Addis is a town in West Baton Rouge
Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population
was 2,238 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Addis is located at 30°21′17″N, 91°15′53″W (30.354585,
-91.264672)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area
of 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,238 people, 803 households, and 598 families residing in
the town. The population density was 474.8/km² (1,230.5/mi²). There were 864 housing
units at an average density of 183.3/km² (475.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 76.14% White, 22.97% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.
There were 803 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were
non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from
45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,188, and the median income for a family was $39,625. Males had a median
income of $34,559 versus $21,799 for females. The per capita income for the town was
$14,907. About 12.6% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
The town is home to the tower for WVLA-33 TV from Baton Rouge.
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