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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Baton Rouge city, Louisiana

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	227,818	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	108,255	47.5
Female	119,563	52.5

Under 5 years	15,502	6.8
5 to 9 years	15,609	6.9
10 to 14 years	15,248	6.7
15 to 19 years	21,954	9.6
20 to 24 years	27,230	12.0
25 to 34 years	31,719	13.9
35 to 44 years	30,343	13.3
45 to 54 years	27,166	11.9
55 to 59 years	9,495	4.2
60 to 64 years	7,490	3.3
65 to 74 years	13,312	5.8
75 to 84 years	9,611	4.2
85 years and over	3,139	1.4

Median age (years)	30.4	(X)

18 years and over	172,121	75.6
Male	79,732	35.0
Female	92,389	40.6
21 years and over	152,616	67.0
62 years and over	30,456	13.4
65 years and over	26,062	11.4
Male	9,931	4.4
Female	16,131	7.1

RACE
One race	225,636	99.0
White	104,117	45.7
Black or African American	113,953	50.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	405	0.2
Asian	5,972	2.6
Asian Indian	1,006	0.4
Chinese	1,347	0.6
Filipino	200	0.1
Japanese	120	0.1
Korean	254	0.1
Vietnamese	2,621	1.2
Other Asian ¹	424	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	76	0.0
Native Hawaiian	18	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	17	0.0
Samoan	24	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	17	0.0
Some other race	1,113	0.5
Two or more races	2,182	1.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	105,691	46.4
Black or African American	114,860	50.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,035	0.5
Asian	6,547	2.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	176	0.1
Some other race	1,888	0.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	227,818	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,918	1.7
Mexican	1,206	0.5
Puerto Rican	336	0.1
Cuban	425	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,951	0.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	223,900	98.3
White alone	101,867	44.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	227,818	100.0
In households	215,365	94.5
Householder	88,973	39.1
Spouse	31,890	14.0
Child	63,607	27.9
Own child under 18 years	46,499	20.4
Other relatives	16,222	7.1
Under 18 years	7,946	3.5
Nonrelatives	14,673	6.4
Unmarried partner	4,615	2.0
In group quarters	12,453	5.5
Institutionalized population	3,406	1.5
Noninstitutionalized population	9,047	4.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	88,973	100.0
Family households (families)	52,661	59.2
With own children under 18 years	25,044	28.1
Married-couple family	31,890	35.8
With own children under 18 years	13,573	15.3
Female householder, no husband present	16,935	19.0
With own children under 18 years	9,846	11.1
Nonfamily households	36,312	40.8
Householder living alone	28,178	31.7
Householder 65 years and over	7,646	8.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	29,093	32.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	18,893	21.2

Average household size	2.42	(X)
Average family size	3.12	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	97,388	100.0
Occupied housing units	88,973	91.4
Vacant housing units	8,415	8.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	321	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	88,973	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	46,417	52.2
Renter-occupied housing units	42,556	47.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.58	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.25	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.