West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.5%), Manufacturing (16.1%), Retail trade (11.0%).

Type of workers:

West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	34.0 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 10,612	(49.1%)
Females: 10,989	(50.9%)

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West Baton Rouge Parish:	2.7 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$46,645
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$442
State:	$494

West Baton Rouge Parish:	$122,338
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $166,574

Here:	$166,574
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $72,738

Here:	$72,738
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $20,798

Here:	$20,798
State:	$218,101

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,024

Here:	$117,024
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $29,797

Here:	$29,797
State:	$34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$47,390

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 12
• Assaults: 86
• Burglaries: 51
• Thefts: 563
• Auto thefts: 41

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 22
• Assaults: 80
• Burglaries: 64
• Thefts: 617
• Auto thefts: 29

This county:	17.0%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	7.7%
Whole state:	9.4%

Area name: Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in West Baton Rouge Parish is $624 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $720 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $918 a month.

Cities in this county include: Port Allen, Addis, Brusly.

2005 air pollution in West Baton Rouge Parish:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.014 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.112 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 34 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 72 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.008 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.038 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: East Baton Rouge Parish , East Feliciana Parish , Iberville Parish , Pointe Coupee Parish , West Feliciana Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in West Baton Rouge Parish: Saint Delphine Landing (A), Saint Delphine Plantation (B), Red Eye Landing (C), Kelson Landing (D), Anchorage Landing (E), Arbroth Landing (F), Australia Landing (G), Grossman Landing (H), West Side Golf Course (I), New Hope Plantation (J), Home Plantation (K), Rose Hill Landing (L), Barroza Landing (M), Lobdell Landing (N), Catherine Landing (O), Highland Plantation Landing (P), Point Place Landing (Q), Missouri Landing (R), Port Allen Marine Service (S), Comeaux Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in West Baton Rouge Parish include: Sunrise Baptist Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Sharon Church (C), Mount Bethel Church (D), Mount Olive Church (E), Gloryland Baptist Church (F), Gloryland Church (G), New Hope Church (H), Rock Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Glennon Cemetery (1), Alford Cemetery (2), Allendale Cemetery (3), Saint Catherine Cemetery (4), Antioch Baptist Cemetery (5), Silvery Cemetery (6), Benevolent Society Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Clause, Lake (A), Gar Pond (B), Green Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stumpy Bayou (A), Alligator Bayou (B), Chalpin, Bayou (C), Erwin Bayou (D), Tiger Bayou (E), Tommy, Bayou (F), Little Choctaw Bayou (G), Grand Bayou (H), Cholpe Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in West Baton Rouge Parish: Winterville Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Bueche Post Office (A), Erwinville Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.1%
Louisiana:	6.3%

Current college students: 838
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 192 (45% naturalized citizens)

West Baton Rouge Parish:	0.9%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,546
• One, attached: 69
• Two: 85
• 3 or 4: 257
• 5 to 9: 126
• 10 to 19: 99
• 20 or more: 48
• Mobile homes: 2,101
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

Housing units in West Baton Rouge Parish with a mortgage: 2,180 (187 second mortgage, 118 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,083

Here:	51.1% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

West Baton Rouge Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 3.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 36 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/8/1989, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

West Baton Rouge Parish-area historical earthquake activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 35.7 miles away from West Baton Rouge Parish center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,580 (82%) Carpooled: 1,161 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 40 (0%) Taxi: 8 (0%) Motorcycle: 30 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 186 (2%) Other means: 117 (1%) Worked at home: 156 (2%)

10.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,061 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.22%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
9.12% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($29,136 average AGI)
1.10% relocated from other states ($3,925 average AGI)

West Baton Rouge Parish:	1.10%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	3.54% ($32,206 average AGI)
from Iberville Parish, LA	1.65% ($33,594)
from Orleans Parish, LA	1.04% ($23,738)
from Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	0.59% ($43,021)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.41% ($29,455)
from Livingston Parish, LA	0.36% ($28,034)
from Ascension Parish, LA	0.31% ($40,640)

7.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,362 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.76%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.56% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($25,339 average AGI)
1.20% relocated to other states ($7,023 average AGI)

West Baton Rouge Parish:	1.20%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	3.27% ($24,393 average AGI)
to Iberville Parish, LA	1.21% ($29,189)
to Livingston Parish, LA	0.43% ($28,500)
to Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	0.41% ($41,063)
to Ascension Parish, LA	0.28% ($33,136)
to Lafayette Parish, LA	0.14% ($46,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,642 (2,185 aged, 457 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 18,807 (4,016 male householders, 1,749 female householders)

  3,902 spouses, 7,380 children (6,931 natural, 94 adopted, 355 stepchildren), 798 grandchildren, 137 brothers or sisters, 101 parents, 333 other relatives, 391 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,220 (848 male householders (686 living alone)), 1,059 female householders (959 living alone)), 313 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 574 (556 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,026 2-persons, 1,497 3-persons, 1,320 4-persons, 620 5-persons, 185 6-persons, 117 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,645 1-person, 242 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 7 5-persons.

94.6% of residents of West Baton Rouge Parish speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $169,328,000 ($7739 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $69,219,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $40,943,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,807,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $463,000
Federal grants: $24,523,000
Federal procurement contracts: $69,102,000 ($68,344,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,489,000 ($407,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,144,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,339,000
Federal Government insurance: $50,430,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-30 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.07 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

67% of West Baton Rouge Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Louisiana.

West Baton Rouge Parish:	66.9%
State average:	59.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 19398
• Northeast: 107
• Midwest: 436
• South: 1295
• West: 125

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $104,600

Here:	15.4%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	15.2%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	14.5%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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