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Baton Rouge, LA vs New York, NY

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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Baton Rouge.
- People are 31.1% more likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 5.2 years older in New York.
 Baton Rouge, LANew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 2010229,239  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 1990219,531  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-0.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area86.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Baton Rouge, LANew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Baton Rouge, LANew York, NYUnited States
 White35.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian3.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Baton Rouge, LANew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population32.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married50.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households85,617  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households39,482  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.9%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Baton Rouge    64 Reviews
Ashley · Baton Rouge, LA
baton rouge is not a good choice
Over 4 years ago

terrible place to  More

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R · 
i live hear so....
Over 6 years ago

I live hear so i can't say i hate it but i don't like  More

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Eleanor · Baton Rouge, LA
Great school, Awful Administration
Over 8 years ago

Don't get me wrong, this is a great school filled with many great teachers. I absolutely love all of the classes I am currently in and have been in. We are taught with  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews
Cat · Austin, TX
I grew up in the South, and I think NYC is great
Over 4 years ago

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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Christopher · Charlotte, NC
Charlotte Nc vs NYC , New York
Over 4 years ago

New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Tully · Boston, MA
new york still sucks
Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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