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New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA

1,340,591 Population
4,684.8 square miles 286.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6459%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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50%White31%Black0%Native3%Asian0%Islander1%Other5%Two+11%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$38,100 ±$840 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$62,308 ±$1,740 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

17.6% ±1.1% (231,274  ±14,605) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty23%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty15%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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26.6 minutes ±0.4 (14,707,340  ±364,259) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

547,024 ±4,274 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (1,315,328  ±247) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples52%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married45%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale39%Female34%
Now marriedMale48%Female43%
DivorcedMale10%Female14%
WidowedMale3%†Female9%
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5.1% ±0.8% (16,069  ±2,496) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%†15-196%†20-2411%†25-2913%†30-354%†35-392%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

629,969 ±805 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied87%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied67%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit69%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$260,800 ±$5,019 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.3% ±0.9% (136,735  ±11,264.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.4% ±1.7% (831,478  ±16,394.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
33.6% ±1% (315,538  ±9,623.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

12%No degree27%High school28%Some college20%Bachelor's14%Post-grad
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11.9% ±0.2% (151,771  ±3,045.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about half the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only86%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only88%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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7.7% (103,444  ±7,107) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

6%Europe25%Asia4%†Africa0%†Oceania63%Latin America1%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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5.5% ±0.5% (57,211  ±4,721) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

627†WWII1,787†Korea19,998Vietnam15,539†Gulf (1990s)14,795†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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57,211 Total veterans ±4,721 51,852 Male ±4,494 5,359 Female ±1,155

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/33000US406-new-orleans-metairie-slidell-la-ms-csa/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/33000US406-new-orleans-metairie-slidell-la-ms-csa/>