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Baton Rouge Louisiana Real Estate By Jennifer Hershey

Baton Rouge Louisiana Real Estate

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is located in East Baton Rouge County, of , and 261 miles E of Houston, Texas. Baton Rouge has a population of 227,818.

Baton Rouge Homes

Baton Rouge properties pool is 88,886 residential properties including Baton Rouge new homes. Median age of real estate in Baton Rouge is 1969. Average Household size is 3.12 people. 3% are one bedroom homes, 19% are 2 bedroom homes, 52% are 3 bedroom homes, 22% are 4 bedroom homes, and 3% are 5+ bedroom homes.

Baton Rouge Mortgage Statistics

Baton Rouge mortgages vs. USA median statistics

Homes Baton Rouge USA
Homes With No Mortgage 37%
30%
Homes With Mortgage 63%
70%
First Mortgage Only 51%
54%
First & Second Mortgage or HELOC 11%
16%

Baton Rouge Area Real Estate Tax

Baton Rouge Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $199 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 40,266. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).

Baton Rouge School District: Children make up 24.4% of Baton Rouge population. Baton Rouge has 55,697 under 18 years old residents, or 0.56 kids per one worker, or 0.63 kids per one household.

Baton Rouge Real Estate & Baton Rouge Homeownership

There are 28443.52 or 32% one person households, 27554.66 or 31% two person households, and 14221.76 or 16% three person households in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Median residents age is 30.4, Senior citizens (65+) make up 26,062 or 11.4%% of Baton Rouge population.

There are 98,715 workers (over 16 years of age) in Baton Rouge. Of these, 89.93% drive to work. Approximately 2.25% of workers in Baton Rouge take public transportation. An estimated 3.84% walk to work.

Median Baton Rouge homeowner's housing expences are 15.6%

Crime in Baton Rouge (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year

Type of Crime Baton Rouge USA, 2003
Violent Crimes
124.62
47.5
Robberies
45.61
14.2
Aggravated Assaults
72.08
29.5
Property Crimes
697.79
358.8
Burglaries
170.62
74.0
Larceny-Thefts
456.64
241.5
Motor Vehicle Thefts
70.54
43.3

Invest in Baton Rouge Properties

When making a decision about buying real estate in Baton Rouge Louisiana area, you should consider following statistical data:

Category Baton Rouge USA
Near Medium City
-
Near Large City
Houston, Texas
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Baton Rouge Zip Codes
70801, 70802, 70805, 70806, 70807, 70808, 70809, 70810, 70811, 70812, 70814, 70815, 70816, 70817, 70818, 70819, 70820, 70825, 70827, 70836
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Baton Rouge Area Codes
225
-
White population
45.7%
75.1%
African-American population
50.02%
12.3%
Asian
2.62%
3.6%
American Indian & Alaskan
0.18%
0.9%
Hispanic (of any race)
1.72%
12.5%
Median Family Income (1999)
$ 40,266%
$42,000
Population Below Poverty Level
22.75%
12.4%

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