Baton Rouge Population 2024

Baton Rouge is a city and the capital of Louisiana State in United States, located on the Mississippi River, 56 miles from Lafayette, 79 miles from New Orleans, 126 miles from Alexandria and 250 miles from Shreveport. Baton Rouge population in 2024 is estimated to be 224,657, covering city area of 88.65 sq mi (229.61 sq km),ranked the second largest city in Louisiana, ninety-ninth populous city in the United States. The city of Baton Rouge is the main part of the Greater Baton Rouge area, According to 2020 Census, It is the second-largest metropolitan area after New Orleans-Metairie Metropolitan in Louisiana, with a population of 870,569. The Baton Rouge city is a major industrial center for petrochemical, medical, motion picture and location of Louisiana State University and Southern University. Baton Rouge is among the twenty-first most dangerous cities in Louisiana.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the Baton Rouge population by year:

Baton Rouge Metropolitan

The Baton Rouge metropolitan area was established in 1950 with single parish of East Baton Rouge. Now there are 9 parishes in the Baton Rouge metropolitan by 2020. The nine-parish region has a population of 870,569, The area of Greater Baton Rouge is 4,196 sq mi (10,870 sq km) and the parishes included are Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana.

Baton Rouge Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Baton Rouge population is 220,248, out of these 105,245 are male, 115,003 are female, The sex ratio of Baton Rouge is 92. The median age of the Baton Rouge population is 33.8, Baton Rouge population by age are, under 18 years is 42,763, 16 years and over is 182,793, 18 years and over is 177,485, 21 years and over is 161,407, 65 years and over is 41,197. 47.8% are male, 52.2% are female, Population of Baton Rouge by age percent-wise is, 19.4% are under 18 years old, 83.0% are 16 years and over, 80.6% are 18 years and over, 73.3% are 21 years and over, 14.9% are 65 years and over. There are total 104,145 housing units, The voting population of Baton Rouge are 168,111, out of these 76,861 are male voters, 91,250 are female voters, 45.7% are male, 54.3% are female. Baton Rouge population in 2023 is estimated to be 224,020, population in 2022 is estimated to be 223,520, and in 2021 is estimated to be 222,178.

Baton Rouge Population by Race

White Population

White population in Baton Rouge, Louisiana are 91,047, percentage wise 41.3 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Baton Rouge, Louisiana are 113,957, percentage wise 51.7 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Baton Rouge, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Baton Rouge are 8,649, percentage wise 3.9 percent are asians, out of these 541 are Asian Indians, 918 are Chinese, 1,013 are Filipinos, 0 are Japanese, 0 are Korean, 5,295 are Vietnamese and 882 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Baton Rouge, Louisiana are 8,551. Percentage wise 3.9 percent are hispanics, out of these 2,520 are Mexican people, 1,262 are Puerto Ricans, 340 are Cubans, and 4,429 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Baton Rouge native population is 206,155, out of these 167,846 born in the Louisiana state and 36,661 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 14,093, out of these 3,676 are Naturalized US citizen, 794 are in Europe, 1,966 in Asia, 247 in Africa, 574 in Latin America and 95 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Baton Rouge are 10,417, out of these 305 are from Europe, 5,711 are from Asia, 907 from Africa, 3,332 are from Latin America and 85 are from Northern America.