West Baton Rouge Parish LA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,967 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 401 | 6.7 |
| Kindergarten | 357 | 6.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,802 | 47.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,569 | 26.3 |
| College or graduate school | 838 | 14.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 13,347 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,226 | 9.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,323 | 17.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,422 | 40.6 |
| Some college, no degree | 2,551 | 19.1 |
| Associate degree | 341 | 2.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,092 | 8.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 392 | 2.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 73.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 11.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 16,660 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 4,819 | 28.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 8,589 | 51.6 |
| Separated | 364 | 2.2 |
| Widowed | 1,137 | 6.8 |
Female | 946 | 5.7 |
| Divorced | 1,751 | 10.5 |
Female | 943 | 5.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 645 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 367 | 56.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 15,544 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,525 | 9.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 5,698 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 700 | 12.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 11,780 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,563 | 21.8 |
Percent employed | 64.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 9,217 | 78.2 |
Percent employed | 72.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,047 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,070 | 52.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 20,086 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 13,405 | 66.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 6,622 | 33.0 |
Same county | 3,122 | 15.5 |
Different county | 3,500 | 17.4 |
Same state | 3,007 | 15.0 |
Different state | 493 | 2.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 59 | 0.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 21,601 | 100.0 |
| Native | 21,409 | 99.1 |
Born in United States | 21,361 | 98.9 |
State of residence | 19,398 | 89.8 |
Different state | 1,963 | 9.1 |
Born outside United States | 48 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 192 | 0.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 60 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 87 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 105 | 0.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 192 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 20 | 10.4 |
| Asia | 3 | 1.6 |
| Africa | 8 | 4.2 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 158 | 82.3 |
| Northern America | 3 | 1.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 20,086 | 100.0 |
| English only | 19,006 | 94.6 |
| Language other than English | 1,080 | 5.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 362 | 1.8 |
Spanish | 306 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 175 | 0.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 755 | 3.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 183 | 0.9 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 9 | 0.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 21,601 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 19,940 | 92.3 |
| Arab | 29 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 26 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 12 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 114 | 0.5 |
| English | 571 | 2.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 3,977 | 18.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,232 | 5.7 |
| German | 1,032 | 4.8 |
| Greek | 11 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 1,086 | 5.0 |
| Italian | 1,049 | 4.9 |
| Lithuanian | 3 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 13 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 20 | 0.1 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 146 | 0.7 |
| Scottish | 46 | 0.2 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 243 | 1.1 |
| Swedish | 21 | 0.1 |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 6 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 2,275 | 10.5 |
| Welsh | 14 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 9 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 8,005 | 37.1 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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