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Population (2000): 227,818
Land Area (2000): 199.026 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 5.744 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 49.8186 (9.9) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 82.3186 (28.0) / 91.4186 (33.0)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,669
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 2,690
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 61 inches

Baton Rouge Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	211,700	2002	228,515	2005	224,487
2000	Not Available	2003	226,391	2006	210,486
2001	227,637	2004	226,063	2007	228,446

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	227,807	99.95%
Rural, Farm	22	0.01%
Rural, Non-farm	91	0.04%

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Baton Rouge Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	109,839	103,970	5,869	5.34%	53
1991	111,973	105,362	6,610	5.90%	59
1992	113,993	107,766	6,227	5.46%	55
1993	108,892	102,459	6,433	5.91%	59
1994	110,927	103,661	7,266	6.55%	65
1995	111,393	104,985	6,408	5.75%	57
1996	112,854	106,658	6,197	5.49%	55
1997	112,594	106,600	5,994	5.32%	53
1998	113,699	108,564	5,135	4.52%	45
1999	115,201	110,824	4,377	3.80%	38
2000	108,276	102,369	5,908	5.46%	54
2001	106,563	99,972	6,591	6.18%	62
2002	104,813	97,897	6,917	6.60%	66
2003	105,774	98,147	7,627	7.21%	72
2004	106,908	99,770	7,138	6.68%	67
2005	109,739	101,997	7,742	7.05%	69
2006	107,779	103,178	4,601	4.27%	43
2007	108,357	104,012	4,344	4.01%	40
2008	108,963	103,952	5,011	4.60%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	106,430	101,105	5,325	5.00%	50
Feb 1990	107,209	102,715	4,494	4.19%	42
Mar 1990	108,174	103,658	4,516	4.17%	42
Apr 1990	108,114	103,682	4,432	4.10%	41
May 1990	108,598	103,774	4,824	4.44%	44
Jun 1990	111,627	104,628	6,999	6.27%	63
Jul 1990	112,257	105,528	6,729	5.99%	60
Aug 1990	110,498	103,526	6,972	6.31%	63
Sep 1990	110,825	103,707	7,118	6.42%	64
Oct 1990	111,664	105,086	6,578	5.89%	59
Nov 1990	111,604	105,483	6,121	5.48%	55
Dec 1990	111,067	104,752	6,315	5.69%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	107,722	101,199	6,523	6.06%	61
Feb 1991	109,058	103,126	5,932	5.44%	54
Mar 1991	110,033	104,392	5,641	5.13%	51
Apr 1991	111,272	105,470	5,802	5.21%	52
May 1991	110,965	104,494	6,471	5.83%	58
Jun 1991	114,541	106,019	8,522	7.44%	74
Jul 1991	115,468	107,575	7,893	6.84%	68
Aug 1991	112,706	105,291	7,415	6.58%	66
Sep 1991	113,903	106,922	6,981	6.13%	61
Oct 1991	113,482	106,926	6,556	5.78%	58
Nov 1991	112,854	106,904	5,950	5.27%	53
Dec 1991	111,667	106,028	5,639	5.05%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	109,759	103,472	6,287	5.73%	57
Feb 1992	111,229	105,690	5,539	4.98%	50
Mar 1992	112,449	107,029	5,420	4.82%	48
Apr 1992	113,106	107,888	5,218	4.61%	46
May 1992	113,321	107,642	5,679	5.01%	50
Jun 1992	117,227	109,583	7,644	6.52%	65
Jul 1992	118,724	111,451	7,273	6.13%	61
Aug 1992	117,164	109,845	7,319	6.25%	62
Sep 1992	115,972	109,157	6,815	5.88%	59
Oct 1992	115,910	109,783	6,127	5.29%	53
Nov 1992	115,132	109,405	5,727	4.97%	50
Dec 1992	107,926	102,250	5,676	5.26%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	105,399	99,063	6,336	6.01%	60
Feb 1993	106,623	101,190	5,433	5.10%	51
Mar 1993	107,068	101,621	5,447	5.09%	51
Apr 1993	107,891	102,438	5,453	5.05%	51
May 1993	108,476	102,507	5,969	5.50%	55
Jun 1993	110,599	103,100	7,499	6.78%	68
Jul 1993	111,442	104,291	7,151	6.42%	64
Aug 1993	109,541	102,343	7,198	6.57%	66
Sep 1993	109,537	102,650	6,887	6.29%	63
Oct 1993	110,542	103,565	6,977	6.31%	63
Nov 1993	110,597	103,994	6,603	5.97%	60
Dec 1993	108,992	102,744	6,248	5.73%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	107,462	99,870	7,592	7.06%	71
Feb 1994	108,658	102,107	6,551	6.03%	60
Mar 1994	109,035	102,507	6,528	5.99%	60
Apr 1994	108,697	102,133	6,564	6.04%	60
May 1994	108,936	102,310	6,626	6.08%	61
Jun 1994	112,289	103,513	8,776	7.82%	78
Jul 1994	113,326	104,923	8,403	7.41%	74
Aug 1994	112,681	104,153	8,528	7.57%	76
Sep 1994	113,129	105,426	7,703	6.81%	68
Oct 1994	113,273	105,812	7,461	6.59%	66
Nov 1994	112,786	106,145	6,641	5.89%	59
Dec 1994	110,849	105,035	5,814	5.24%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	108,603	101,727	6,876	6.33%	63
Feb 1995	109,453	103,705	5,748	5.25%	53
Mar 1995	110,279	104,586	5,693	5.16%	52
Apr 1995	110,603	104,577	6,026	5.45%	54
May 1995	109,909	103,976	5,933	5.40%	54
Jun 1995	112,501	104,756	7,745	6.88%	69
Jul 1995	113,810	106,760	7,050	6.19%	62
Aug 1995	112,037	104,875	7,162	6.39%	64
Sep 1995	112,339	105,432	6,907	6.15%	61
Oct 1995	113,244	106,883	6,361	5.62%	56
Nov 1995	113,083	107,279	5,804	5.13%	51
Dec 1995	110,852	105,264	5,588	5.04%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	108,430	101,713	6,717	6.19%	62
Feb 1996	109,957	104,288	5,669	5.16%	52
Mar 1996	111,131	105,788	5,343	4.81%	48
Apr 1996	110,841	105,485	5,356	4.83%	48
May 1996	111,725	106,026	5,699	5.10%	51
Jun 1996	114,675	107,083	7,592	6.62%	66
Jul 1996	115,300	107,916	7,384	6.40%	64
Aug 1996	113,793	107,023	6,770	5.95%	59
Sep 1996	114,524	107,878	6,646	5.80%	58
Oct 1996	115,791	109,465	6,326	5.46%	55
Nov 1996	115,101	109,566	5,535	4.81%	48
Dec 1996	112,985	107,663	5,322	4.71%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	109,355	103,350	6,005	5.49%	55
Feb 1997	110,248	105,060	5,188	4.71%	47
Mar 1997	112,259	106,831	5,428	4.84%	48
Apr 1997	111,730	106,522	5,208	4.66%	47
May 1997	111,315	105,677	5,638	5.06%	51
Jun 1997	114,176	106,139	8,037	7.04%	70
Jul 1997	114,565	107,165	7,400	6.46%	65
Aug 1997	112,749	105,872	6,877	6.10%	61
Sep 1997	113,295	106,830	6,465	5.71%	57
Oct 1997	114,260	108,428	5,832	5.10%	51
Nov 1997	114,159	109,034	5,125	4.49%	45
Dec 1997	113,019	108,295	4,724	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	109,265	103,946	5,319	4.87%	49
Feb 1998	110,481	106,143	4,338	3.93%	39
Mar 1998	111,727	106,967	4,760	4.26%	43
Apr 1998	112,839	108,265	4,574	4.05%	41
May 1998	113,142	108,106	5,036	4.45%	45
Jun 1998	114,914	108,275	6,639	5.78%	58
Jul 1998	115,900	109,522	6,378	5.50%	55
Aug 1998	114,964	108,715	6,249	5.44%	54
Sep 1998	115,323	109,604	5,719	4.96%	50
Oct 1998	115,801	111,127	4,674	4.04%	40
Nov 1998	115,356	111,261	4,095	3.55%	35
Dec 1998	114,673	110,834	3,839	3.35%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	111,523	106,917	4,606	4.13%	41
Feb 1999	113,073	109,181	3,892	3.44%	34
Mar 1999	112,995	109,478	3,517	3.11%	31
Apr 1999	113,598	110,112	3,486	3.07%	31
May 1999	113,118	109,615	3,503	3.10%	31
Jun 1999	115,910	110,541	5,369	4.63%	46
Jul 1999	116,941	111,714	5,227	4.47%	45
Aug 1999	116,287	111,138	5,149	4.43%	44
Sep 1999	116,994	111,815	5,179	4.43%	44
Oct 1999	117,838	113,056	4,782	4.06%	41
Nov 1999	117,558	113,494	4,064	3.46%	35
Dec 1999	116,575	112,830	3,745	3.21%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	107,813	101,624	6,189	5.74%	57
Feb 2000	108,094	103,001	5,093	4.71%	47
Mar 2000	108,822	103,667	5,155	4.74%	47
Apr 2000	109,306	104,789	4,517	4.13%	41
May 2000	108,559	103,243	5,316	4.90%	49
Jun 2000	111,116	103,756	7,360	6.62%	66
Jul 2000	108,140	101,266	6,874	6.36%	64
Aug 2000	107,890	101,173	6,717	6.23%	62
Sep 2000	107,449	101,261	6,188	5.76%	58
Oct 2000	107,763	101,722	6,041	5.61%	56
Nov 2000	107,456	101,624	5,832	5.43%	54
Dec 2000	106,906	101,296	5,610	5.25%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	106,287	99,345	6,942	6.53%	65
Feb 2001	105,438	99,683	5,755	5.46%	55
Mar 2001	105,649	99,874	5,775	5.47%	55
Apr 2001	106,494	100,902	5,592	5.25%	53
May 2001	106,401	100,674	5,727	5.38%	54
Jun 2001	108,766	100,896	7,870	7.24%	72
Jul 2001	106,835	99,633	7,202	6.74%	67
Aug 2001	105,780	98,843	6,937	6.56%	66
Sep 2001	106,263	99,368	6,895	6.49%	65
Oct 2001	107,616	100,741	6,875	6.39%	64
Nov 2001	107,036	100,212	6,824	6.38%	64
Dec 2001	106,187	99,493	6,694	6.30%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	103,341	95,943	7,398	7.16%	72
Feb 2002	103,369	97,385	5,984	5.79%	58
Mar 2002	103,292	97,235	6,057	5.86%	59
Apr 2002	104,511	98,555	5,956	5.70%	57
May 2002	104,249	97,923	6,326	6.07%	61
Jun 2002	106,852	98,372	8,480	7.94%	79
Jul 2002	105,498	97,964	7,534	7.14%	71
Aug 2002	105,017	97,539	7,478	7.12%	71
Sep 2002	105,506	98,432	7,074	6.70%	67
Oct 2002	106,263	99,381	6,882	6.48%	65
Nov 2002	105,450	98,540	6,910	6.55%	66
Dec 2002	104,412	97,493	6,919	6.63%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	103,497	95,728	7,769	7.51%	75
Feb 2003	104,417	97,640	6,777	6.49%	65
Mar 2003	104,785	97,569	7,216	6.89%	69
Apr 2003	105,885	99,078	6,807	6.43%	64
May 2003	105,588	98,184	7,404	7.01%	70
Jun 2003	107,776	97,729	10,047	9.32%	93
Jul 2003	107,634	98,535	9,099	8.45%	85
Aug 2003	106,127	97,719	8,408	7.92%	79
Sep 2003	105,670	98,040	7,630	7.22%	72
Oct 2003	106,731	99,801	6,930	6.49%	65
Nov 2003	106,078	99,316	6,762	6.37%	64
Dec 2003	105,099	98,427	6,672	6.35%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	104,843	96,886	7,957	7.59%	76
Feb 2004	105,066	98,642	6,424	6.11%	61
Mar 2004	106,206	99,482	6,724	6.33%	63
Apr 2004	106,379	99,964	6,415	6.03%	60
May 2004	105,920	98,925	6,995	6.60%	66
Jun 2004	108,567	99,688	8,879	8.18%	82
Jul 2004	108,440	100,372	8,068	7.44%	74
Aug 2004	107,005	99,771	7,234	6.76%	68
Sep 2004	107,047	99,976	7,071	6.61%	66
Oct 2004	108,026	101,228	6,798	6.29%	63
Nov 2004	108,178	101,595	6,583	6.09%	61
Dec 2004	107,214	100,708	6,506	6.07%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	103,300	96,953	6,347	6.14%	61
Feb 2005	104,026	98,632	5,394	5.19%	52
Mar 2005	104,735	99,568	5,167	4.93%	49
Apr 2005	106,295	101,405	4,890	4.60%	46
May 2005	105,493	100,173	5,320	5.04%	50
Jun 2005	107,165	100,297	6,868	6.41%	64
Jul 2005	107,399	101,239	6,160	5.74%	57
Aug 2005	107,176	101,391	5,785	5.40%	54
Sep 2005	118,535	104,033	14,502	12.23%	122
Oct 2005	119,805	107,312	12,493	10.43%	104
Nov 2005	119,880	107,217	12,663	10.56%	106
Dec 2005	113,064	105,749	7,315	6.47%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	108,253	102,106	6,147	5.68%	57
Feb 2006	108,320	103,677	4,643	4.29%	43
Mar 2006	108,477	104,117	4,360	4.02%	40
Apr 2006	108,000	104,139	3,861	3.58%	36
May 2006	107,882	103,678	4,204	3.90%	39
Jun 2006	108,115	102,808	5,307	4.91%	49
Jul 2006	106,476	102,007	4,469	4.20%	42
Aug 2006	106,809	102,155	4,654	4.36%	44
Sep 2006	107,024	102,428	4,596	4.29%	43
Oct 2006	108,352	103,909	4,443	4.10%	41
Nov 2006	108,060	103,658	4,402	4.07%	41
Dec 2006	107,574	103,453	4,121	3.83%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	105,762	100,960	4,802	4.54%	45
Feb 2007	106,235	102,328	3,907	3.68%	37
Mar 2007	107,704	103,660	4,044	3.75%	38
Apr 2007	107,769	103,966	3,803	3.53%	35
May 2007	108,373	104,034	4,339	4.00%	40
Jun 2007	109,912	104,441	5,471	4.98%	50
Jul 2007	110,134	105,205	4,929	4.48%	45
Aug 2007	108,626	103,953	4,673	4.30%	43
Sep 2007	108,426	104,045	4,381	4.04%	40
Oct 2007	109,281	105,505	3,776	3.46%	35
Nov 2007	109,538	105,678	3,860	3.52%	35
Dec 2007	108,521	104,374	4,147	3.82%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	106,534	101,579	4,955	4.65%	47
Feb 2008	106,202	102,427	3,775	3.55%	36
Mar 2008	107,404	102,635	4,769	4.44%	44
Apr 2008	108,173	104,355	3,818	3.53%	35
May 2008	108,209	104,109	4,100	3.79%	38
Jun 2008	110,578	104,947	5,631	5.09%	51
Jul 2008	110,525	105,328	5,197	4.70%	47
Aug 2008	111,263	105,136	6,127	5.51%	55
Sep 2008	111,776	105,053	6,723	6.01%	60
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Baton Rouge Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	5,543	10.79%
2.	Construction	5,192	10.10%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	4,307	8.38%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,983	7.75%
5.	Public Administration	3,293	6.41%
6.	Chemical Manufacturing	2,299	4.47%
7.	Health Care	2,267	4.41%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,959	3.81%
9.	Finance and Insurance	1,810	3.52%
10.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,126	2.19%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,077	2.10%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,060	2.06%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	1,047	2.04%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	937	1.82%
15.	Truck Transportation	882	1.72%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	664	1.29%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	664	1.29%
18.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	654	1.27%
19.	Other Transportation	611	1.19%
20.	Department and Other General Stores	582	1.13%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	8,450	16.99%
2.	Health Care	6,951	13.97%
3.	Public Administration	4,259	8.56%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	4,246	8.54%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,036	6.10%
6.	Finance and Insurance	2,837	5.70%
7.	Social Assistance	1,763	3.54%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	1,494	3.00%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,478	2.97%
10.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,255	2.52%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,076	2.16%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,054	2.12%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,043	2.10%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	989	1.99%
15.	Construction	702	1.41%
16.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	646	1.30%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	619	1.24%
18.	Private Household Services	536	1.08%
19.	Chemical Manufacturing	487	0.98%
20.	Other Direct Selling Estab	428	0.86%

Baton Rouge Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	2,248	4.37%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,100	4.09%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,068	4.02%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,904	3.71%
5.	Postsecondary Teachers	1,826	3.55%
6.	Other Production Occupations	1,804	3.51%
7.	Engineers	1,778	3.46%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,662	3.23%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,564	3.04%
10.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,527	2.97%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,500	2.92%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,440	2.80%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,306	2.54%
14.	Computer Specialists	1,190	2.32%
15.	Lawyers	1,133	2.20%
16.	Other Construction Trades	1,129	2.20%
17.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,098	2.14%
18.	Top Executives	1,024	1.99%
19.	Vehicle Mechanics	916	1.78%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	884	1.72%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,562	7.16%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	2,881	5.79%
3.	Cashiers	2,402	4.83%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,318	4.66%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	2,284	4.59%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,950	3.92%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,867	3.75%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,841	3.70%
9.	Other Management Occupations	1,745	3.51%
10.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,222	2.46%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,177	2.37%
12.	Registered Nurses	1,143	2.30%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,095	2.20%
14.	Postsecondary Teachers	1,066	2.14%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,026	2.06%
16.	Accountants and Auditors	1,013	2.04%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,008	2.03%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	998	2.01%
19.	Child Care Workers	936	1.88%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	919	1.85%

Baton Rouge Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	87,834	49.17%
15-35 hours	27,752	15.54%
1-14 hours	6,149	3.44%
No regular hours	56,891	31.85%

Baton Rouge Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	3,456	3.59%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,244	2.33%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	4,058	4.21%
6 AM-6:29 AM	7,794	8.09%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	9,448	9.81%
7 AM-7:29 AM	13,576	14.10%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	16,402	17.03%
8 AM-8:29 AM	10,791	11.20%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	5,046	5.24%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	5,930	6.16%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,943	3.06%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,216	1.26%
Noon-3:59 PM	6,964	7.23%
4 PM-11:59 PM	6,445	6.69%

Baton Rouge Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,533	2.63%
5-9	10,361	10.76%
10-14	18,567	19.28%
15-19	22,407	23.26%
20-24	17,207	17.87%
25-29	5,077	5.27%
30-34	10,746	11.16%
35-39	1,193	1.24%
40-44	1,168	1.21%
45-59	3,068	3.19%
60-89	2,184	2.27%
At least 90	1,802	1.87%

Baton Rouge Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	827	0.86%	75,325	78.21%
30-44	525	0.55%	12,582	13.06%
45-59	183	0.19%	2,885	3.00%
At least 60	684	0.71%	3,302	3.43%

Baton Rouge Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	749	0.76%
Car / truck / van, carpool	12,211	12.37%
Car / truck / van, solo	76,565	77.56%
Motorcycle	69	0.07%
Other	708	0.72%
Public transportation	2,219	2.25%
Walked	3,792	3.84%
Worked at home	2,402	2.43%

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Baton Rouge Family Information Back to top
: 88,913 (215,370 people)
: 53,127 (165,933 people)
: 15,480
: 105,810
Baton Rouge Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	15,805	17.78%
$10,000-$14,999	7,903	8.89%
$15,000-$19,999	7,372	8.29%
$20,000-$24,999	6,667	7.50%
$25,000-$29,999	6,263	7.04%
$30,000-$34,999	5,103	5.74%
$35,000-$39,999	4,822	5.42%
$40,000-$44,999	4,193	4.72%
$45,000-$49,999	3,436	3.86%
$50,000-$59,999	5,600	6.30%
$60,000-$74,999	6,938	7.80%
$75,000-$99,999	6,544	7.36%
$100,000-$124,999	3,250	3.66%
$125,000-$149,999	1,563	1.76%
$150,000-$199,999	1,526	1.72%
$200,000 or more	1,928	2.17%

Baton Rouge Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	28,178	31.67%
Family, 2 people	21,536	24.21%
Nonfamily, 2 people	6,387	7.18%
Family, 3 people	12,980	14.59%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,281	1.44%
Family, 4 people	9,983	11.22%
Nonfamily, 4 people	363	0.41%
Family, 5 people	4,857	5.46%
Nonfamily, 5 people	56	0.06%
Family, 6 people	1,983	2.23%
Nonfamily, 6 people	30	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	1,322	1.49%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	17	0.02%

Baton Rouge Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	71,272	31.47%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	26,037	11.50%
Public Assistance	2,863	1.26%
Retirement	13,419	5.93%
Self Employment	8,488	3.75%
Social Security	19,955	8.81%
Supplemental Security	4,323	1.91%
Wage / Salary	69,310	30.61%
Other	10,775	4.76%

Baton Rouge Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	18,665	56.75%
With children under 18	14,225	43.25%

Baton Rouge Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	7,094	8.37%
Married	39,498	46.61%
Never Married	35,879	42.34%
Widowed	2,278	2.69%

Baton Rouge Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	11,175	11.53%
Married	39,295	40.55%
Never Married	35,571	36.71%
Widowed	10,860	11.21%

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Baton Rouge Education Information Back to top
Baton Rouge Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	8,246	4.79%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	24,838	14.42%
High school diploma or equivalent	38,781	22.51%
Some college, no degree	50,735	29.45%
Associate degree	3,906	2.27%
Bachelors degree	28,474	16.53%
Graduate or professional degree	17,294	10.04%

Baton Rouge Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,818	1.24%	2,143	0.94%	4,961	2.18%
Kindergarten	2,601	1.14%	914	0.40%	3,515	1.54%
Grades 1-4	9,673	4.25%	2,841	1.25%	12,514	5.49%
Grades 5-8	10,068	4.42%	2,583	1.13%	12,651	5.55%
Grades 9-12	10,183	4.47%	2,369	1.04%	12,552	5.51%
Undergrad college	24,420	10.72%	1,788	0.78%	26,208	11.50%
Graduate or professional school	5,027	2.21%	321	0.14%	5,348	2.35%
Total	64,790	28.44%	12,959	5.69%	77,749	34.13%

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Baton Rouge Business Information Back to top
: $2,792,963,000
: $3,095,008,000
: $435,329,000

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Baton Rouge Public Benefits Information Back to top
Baton Rouge Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	164,361	76.03%
Below Poverty Level	51,824	23.97%

Baton Rouge Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1952	$1,473	$2,525	$304	$0	$92	$1,562	$3,431	$2,646	$6,914	$0
1953	$1,448	$3,039	$586	$0	$109	$893	$3,036	$3,126	$6,599	$0
1954	$2,815	$2,599	$888	$0	$89	$1,132	$4,924	$3,443	$9,886	$5,203
1955	$2,669	$2,918	$1,062	$0	$96	$1,822	$5,649	$3,500	$10,486	$5,810
1956	$5,273	$3,656	$1,428	$0	$152	$1,256	$8,109	$4,396	$12,273	$6,036
1957	$5,273	$3,656	$1,428	$0	$152	$1,256	$8,109	$4,396	$12,273	$6,036
1958	$5,129	$4,914	$1,734	$0	$284	$2,447	$9,594	$5,996	$12,029	$7,140
1959	$5,129	$4,914	$1,734	$0	$284	$2,447	$9,594	$5,996	$12,029	$7,140
1960	$4,158	$5,507	$2,623	$0	$355	$3,166	$10,302	$6,820	$20,544	$9,561
1961	$4,857	$5,275	$2,682	$0	$406	$3,165	$11,110	$7,369	$19,305	$13,682
1962	$4,575	$5,199	$3,193	$0	$409	$3,049	$11,226	$7,755	$26,645	$17,700
1963	$5,915	$5,509	$3,576	$0	$458	$2,353	$12,302	$8,415	$32,055	$12,877
1964	$5,508	$5,840	$4,893	$0	$458	$2,222	$13,081	$8,688	$31,637	$0
1965	$6,912	$6,582	$3,444	$0	$458	$2,353	$13,167	$8,968	$31,359	$0
1966	$6,523	$7,608	$4,175	$0	$458	$2,838	$13,994	$9,108	$33,603	$0
1967	$6,955	$9,452	$4,116	$0	$666	$3,362	$15,099	$10,610	$45,381	$25,168
1968	$8,398	$11,035	$4,516	$0	$666	$3,951	$17,531	$11,542	$64,931	$0
1969	$10,174	$12,244	$5,799	$0	$666	$4,267	$20,906	$12,422	$84,008	$0
1970	$11,804	$11,906	$5,023	$0	$666	$6,691	$24,184	$17,254	$112,321	$36,194
1971	$14,000	$16,713	$4,137	$0	$666	$7,907	$26,710	$18,357	$109,305	$30,877
1972	$11,798	$20,713	$17,304	$736	$1,733	$7,579	$39,150	$21,247	$135,319	$74,648
1973	$11,784	$23,415	$11,367	$736	$1,733	$7,459	$33,079	$22,558	$128,965	$68,327
1974	$12,612	$25,170	$20,705	$805	$1,733	$13,148	$49,003	$24,335	$133,597	$61,378
1975	$10,605	$32,178	$21,475	$824	$1,733	$17,823	$52,460	$28,365	$241,385	$56,254
1976	$11,492	$35,694	$30,649	$920	$1,733	$20,632	$65,426	$29,728	$259,229	$44,192
1977	$16,823	$38,910	$36,668	$1,182	$6,941	$22,505	$84,119	$37,044	$264,742	$73,201
1978	$17,587	$44,355	$40,380	$1,500	$6,595	$29,855	$95,917	$45,559	$289,553	$77,146
1979	$17,926	$51,069	$53,342	$1,659	$11,844	$25,971	$110,742	$55,398	$315,965	$122,613
1980	$19,075	$55,254	$60,089	$1,831	$13,992	$32,561	$127,548	$66,468	$421,465	$229,444
1981	$23,324	$64,660	$60,707	$2,091	$16,484	$50,766	$153,372	$75,882	$555,323	$380,496
1982	$20,900	$67,875	$63,735	$2,281	$16,375	$85,844	$189,135	$80,327	$572,360	$376,740
1983	$24,569	$73,865	$59,863	$2,214	$20,317	$90,461	$197,424	$92,993	$617,376	$433,114
1984	$26,817	$81,990	$51,775	$3,083	$27,215	$195,778	$304,668	$98,611	$613,717	$478,464
1985	$28,728	$91,725	$54,551	$3,016	$23,788	$96,567	$206,650	$108,885	$629,140	$577,806
1986	$35,668	$96,175	$77,060	$2,957	$32,057	$113,415	$261,157	$102,982	$642,147	$585,824
1987	$56,054	$88,125	$43,157	$2,874	$32,057	$117,834	$251,976	$95,762	$591,826	$560,513
1988	$56,904	$94,627	$40,706	$2,738	$30,385	$116,029	$246,762	$103,110	$672,742	$891,364
1989	$55,888	$95,415	$47,313	$2,807	$31,232	$129,357	$266,597	$97,557	$695,034	$945,328
1990	$53,236	$118,678	$41,015	$2,786	$33,249	$136,606	$266,892	$120,959	$766,115	$1,049,818
1991	$52,607	$136,926	$49,351	$2,736	$34,699	$140,389	$279,782	$121,810	$775,409	$1,048,391
1992	$53,655	$148,868	$56,002	$2,821	$38,801	$155,335	$306,614	$125,973	$754,188	$1,053,018
1993	$44,758	$157,502	$56,809	$2,850	$45,050	$149,275	$298,742	$122,670	$726,990	$1,050,465
1994	$59,563	$162,082	$52,267	$3,113	$53,918	$163,951	$332,812	$158,870	$867,313	$1,165,851
1995	$61,728	$172,039	$51,373	$3,187	$34,518	$160,071	$310,877	$163,636	$853,195	$1,153,070
1996	$69,617	$187,266	$67,633	$3,397	$33,236	$176,556	$350,439	$132,138	$859,327	$1,199,117
1997	$66,677	$201,027	$64,123	$3,552	$52,412	$149,202	$335,966	$138,168	$849,542	$1,223,900
1998	$67,320	$199,263	$56,521	$3,679	$60,389	$185,799	$373,708	$142,172	$898,420	$1,300,782
1999	$63,491	$215,061	$44,127	$3,941	$60,389	$160,049	$331,997	$146,437	$850,018	$1,216,485
2000	$88,743	$221,384	$59,214	$4,492	$60,389	$176,443	$389,281	$150,830	$894,553	$1,297,939
2001	$92,077	$222,499	$85,848	$11,949	$26,183	$204,140	$420,197	$175,806	$889,681	$1,329,868
2002	$109,314	$225,749	$88,348	$8,372	$3,131	$221,185	$430,350	$207,645	$1,069,381	$1,796,572
2003	$114,446	$234,853	$99,939	$12,498	$0	$161,702	$388,585	$229,578	$1,025,539	$1,755,147
2004	$133,541	$238,057	$125,043	$5,527	$178,893	$236,550	$679,554	$214,912	$923,078	$1,839,939
2005	$134,799	$247,776	$129,594	$5,502	$86,495	$225,117	$581,507	$229,088	$977,962	$1,896,477
2006	$116,949	$273,357	$148,921	$6,677	$93,431	$259,464	$625,442	$227,501	$923,609	$2,027,100

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1952	$0	$371	$81	$127	$2,782	$0	$6,637
1952	$1,363	$0	$141	$0	$63	$1,709	$6,637
1953	$0	$345	$55	$121	$1,169	$0	$4,996
1953	$1,425	$0	$138	$0	$232	$1,511	$4,996
1954	$0	$448	$88	$120	$1,440	$463	$7,144
1954	$1,560	$0	$482	$0	$74	$2,469	$7,144
1955	$0	$413	$932	$130	$1,986	$1,302	$9,057
1955	$1,816	$0	$599	$0	$101	$1,778	$9,057
1956	$0	$899	$105	$186	$3,029	$1,189	$10,342
1956	$2,288	$0	$341	$0	$120	$2,185	$10,342
1957	$0	$899	$105	$186	$3,029	$1,189	$10,342
1957	$2,288	$0	$341	$0	$120	$2,185	$10,342
1958	$0	$1,433	$607	$176	$4,491	$1,117	$14,644
1958	$3,291	$0	$405	$0	$173	$2,951	$14,644
1959	$0	$1,433	$0	$176	$4,370	$1,117	$14,644
1959	$3,291	$0	$405	$0	$173	$3,679	$14,644
1960	$0	$1,511	$0	$194	$3,416	$752	$14,361
1960	$4,132	$2	$374	$0	$186	$3,794	$14,361
1961	$0	$1,547	$0	$155	$3,729	$824	$17,900
1961	$4,273	$0	$435	$0	$218	$6,719	$17,900
1962	$0	$1,525	$176	$201	$3,196	$799	$23,099
1962	$3,991	$20	$728	$0	$242	$12,221	$23,099
1963	$0	$1,603	$0	$231	$3,047	$765	$23,315
1963	$4,124	$22	$1,085	$0	$394	$12,044	$23,315
1964	$0	$1,737	$195	$219	$3,742	$884	$19,715
1964	$4,306	$22	$1,647	$0	$394	$6,569	$19,715
1965	$0	$1,809	$185	$231	$2,564	$759	$17,221
1965	$4,768	$22	$1,258	$0	$394	$5,231	$17,221
1966	$0	$1,882	$228	$267	$2,396	$774	$20,435
1966	$5,541	$20	$1,226	$0	$394	$7,707	$20,435
1967	$0	$1,939	$233	$459	$5,745	$856	$26,288
1967	$7,233	$16	$1,143	$0	$381	$8,283	$26,288
1968	$0	$2,201	$398	$459	$7,634	$850	$35,848
1968	$8,199	$17	$1,928	$0	$381	$13,781	$35,848
1969	$0	$2,614	$405	$461	$10,230	$824	$40,300
1969	$7,432	$18	$2,887	$0	$381	$15,048	$40,300
1970	$0	$2,686	$399	$482	$9,025	$900	$40,199
1970	$7,314	$20	$4,752	$0	$381	$14,240	$40,199
1971	$0	$4,246	$393	$940	$17,662	$2,356	$45,265
1971	$9,411	$27	$3,566	$0	$381	$6,283	$45,265
1972	$0	$5,339	$484	$1,193	$9,411	$2,239	$46,516
1972	$9,995	$37	$3,652	$1,825	$513	$11,828	$46,516
1973	$0	$7,043	$500	$2,463	$8,997	$2,206	$56,628
1973	$10,420	$42	$6,418	$1,145	$513	$16,881	$56,628
1974	$0	$8,064	$2,007	$1,652	$8,345	$3,105	$65,521
1974	$14,632	$41	$4,900	$1,530	$513	$20,732	$65,521
1975	$0	$9,235	$3,927	$1,482	$11,173	$4,174	$78,118
1975	$15,340	$49	$9,748	$1,144	$513	$21,333	$78,118
1976	$223	$10,268	$8,790	$1,937	$11,923	$7,586	$100,987
1976	$16,821	$60	$13,106	$3,585	$513	$26,175	$100,987
1977	$166	$9,568	$5,091	$4,546	$12,010	$13,433	$116,189
1977	$20,305	$12	$13,108	$1,818	$2,300	$33,832	$116,189
1978	$0	$11,987	$4,814	$26,823	$12,986	$18,065	$165,001
1978	$23,522	$95	$15,659	$1,964	$3,003	$46,083	$165,001
1979	$0	$11,282	$2,769	$7,654	$15,184	$12,349	$150,054
1979	$25,356	$149	$16,107	$2,283	$4,788	$52,133	$150,054
1980	$0	$12,114	$3,424	$22,285	$15,561	$7,500	$172,296
1980	$27,650	$107	$14,437	$2,436	$5,732	$61,050	$172,296
1981	$1,520	$16,899	$3,429	$12,181	$17,610	$17,114	$197,102
1981	$30,878	$1,625	$16,031	$2,931	$6,701	$70,183	$197,102
1982	$0	$19,996	$4,043	$19,126	$30,324	$19,583	$232,902
1982	$35,040	$1,987	$39,576	$3,650	$7,129	$52,448	$232,902
1983	$0	$21,295	$4,957	$19,509	$26,328	$12,586	$233,633
1983	$40,021	$2,883	$40,888	$4,429	$7,777	$52,960	$233,633
1984	$0	$23,651	$5,539	$17,954	$31,937	$12,696	$250,796
1984	$38,889	$1,393	$48,015	$4,906	$8,733	$57,083	$250,796
1985	$0	$29,231	$7,448	$16,421	$46,114	$12,840	$277,053
1985	$38,098	$1,044	$46,518	$4,904	$9,967	$64,468	$277,053
1986	$0	$28,823	$5,482	$18,607	$23,738	$13,712	$296,379
1986	$37,839	$718	$47,733	$5,124	$13,487	$101,116	$296,379
1987	$0	$31,290	$5,208	$20,749	$22,744	$14,613	$279,644
1987	$43,639	$845	$47,559	$4,942	$13,487	$74,568	$279,644
1988	$0	$32,352	$5,277	$20,736	$20,936	$13,889	$322,761
1988	$45,975	$1,147	$47,554	$5,433	$15,035	$114,427	$322,761
1989	$0	$33,631	$10,125	$23,056	$24,818	$16,488	$364,462
1989	$50,249	$1,273	$49,458	$8,560	$16,292	$130,512	$364,462
1990	$0	$32,328	$7,260	$27,038	$22,460	$16,120	$367,676
1990	$56,537	$1,453	$51,450	$4,825	$18,638	$129,567	$367,676
1991	$0	$32,967	$11,301	$27,978	$29,368	$18,908	$422,795
1991	$54,767	$1,083	$66,736	$6,347	$20,087	$153,253	$422,795
1992	$0	$35,917	$6,842	$30,715	$53,021	$19,844	$422,767
1992	$59,452	$1,046	$58,931	$5,967	$21,438	$129,594	$422,767
1993	$6,917	$36,646	$5,336	$35,952	$44,631	$24,648	$415,235
1993	$61,978	$6,477	$47,499	$5,603	$23,450	$116,098	$415,235
1994	$0	$45,021	$6,715	$38,605	$57,515	$22,631	$490,720
1994	$69,103	$3,769	$58,542	$5,853	$24,548	$158,418	$490,720
1995	$0	$45,610	$6,000	$37,893	$53,528	$18,533	$464,742
1995	$70,626	$2,396	$45,897	$6,307	$26,159	$151,793	$464,742
1996	$0	$46,402	$5,940	$43,659	$49,947	$22,456	$539,079
1996	$83,717	$2,124	$59,340	$6,996	$30,327	$188,171	$539,079
1997	$0	$66,845	$8,065	$9,463	$59,544	$17,511	$543,150
1997	$93,308	$1,405	$58,247	$10,559	$32,482	$185,721	$543,150
1998	$0	$62,401	$6,328	$39,628	$50,441	$23,002	$531,623
1998	$86,612	$2,356	$51,063	$12,499	$46,276	$151,017	$531,623
1999	$0	$56,380	$6,359	$48,079	$82,955	$18,014	$543,302
1999	$83,421	$2,373	$44,279	$7,341	$46,276	$147,825	$543,302
2000	$0	$53,333	$9,492	$50,860	$64,703	$26,556	$536,647
2000	$78,530	$4,501	$53,713	$11,258	$46,276	$137,425	$536,647
2001	$0	$82,855	$10,245	$52,758	$58,624	$29,986	$621,976
2001	$102,538	$2,234	$57,918	$17,611	$46,276	$160,931	$621,976
2002	$0	$76,004	$21,088	$45,237	$78,558	$33,312	$656,477
2002	$113,662	$2,009	$56,797	$22,560	$46,052	$161,198	$656,477
2003	$9,200	$67,686	$18,656	$60,214	$75,444	$38,772	$694,424
2003	$117,785	$4,397	$58,442	$21,457	$47,488	$174,883	$694,424
2004	$10,379	$80,251	$34,732	$53,724	$105,667	$31,733	$785,435
2004	$142,203	$1,972	$65,656	$16,352	$51,232	$191,534	$785,435
2005	$11,474	$69,128	$12,069	$59,557	$85,330	$43,105	$766,915
2005	$138,087	$3,021	$47,500	$14,900	$55,145	$227,599	$766,915
2006	$12,450	$71,353	$20,014	$65,800	$94,604	$9,832	$776,581
2006	$142,336	$7,785	$46,656	$18,840	$61,460	$225,451	$776,581

Baton Rouge Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Baton Rouge Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,740
Baton Rouge Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	5.187	0.373	0.250	4.738	10.548	1.630	21.134	58.016	11.025	91.804
2000	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2001	6.010	0.272	0.202	4.705	11.189	0.742	16.324	53.278	7.723	78.067
2002	6.000	0.582	0.258	4.844	11.684	0.845	17.811	47.100	6.328	72.083
2003	7.253	0.517	0.181	4.589	12.540	0.795	17.169	45.951	7.098	70.219
2004	6.246	0.349	0.208	4.008	10.811	0.792	17.853	43.448	6.910	68.211
2005	7.007	0.370	0.218	4.423	12.019	0.815	17.551	39.864	6.633	64.048
2006	8.338	0.442	0.271	4.984	14.034	1.059	19.103	43.751	6.908	69.762
2007	6.378	0.315	0.311	4.443	11.447	0.919	16.840	37.720	5.161	59.721
2008	3.012	0.166	0.109	2.035	5.323	0.460	7.183	16.538	2.237	25.958

Baton Rouge Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	162	589
2005	162	611
2006	87	699
2007	277	632

Baton Rouge Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	21,668
2000	0
2001	20,318
2002	19,142

Baton Rouge Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Baton Rouge Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	31,111	13.66%
10-19 Years	37,202	16.33%
20-29 Years	44,376	19.48%
30-39 Years	29,645	13.01%
40-49 Years	29,711	13.04%
50-59 Years	22,221	9.75%
60-69 Years	14,107	6.19%
70-79 Years	12,495	5.48%
80-89 Years	5,856	2.57%
90+ Years	1,094	0.48%

Baton Rouge Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	108,255	47.52%
Female	119,563	52.48%

Baton Rouge Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
African-American	113,478	49.81%
Caucasian	101,867	44.71%
Asian	5,940	2.61%
Hispanic/Latino	3,918	1.72%
Multiracial	1,918	0.84%
Amerindian	376	0.17%
Other Race	253	0.11%
Pacific Islander	68	0.03%

Baton Rouge Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	French Non-Basque	20,340	18.89%
2.	English	14,461	13.43%
3.	German	14,205	13.19%
4.	Irish	13,039	12.11%
5.	United States Or American	9,583	8.90%
6.	Italian	8,840	8.21%
7.	Scotch Irish	3,843	3.57%
8.	French Canadian	3,531	3.28%
9.	African	3,298	3.06%
10.	Scottish	2,518	2.34%

Baton Rouge Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	193,774	91.27%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	5,652	2.66%
3.	French	4,675	2.20%
4.	Vietnamese	2,551	1.20%
5.	Chinese	948	0.45%
6.	Arabic	708	0.33%
7.	German	613	0.29%
8.	African	582	0.27%
9.	Other Asian	324	0.15%
10.	Hindi	254	0.12%

Baton Rouge Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	217,927	95.62%
Naturalized immigrant	3,569	1.57%
Not a citizen	6,424	2.82%

Baton Rouge Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Baton Rouge Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Baton Rouge Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

70801	70816	70837
70802	70817	70873
70803	70818	70874
70804	70819	70879
70805	70820	70883
70806	70821	70884
70807	70822	70891
70808	70823	70892
70809	70825	70893
70810	70826	70894
70811	70827	70895
70812	70831	70896
70813	70833	70898
70814	70835
70815	70836

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Restoring Confidence in Elections: The ALI’s Timely Statement on Ethical Standards

James F. McHugh, a retired Massachusetts Appeals Court Justice, comments on the American Law Institute (ALI)’s recently released Statement entitled “Ethical Standards for Election Administration,” which seeks to help election administrators understand and agree on basic ethical principles for implementing election laws, in light of the contentious 2020 Presidential Election and concerns about the upcoming November 2024 election.