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Orleans Parish, LA

362,701 Population
169.5 square miles 2,139.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,674 ±$2,119 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $35,440 ±$571
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$58,821 ±$2,885 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $60,986 ±$803
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

20.5% ±2.5% (71,384  ±8,527) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 835,267 (±0.6% / ±28,512)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.2 minutes ±0.8 (3,309,385  ±180,949) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 26.2 49,209,404 (±0.3 / ±747,344)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

157,535 ±3,023 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,848,965 ±8,172
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (346,057  ±418) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,474,016
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±1.5% (5,075  ±1,378) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 61,866 (±0.4% / ±4,761)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

196,906 ±187 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,138,882 ±318
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$305,100 ±$17,943 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Louisiana: $223,200 ±$2,575
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13% ±1.8% (46,861  ±6,455.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 10.6% 480,382 (±0.5% / ±22,340.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.7% ±3.1% (234,629  ±8,026.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 88.2% 2,749,670 (±0.9% / ±28,980.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
43.3% ±1.9% (111,999  ±5,035.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 27.8% 867,511 (±0.5% / ±16,543.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

6.5% (23,417  ±2,594) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.2% 239,225
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.5% ±0.7% (12,956  ±1,942) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,934 (±0.2% / ±7,249)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
12,956 Total veterans ±1,942 10,633 Male ±1,673 2,323 Female ±943

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