Baton Rouge is a relatively large city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 221,453 people and 94 associated neighborhoods, Baton Rouge is the second largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some cities, Baton Rouge isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Baton Rouge are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Baton Rouge is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Baton Rouge who work in sales jobs (10.65%), office and administrative support (9.04%), and management occupations (9.03%). Also of interest is that Baton Rouge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Baton Rouge is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Baton Rouge is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy. The citizens of Baton Rouge are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.42% of adults in Baton Rouge have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Baton Rouge in 2022 was $33,910, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,640 for a family of four. However, Baton Rouge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Baton Rouge is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Baton Rouge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Baton Rouge residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Baton Rouge include French, German, English, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Baton Rouge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
