Quick Facts for East Baton Rouge from the Census (ca 2010)

People QuickFacts East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana
Population, 2010     440,171 4,533,372
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010     6.6% 1.4%
Population, 2000     412,852 4,468,976
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010     6.7% 6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010     23.6% 24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010     10.9% 12.3%
Female persons, percent, 2010     52.0% 51.0%
White persons, percent, 2010 (a)     48.8% 62.6%
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)     45.3% 32.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)     0.2% 0.7%
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)     2.8% 1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)     Z Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010     1.3% 1.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)     3.7% 4.2%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010     47.0% 60.3%
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2005-2009     80.1% 83.7%
Foreign born persons, percent,  2005-2009     4.3% 3.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009     7.1% 8.4%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009     87.1% 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009     32.2% 20.6%
Veterans, 2005-2009     27,490 322,283
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009     23.5 25
Housing units, 2010     187,353 1,964,981
Homeownership rate, 2005-2009     61.0% 68.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009     29.6% 17.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009     $147,800 $121,300
Households, 2005-2009     167,363 1,644,094
Persons per household, 2005-2009     2.49 2.61
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009     $25,233 $22,535
Median household income, 2009     $44,720 $42,460
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009     17.5% 17.6%
Business QuickFacts East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana
Private nonfarm establishments, 2009      12,169 103,384
Private nonfarm employment, 2009     234,947 1,639,104
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009     10.1% 2.9%
Nonemployer establishments, 2009     33,608 313,218
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, 2010     1,129 11,343
Federal spending, 2009      8,980,714 52,638,645
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     33 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:
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22033.html