Baton Rouge City, Louisiana

Baton Rouge City is a United States city located in the East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population of city in 2000 stood at 227818 as per the Census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 223689, It is the second largest by population in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The city spans an area of 79.06 square miles (204.76 square kilometre), of which, 76.84 square miles (199.01 square kilometre) of it is land and 2.22 square miles (5.75 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the fourth largest in terms of geographical size. It is ranks 15 in the size of its inland waterways in Louisiana.

As of the census of 2000, there were 227818 people in the city, organized into 400 households, and 290 families residing in the city. The population density was 2964.7 people per square mile (1144.68/kmē), it is the 23rd most populated city in terms of population density. There were 97388 housing units at an average density of 1267.4 per square mile (489.35/kmē). The average household size was 2.42 people, and the average family size was 3.12 people. In the Baton Rouge City, 24.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 17.5% were 18 to 24, 27.2% were 25 to 44, 19.4% were 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males. The median age of the city's population was 30.4 years, The median age of males and females living in Baton Rouge City was 28.8 and 32.1 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 104117 White, 113953 Black or African American, 405 American Indian, 5972 Asian, 76 Native Hawaiian, 2182 from two or more races and 1113 Ohter races.

Baton Rouge city Louisiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Baton Rouge city Louisiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Baton Rouge City Louisiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $30368, it is the 153rd wealthiest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $40266, it is the 112th highest city by median family income in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The per capita income for the city was $18512, it would be the 51st highest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The median income of city was $16919, Males had a median income of $22037 versus $13365 for females.

In 2000, 77749 pupils and students, of which 38358 are male and 39391 are female, 34.13% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 4961 nursery or pri school, 3515 kindergarten, 25165 elementary school, 12552 high school and 31556 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census227818
April 2000 Estimate228699
July 2000 Estimate228472
July 2001 Estimate226820
July 2002 Estimate224752
July 2003 Estimate224446
July 2004 Estimate224341
July 2005 Estimate222347
July 2006 Estimate230369
July 2007 Estimate226864
July 2008 Estimate223689
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school268122804961
Kindergarten190216133515
Elementary school129301223525165
High school6326622612552
College or graduate school145191703731556
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Baton Rouge city, Louisiana$30368$40266$18512
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana$37224$47480$19790
Louisiana, United States$32566$39774$16912
United States$41994$50046$21587