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Metairie, LA

136,597 Population
23.2 square miles 5,898.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±2.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 40 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2

Economics

$47,501 ±$4,004 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $38,435 ±$1,072
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Louisiana: $34,102 ±$426
$65,465 ±$5,217 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $61,000 ±$1,556
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $58,229 ±$1,143

10.9% ±2.6% (14,827  ±3,641) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 18.5% 174,297 (±1.3% / ±12,457)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 840,146 (±0.6% / ±27,162)

21.6 minutes ±0.4 (1,317,015  ±52,068) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 24.5 9,996,485 (±0.3 / ±152,754)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

61,486 ±3,441 Number of households
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 399,198 ±3,378
  • Louisiana: 1,833,915 ±8,374
2.2 ±0.2 (136,072  ±7,404) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 2.4 942,684 (±0 / ±206)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,450,122

7.4% ±3.6% (2,188  ±1,092) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5.2% † 11,828 (±1% / ±2,272)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 59,199 (±0.5% / ±5,096)

Housing

67,334 ±3,219 Number of housing units
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 466,902 ±800
  • Louisiana: 2,124,930 ±297

$319,700 ±$18,150 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $263,500 ±$6,252
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Louisiana: $215,600 ±$3,099

12.5% ±2.8% (16,888  ±3,861.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 10.4% 99,237 (±1% / ±9,340.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 11.1% 499,723 (±0.5% / ±21,179.9)

Social

89.7% ±3.9% (88,883  ±5,701.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 87.8% 596,101 (±2% / ±13,902.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 87.8% 2,724,676 (±0.9% / ±28,705.9)
39.9% ±2.9% (39,557  ±3,432.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 34.5% 234,503 (±1.2% / ±8,169.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 27% 837,518 (±0.5% / ±16,435.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

15% ±2.5% (20,425  ±3,519) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 9.6% 92,084
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 222,672

4.9% ±1.1% (5,242  ±1,222) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5% 37,299 (±0.5% / ±3,613)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 203,031 (±0.2% / ±7,608)
5,242 Total veterans ±1,222 4,676 Male ±1,057 566 Female ±412

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