 AM-6:29 AM	64,262	10.62%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	72,366	11.95%
7 AM-7:29 AM	99,353	16.41%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	88,999	14.70%
8 AM-8:29 AM	54,979	9.08%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	22,328	3.69%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	26,110	4.31%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	11,735	1.94%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	5,049	0.83%
Noon-3:59 PM	31,996	5.29%
4 PM-11:59 PM	34,476	5.69%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	15,846	2.62%
5-9	53,826	8.89%
10-14	82,502	13.63%
15-19	103,759	17.14%
20-24	97,698	16.14%
25-29	37,249	6.15%
30-34	95,091	15.71%
35-39	16,271	2.69%
40-44	17,858	2.95%
45-59	46,167	7.63%
60-89	24,749	4.09%
At least 90	14,359	2.37%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	2,478	0.41%	388,402	64.16%
30-44	1,348	0.22%	127,872	21.12%
45-59	390	0.06%	45,777	7.56%
At least 60	1,803	0.30%	37,305	6.16%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,998	0.32%
Car / truck / van, carpool	73,893	11.95%
Car / truck / van, solo	506,016	81.81%
Motorcycle	510	0.08%
Other	4,826	0.78%
Public transportation	6,019	0.97%
Walked	12,113	1.96%
Worked at home	13,167	2.13%

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Baton Rouge Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 513,838 (1,355,624 people)
: 361,164 (1,143,914 people)
: 127,847
: 735,157
Baton Rouge Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	67,106	13.03%
$10,000-$14,999	37,775	7.33%
$15,000-$19,999	36,448	7.08%
$20,000-$24,999	34,865	6.77%
$25,000-$29,999	34,015	6.60%
$30,000-$34,999	31,722	6.16%
$35,000-$39,999	29,958	5.82%
$40,000-$44,999	27,617	5.36%
$45,000-$49,999	23,685	4.60%
$50,000-$59,999	42,640	8.28%
$60,000-$74,999	52,002	10.10%
$75,000-$99,999	49,481	9.61%
$100,000-$124,999	22,544	4.38%
$125,000-$149,999	10,251	1.99%
$150,000-$199,999	7,310	1.42%
$200,000 or more	7,666	1.49%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	62,104	24.20%
Family, 2 people	67,595	26.34%
Nonfamily, 2 people	11,966	4.66%
Family, 3 people	45,156	17.60%
Nonfamily, 3 people	2,184	0.85%
Family, 4 people	39,097	15.23%
Nonfamily, 4 people	808	0.31%
Family, 5 people	17,821	6.94%
Nonfamily, 5 people	135	0.05%
Family, 6 people	6,082	2.37%
Nonfamily, 6 people	54	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	3,604	1.40%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	31	0.01%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	423,508	32.24%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	145,818	11.10%
Public Assistance	13,268	1.01%
Retirement	75,884	5.78%
Self Employment	49,567	3.77%
Social Security	107,278	8.17%
Supplemental Security	23,678	1.80%
Wage / Salary	411,846	31.35%
Other	62,933	4.79%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	133,937	51.54%
With children under 18	125,932	48.46%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	44,970	8.44%
Married	299,833	56.26%
Never Married	175,154	32.87%
Widowed	12,954	2.43%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	62,584	11.01%
Married	288,794	50.79%
Never Married	160,835	28.29%
Widowed	56,347	9.91%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Baton Rouge Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Baton Rouge Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	59,063	5.72%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	156,119	15.11%
High school diploma or equivalent	323,555	31.31%
Some college, no degree	260,117	25.17%
Associate degree	26,564	2.57%
Bachelors degree	138,406	13.39%
Graduate or professional degree	69,594	6.73%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	15,148	2.15%	15,578	2.21%	30,726	4.35%
Kindergarten	16,536	2.34%	5,555	0.79%	22,091	3.13%
Grades 1-4	68,525	9.71%	18,544	2.63%	87,069	12.33%
Grades 5-8	70,224	9.95%	17,579	2.49%	87,803	12.44%
Grades 9-12	73,385	10.39%	17,009	2.41%	90,394	12.80%
Undergrad college	84,421	11.96%	8,814	1.25%	93,235	13.21%
Graduate or professional school	16,714	2.37%	1,710	0.24%	18,424	2.61%
Total	344,953	48.86%	84,789	12.01%	429,742	60.87%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Baton Rouge Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Baton Rouge Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	1,665	1,465
2002	1,496	1,334
2003	1,531	1,504
2004	1,645	1,477

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Baton Rouge Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Baton Rouge Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	1,126,891	82.88%
Below Poverty Level	232,783	17.12%

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Baton Rouge Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 12,441
Baton Rouge Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	3.772	0.262	0.141	2.386	6.561	0.000	14.394	46.352	6.215	66.961
2000	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2001	4.273	0.261	0.105	2.324	6.962	0.000	13.087	43.892	4.782	61.761
2002	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2003	4.773	0.345	0.083	1.922	7.124	0.000	11.049	35.908	3.866	50.823
2004	4.173	0.285	0.109	1.659	6.226	0.000	10.652	35.325	3.778	49.755
2005	4.703	0.295	0.116	1.899	7.012	0.000	10.114	31.901	3.714	45.729
2006	5.228	0.315	0.137	2.101	7.780	0.000	11.460	31.315	4.046	46.821
2007	4.806	0.230	0.175	1.794	7.005	0.000	10.379	28.522	3.113	42.014

Baton Rouge Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	42,314
2000	0
2001	41,400

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Baton Rouge Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Baton Rouge Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	103,317	14.63%
10-19 Years	114,766	16.26%
20-29 Years	109,518	15.51%
30-39 Years	105,720	14.98%
40-49 Years	106,006	15.02%
50-59 Years	74,428	10.54%
60-69 Years	43,969	6.23%
70-79 Years	32,101	4.55%
80-89 Years	13,663	1.94%
90+ Years	2,485	0.35%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	345,722	48.97%
Female	360,251	51.03%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	438,132	62.06%
African-American	239,920	33.98%
Hispanic/Latino	11,582	1.64%
Asian	9,205	1.30%
Multiracial	4,884	0.69%
Amerindian	1,526	0.22%
Other Race	574	0.08%
Pacific Islander	150	0.02%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	French Non-Basque	181,906	22.24%
2.	United States Or American	125,277	15.32%
3.	Irish	103,735	12.68%
4.	German	94,819	11.59%
5.	English	87,733	10.73%
6.	Italian	63,541	7.77%
7.	French Canadian	38,994	4.77%
8.	Scotch Irish	22,773	2.78%
9.	Scottish	14,695	1.80%
10.	African	9,753	1.19%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	1,229,126	93.49%
2.	French	29,832	2.27%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	27,102	2.06%
4.	Vietnamese	7,175	0.55%
5.	Chinese	3,000	0.23%
6.	Arabic	2,758	0.21%
7.	German	2,588	0.20%
8.	African	1,650	0.13%
9.	Other Asian	936	0.07%
10.	Other Indic	880	0.07%

Baton Rouge Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	1,378,498	97.39%
Naturalized immigrant	15,098	1.07%
Not a citizen	21,802	1.54%

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Baton Rouge Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Baton Rouge Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Ascension County	Iberville County	Saint Helena County
East Baton Rouge County	Livingston County	West Baton Rouge County
East Feliciana County	Pointe Coupee County	West Feliciana County

Baton Rouge Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Addis	Grosse Tete	Port Allen
Albany	Holden	Port Vincent
Angola	Industrial Complex	Prairieville
Baker	Innis	Pride
Batchelor	Inniswold	Rosedale
Baton Rouge	Jackson	Rougon
Brittany	Jarreau	Saint Amant
Brownfields	Killian	Shenandoah
Brusly	Lakeland	Slaughter
Burnside	Lettsworth	Sorrento
Carville	Livingston	Springfield
Clinton	Livonia	St. Francisville
Darrow	Lottie	St. Gabriel
Denham Springs	Maringouin	Sunshine
Donaldsonville	Maurepas	Tunica
Duplessis	Merrydale	Ventress
Erwinville	Monticello	Village St. George
Ethel	Montpelier	Wakefield
Fordoche	Morganza	Walker
French Settlement	New Roads	Watson
Gardere	Norwood	Westminster
Geismar	Oak Hills Place	Weyanoke
Glynn	Old Jefferson	White Castle
Gonzales	Oscar	Wilson
Greensburg	Pine Grove	Zachary
Greenwell Springs	Plaquemine

East Baton Rouge County (412,852)	Iberville County (33,320)	East Feliciana County (21,360)
Livingston County (91,814)	Pointe Coupee County (22,763)	West Feliciana County (15,111)
Ascension County (76,627)	West Baton Rouge County (21,601)	Saint Helena County (10,525)