People in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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People	Baton Rouge, LA	United States
Population	229,493	308,035,306
Pop. Density	2,982	87
Pop. Change	0.11%	8.07%
Median Age	30.8	37.3
Households	91,474	116,716,292
Household Size	2.39	2.58
Male Population	48.11%	49.27%
Female Population	51.89%	50.96%
Married Population	32.87%	47.02%
Single Population	67.13%	52.98%

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The 2012 Baton Rouge, LA, population is 229,493. There are 2,982 people per square mile (population density).

Family in Baton Rouge, LA

The median age is 30.8. The US median is 37.3. 32.87% of people in Baton Rouge, LA, are married. 11.17% are divorced.

The average household size is 2.39 people. 19.74% of people are married, with children. 23.21% have children, but are single.

Race in Baton Rouge, LA

39.37% of people are white, 54.54% are black, 3.27% are asian, 0.21% are native american, and 2.61% claim 'Other'.

2.69% of the people in Baton Rouge, LA, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 97.31% are non-hispanic).

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Baton Rouge People SperlingViews

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