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Baton Rouge LA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	227,818	74 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 398) (99%)
Average Income	$30,368	16,439 (35%)	153 (62%)
Median House Value	$94,700	8,404 (67%)	49 (88%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	45.7%	23,311 (of 25,150) (7%)	314 (of 398) (21%)
% Black Population	50.0%	1,001 (96%)	93 (77%)
% Hispanic Population	1.7%	12,126 (52%)	125 (69%)
% Asian Population	2.6%	2,465 (90%)	21 (95%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	14,411 (43%)	217 (45%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	80.1%	12,711 (of 25,150) (49%)	69 (of 398) (83%)
% College Graduates	31.7%	3,261 (87%)	15 (96%)
% Never Married	39.3%	1,081 (96%)	21 (95%)
% Married	40.6%	23,607 (6%)	343 (14%)
% Seperated	2.8%	5,183 (79%)	175 (56%)
% Divorced	10.1%	12,170 (52%)	198 (50%)
% Foreign Born	4.4%	6,770 (73%)	31 (92%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	97,288	71 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 398) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	6.2%	18,961 (25%)	262 (34%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	5.7%	12,370 (51%)	72 (82%)
Average Rooms in House	5.0	19,487 (23%)	260 (35%)
% Households with No Car	12.2%	4,592 (82%)	176 (56%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	11.4%	20,956 (17%)	228 (43%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,400 (86%)	52 (87%)
Median House Value	$94,700	8,404 (67%)	49 (88%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	5.7%	10,019 (60%)	242 (39%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.8%	4,415 (82%)	42 (89%)
Average Monthly Rent	$483	10,544 (58%)	72 (82%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	61.8%	12,956 (of 25,150) (48%)	84 (of 398) (79%)
% Drive Alone to Work	77.6%	13,803 (45%)	219 (45%)
% Take Public Transportation	2.2%	3,653 (85%)	30 (92%)
% Walk to Work	3.8%	8,306 (67%)	90 (77%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	20.9	17,108 (32%)	332 (17%)
% Households making less than $10,000	17.8%	4,523 (82%)	219 (45%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.2%	4,044 (84%)	31 (92%)
Median Household Income	$30,368	16,439 (35%)	153 (62%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.2%	10,394 (59%)	195 (51%)
Per Capita Income	$18,512	9,072 (64%)	51 (87%)
Male Worker Income	$34,893	8,813 (65%)	95 (76%)
Female Worker Income	$23,115	10,977 (56%)	80 (80%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	18.0%	3,884 (85%)	200 (50%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	24.0%	3,214 (87%)	175 (56%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	New Orleans, Louisiana	76 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.92

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Norfolk, Virginia	0.94
Shreveport, Louisiana	0.89
Montgomery, Alabama	0.89
Mobile, Alabama	0.89
Richmond, Virginia	0.88
Augusta, Georgia	0.88
San Bernardino, California	0.87
Greensboro, North Carolina	0.87
Rochester, New York	0.86
Louisville, Kentucky	0.85

Baton Rouge LA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
French People	20,356	9
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	669	12
French Canadian People	4,399	27
Black or African American Population	113,953	28
Black Plus Other Race Population	114,860	28

Baton Rouge LA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 398)
Samoan Population	24	1
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	9,047	1
People Born in Africa	901	1
Arab People	1,466	1
Houses Built 1999 to March 2000	1,107	1

Baton Rouge LA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	35.8%	23,975
Percent Married People	40.6%	23,607
Percent Spouse in Household Population	14.0%	23,538
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	52.2%	23,488
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	46.4%	23,443

Baton Rouge LA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 398)
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	32.4%	385
Percent Family Households	59.2%	384
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	23.5%	380
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	52.2%	379
Percent Mobile Homes	0.8%	377

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Baton Rouge LA	Norfolk, Virginia
Total Population	227,818	234,403
Average Age	30.4	29.6
Average Income	$30,368	$31,815
Median House Value	$94,700	$88,400
% White Population	45.7%	48.4%
% Black Population	50.0%	44.1%
% Asian Population	2.6%	2.8%
% Hispanic Population	1.7%	3.8%

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