East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish (: Paroisse de Baton Rouge Est) is a located in the  of. The is, Louisiana's state capital. As of 2000, the population was 412,852. East Baton Rouge Parish saw an influx of 200,000 to 250,000 new residents following, which temporarily made East Baton Rouge Parish the largest in the state. In March 2007, the released their population numbers from a study conducted in the summer of 2006 that found 19,264 new families living in East Baton Rouge at the time of the Census Bureau's count; this is 5% greater than pre-Katrina levels. is the state's largest parish now. The parish has a total area of 1,219 (471 ). 1,180 km² (455 sq mi) of it is land and 39 km² (15 sq mi) of it (3.21%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 412,852 people, 156,365 households, and 102,575 families residing in the parish. The was 350/km² (906/sq mi). There were 169,073 housing units at an average density of 143/km² (371/sq mi). The racial makeup of the parish was 56.17%, 40.09% or , 0.21% , 2.08% , 0.03% , 0.49% from , and 0.93% from two or more races. 1.78% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 156,365 households out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.70% were living together, 16.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the parish the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 14.40% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 9.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 91.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.50 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $37,224, and the median income for a family was $47,480. Males had a median income of $38,334 versus $25,073 for females. The for the parish was $19,790. About 13.20% of families and 17.90% of the population were below the, including 22.70% of those under age 18 and 11.50% of those age 65 or over.

East Baton Rouge Parish has both the highest high school graduation rate, at 82.2%, and the highest percentage of residents holding at least a Bachelor's degree, 33.3%, in the state of Louisiana. .

Education
Sections of the parish not in Baker, Zachary, or the City of Central are zoned to schools in.

Baker residents attend the.

Zachary residents attend the.

Central residents attend the  schools.