Population

222,795

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$234,700

Owner-occupied units

Baton Rouge, LA

Louisiana · 30.442° N, 91.131° W · 86 sq mi

Baton Rouge is a city in Louisiana, with a population of 222,795 and about 2,579 residents per square mile. The median household earns $49,994 a year, and the median home is worth $234,700.

Conditions

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

86 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,579

People per square mile

Rank by population

#109

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#109

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$49,994

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,067

Per month

Homeownership

47.8%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

21 min

One way

People

Median age

31.5

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

36.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

7.6%

Households

88,205

2.37 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 28.3^%

Retail trade 12.6^%

Arts, food & hospitality 12.5^%

Professional & business services 10.7^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Louisiana

Name

Todd Graves

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$17.2B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Baton Rouge

Source of wealth

Fast food

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Louisiana · private sector

Employer

Ochsner Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Louisiana

Company

Lumen Technologies

Revenue

$13.1B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Monroe

Ticker

LUMN

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Louisiana

State bird

Brown Pelican

State flower

Magnolia

State capital

Baton Rouge

Nickname

The Pelican State

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Lafayette, LA56 mi · 123,311
Kenner, LA60 mi · 65,136
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Lake Charles, LA125 mi · 82,676
Jackson, MS140 mi · 141,196