Baton Rouge, Louisiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

by btobers · Published June 17, 2019 · Updated September 14, 2024

Population: 227,818. Estimated population in July 2024: 222,064 (-2.5% change)
Males: 108,255 (47.5%), Females: 119,563 (52.5%)

Zip codes: 70801, 70802, 70805, 70806, 70807, 70808, 70809, 70810, 70811, 70812, 70814, 70815, 70816, 70817, 70818, 70819, 70820, 70836.

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.4 years
Median household income: $30,368
Median house value: $94,700

Population by Race

Races in Baton Rouge:

Black (50.0%)
White Non-Hispanic (44.7%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Vietnamese (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Chinese (0.6%)

Ancestries: French (8.9%), English (6.3%), German (6.2%), Irish (5.7%), United States (4.2%), Italian (3.9%).

Elevation: 53 feet

Land area: 76.8 square miles

Map of Baton Rouge, LA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Baton Rouge

High school or higher: 80.1%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.8%
Unemployed: 8.3%
Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Baton Rouge city

Never married: 39.3%
Now married: 40.6%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 10.1%

4.4% Foreign born (2.2% Asia, 1.0% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +5,134 (+2.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Baton Rouge:

BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (3600 FLORIDA STREET)
BENTON REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (4660 COVENTION STREET)
COMMUNITY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF B (7414 SUMRALL DRIVE ROAD)
EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER (5825 AIRLINE HIGHWAY)
OASIS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (4363 CONVENTION STREET)
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE REG MED CENTER (5000 HENNESSY BLVD)
REHAB HOSPITAL OF BATON ROUGE (8595 UNITED PLAZA BLVD)
SAGE REHABILITATION INSTITUTE (8225 SUMMA AVE)
SUMMIT HOSPITAL (17000 MEDICAL CENTER DR)
WOMANS HOSPITAL (9050 AIRLINE HWY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Baton Rouge:

BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 5 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)
ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 60 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; Abbreviation: ARA)
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 61 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Abbreviation: LFT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Baton Rouge:

LOUISIANA REGIONAL (about 25 miles; GONZALES, LA; Abbreviation: L38)
FALSE RIVER RGNL (about 29 miles; NEW ROADS, LA; Abbreviation: HZR)
PETE ANTIE MUNI (about 44 miles; MELVILLE, LA; Abbreviation: 7L9)

Amtrak station:
BATON ROUGE (1253 FLORIDA ST.) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Baton Rouge:

LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (Full-time enrollment: 28,696; Public; Website: www.lsu.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 8,399; Location: Southern Branch Post Office; Public; Website: www.subr.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,803; Location: 5310 FLORIDA BLVD; Public; Website: www.brcc.cc.la.us)
LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BATON ROUGE CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 663; Location: 3250 N ACADIAN TWY E; Public; Website: www.brti.tec.la.us)
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 592; Location: 5345 BRITTANY DR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.OLOLCOLLEGE.EDU)
ITI TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 270; Location: 13944 AIRLINE HWY; Private, for-profit; Website: www.iticollege.org)
DELTA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY (Full-time enrollment: 249; Location: 7380 EXCHANGE PLACE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.deltacollege.com)
CAMELOT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 226; Location: 2618 WOODDALE BLVD STE A; Private, for-profit; Website: www.camelotcollege.com)
BATON ROUGE SCHOOL OF COMPUTERS (Full-time enrollment: 116; Location: 10425 PLAZA AMERICANA; Private, for-profit; Website: www.brsc.net)
MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 104; Location: 4528 BENNINGTON AVE STE 10; Private, for-profit)
KING’S CAREER COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 95; Location: 141 Ocean Drive; Private, for-profit)
LOCKWORKS ACADEMIE OF HAIRDRESSING (Full-time enrollment: 75; Location: 2834 S SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD; Private, for-profit)
D-JAYS SCHOOL OF BEAUTY ARTS AND SCIENCES (Full-time enrollment: 62; Location: 5131 GOVERNMENT ST; Private, for-profit)
CULINARY ARTS INSTITUTE OF LOUISIANA (Full-time enrollment: 58; Location: 2857 PERKINS ROAD; Private, for-profit)
DOMESTIC HEALTH CARE INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 42; Location: 4826 JAMESTOWN AVE; Private, for-profit)
BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF NURS (Full-time enrollment: 31; Location: 3616 NORTH BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.generalhealth.org)
BATON ROUGE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 29; Location: 2834 S SHERWOOD FOREST STE B12; Private, for-profit)
MEDVANCE INSTITUTE-BATON ROUGE (Full-time enrollment: 21; Location: 4173 GOVERNMENT ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.medvance.org)
BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER-RADIOLOGIC TECH (Full-time enrollment: 20; Location: 3600 FLORIDA BLVD; Private, not-for-profit)
DIESEL DRIVING ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 16; Location: 8136 AIRLINE HWY; Private, for-profit; Website: www.dieseldrivingacademy.com)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Baton Rouge:

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 66 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 79 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 10,230)
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 79 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,399)
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 80 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,659)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 80 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,442)

Biggest public high schools in Baton Rouge:

WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,193; Location: 15755 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY; Grades: 08 – 12)
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,188; Location: 10200 EAST BROOKSIDE DRIVE; Grades: 08 – 12)
BATON ROUGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,187; Location: 2825 GOVERNMENT STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
TARA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,106; Location: 9002 WHITEHALL AVENUE; Grades: 08 – 12)
BROADMOOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,024; Location: 10100 GOODWOOD BOULEVARD; Grades: 08 – 12)
BELAIRE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 953; Location: 12121 TAMS DRIVE; Grades: 08 – 12)
SCOTLANDVILLE MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 946; Location: 9870 SCOTLAND AVENUE; Grades: 08 – 12)
GLEN OAKS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 783; Location: 6650 CEDAR GROVE DRIVE; Grades: 08 – 12)
ISTROUMA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 780; Location: 3730 WINBOURNE AVENUE; Grades: 08 – 12)
ROBERT E. LEE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 752; Location: 1105 LEE DRIVE; Grades: 08 – 12)

Biggest private high schools in Baton Rouge:

EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,024; Location: 3200 WOODLAND RIDGE BLVD; Grades: KG – 12)
CATHOLIC HIGH SCH BOYS (Students: 864; Location: 855 HEARTHSTONE DRIVE; Grades: 8 – 12; Boys only)
REDEMPTORIST SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 789; Location: 4000 ST GERARD AVE; Grades: 7 – 12)
ST JOSEPHS ACADEMY (Students: 762; Location: 3015 BROUSSARD STREET; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)
CHRISTIAN LIFE ACADEMY (Students: 755; Location: 2037 QUAIL DR; Grades: PK – 12)
BISHOP J V SULLIVAN JR HI SCH (Students: 738; Location: PO BOX 86110; Grades: 9 – 12)
THE DUNHAM SCHOOL (Students: 698; Location: 11111 ROY EMERSON DRIVE; Grades: PK – 12)
HOSANNA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 414; Location: 8850 GOODWOOD; Grades: KG – 12)
FAMILY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 346; Location: 8919 WORLD MINISTRY AVE; Grades: PK – 12)
JEHOVAH-JIREH CHRISTIAN ACA (Students: 241; Location: 7513 PRESCOTT ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Baton Rouge:

LSU LABORATORY SCHOOL (Students: 903; Location: 45 DALRYMPLE DRIVE; Grades: KG – 12)
SHERWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 841; Location: 1020 MARLBROOK DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
PARK FOREST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 826; Location: 3760 ALETHA DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 800; Location: 15000 HARRELLS FERRY ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 791; Location: 11526 SULLIVAN ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
BROADMOOR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 756; Location: 1225 SHARP ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
WESTDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 740; Location: 5650 CLAYCUT ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
LABELLE AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 671; Location: 12255 TAMS DRIVE; Grades: PK – 05)
WEDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 646; Location: 2330 ASPENWOOD AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
KENILWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 639; Location: 7600 BOONE DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Baton Rouge:

ST THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 1,072; Location: 11400 SHERBROOK DR; Grades: KG – 8)
ST ALOYSIUS SCHOOL (Students: 903; Location: 2025 STUART AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
OUR LADY OF MERCY ELEM SCH (Students: 835; Location: 400 MARQUETTE AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
ST GEORGE SCHOOL (Students: 824; Location: 7880 ST GEORGE DRIVE; Grades: KG – 8)
MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL (Students: 564; Location: 8033 BARRINGER ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
ST JEAN VIANNEY SCHOOL (Students: 530; Location: 16266 HARRELLS FERRY RD; Grades: KG – 8)
ST LOUIS KING OF FRANCE SCH (Students: 390; Location: 2311 N SHERWOOD FOREST; Grades: KG – 8)
COMITE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 386; Location: 12250 GREENWELL SPRINGS RD; Grades: PK – 8)
ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 353; Location: 8833 GOODWOOD BLVD; Grades: PK – 5)
ST JAMES EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL (Students: 295; Location: BOX 3011 445 CONVENTION ST; Grades: PK – 5)

Libraries

Library in Baton Rouge:

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LIBRARY (Operating income: $13,290,737; Location: 7711 GOODWOOD BOULEVARD; 1,320,972 books; 20,663 audio materials; 11,896 video materials; 2,635 serial subscriptions)