People QuickFacts	Baton Rouge	Louisiana
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	230,139	4,574,836
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	229,493	4,533,372
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	0.3%	0.9%
 	Population, 2010    	229,493	4,533,372
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	6.5%	6.9%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	22.4%	24.7%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	11.2%	12.3%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	51.9%	51.0% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	39.4%	62.6%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	54.5%	32.0%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.2%	0.7%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	3.3%	1.5%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	Z	0.0%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	1.3%	1.6%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	3.3%	4.2%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	37.8%	60.3% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	77.8%	84.3%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	4.9%	3.6%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	8.2%	8.7%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	84.2%	81.0%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	32.0%	20.9%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	20.7	25.0 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	51.3%	68.2%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	36.1%	17.8%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$144,900	$130,000
 	Households, 2006-2010    	88,501	1,641,165
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.48	2.62
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$23,195	$23,094
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$36,964	$43,445
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	25.5%	18.1%

   	Business QuickFacts	Baton Rouge	Louisiana
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	24,737	375,808
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	30.4%	15.9%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	0.7%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	3.3%	2.8%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.0%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	2.1%	2.9%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	29.1%	27.4% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	2,443,499	205,054,723
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	5,407,471	51,415,553
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	3,830,341	56,543,203
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$16,897	$12,921
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	716,729	9,729,869

   	Geography QuickFacts	Baton Rouge	Louisiana
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	76.95	43,203.90
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	2,982.5	104.9
 	FIPS Code    	05000	22
 	Counties    	East Baton Rouge Parish
 	

(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