Baton Rouge, LA Population

Overview

225,539

Total Population

32.1

Median age

52.38%

Female population %

90.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

46.6

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

9,336

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Baton Rouge's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Baton Rouge is 32.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Baton Rouge's population under 18 was 21.36%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Baton Rouge's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Baton Rouge, 17.61% were under the age of 15, 29.19% aged 15 to 29, 39.02% aged 30 to 64, 12.29% aged 65 to 84, and 1.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10,731 more females than males in Baton Rouge:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.38% females and 47.62% males in Baton Rouge, LA.
The Baton Rouge, LA gender ratio is 90.9:100 i.e. 90.9 men to 100 women (0.909).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 13,465.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 14,717.

Baton Rouge's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Baton Rouge population: 37.23% are White, 53.32% are Black or African American, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.67% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.73% are some other race and 3.80% are multiracial.
Baton Rouge's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 9,336 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 216,203 (95.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Baton Rouge is Black or African American with a population of 120,257 (53.32% of the total population).

Baton Rouge's stop-gap:

The peak population was stop-gap in the year stop-gap
From 2000 to 2010, Baton Rouge's population stop-gap by stop-gap (stop-gap), as compared to the national growth of stop-gap.
From 2010 to 2020, Baton Rouge's population stop-gap by stop-gap (stop-gap), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the stop-gap was stop-gap.
Between the year stop-gap and stop-gap, Baton Rouge's population was lowest in year stop-gap at stop-gap.