People QuickFacts East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana Population, 2012 estimate 444,526 4,601,893 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 440,178 4,533,372 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 1.0% 1.5% Population, 2010 440,171 4,533,372 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.7% 6.9% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 23.0% 24.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 11.2% 12.5% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.9% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 50.0% 63.8% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 45.5% 32.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 0.7% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 3.0% 1.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.2% 1.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 3.8% 4.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 46.7% 60.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 82.1% 85.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 4.9% 3.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 8.0% 8.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 87.4% 81.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 33.4% 21.1% Veterans, 2007-2011 26,994 314,677 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 22.9 24.9  Housing units, 2011 187,711 1,978,848 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 61.8% 67.9% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 29.6% 18.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $161,600 $135,400 Households, 2007-2011 167,150 1,675,097 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.55 2.60 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $26,714 $23,853 Median household income, 2007-2011 $46,838 $44,086 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 18.3% 18.4%     Business QuickFacts East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 12,173 103,216 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 226,445 1,617,229 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 -1.6% 1.1% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 36,348 340,627  Total number of firms, 2007 42,945 375,808 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.9% 15.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.9% 2.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5% 2.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.7% 27.4%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 205,054,723 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 7,860,127 51,415,553 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 7,043,044 56,543,203 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,353 $12,921 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 998,287 9,729,869 Building permits, 2012 1,070 13,018     Geography QuickFacts East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana Land area in square miles, 2010 455.37 43,203.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 966.6 104.9 FIPS Code 033 22 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts