Census Reporter

New Orleans, LA

391,006 Population
169.4 square miles 2,307.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 38.8 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 37.3 ±0.2

Economics

$29,048 ±$922 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $29,830 ±$709
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $27,274 ±$414
$38,423 ±$2,033 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $50,301 ±$1,191
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $47,905 ±$740

23.8% ±1.8% (89,130  ±6,711) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 17.5% 218,020 (±1.1% / ±13,383)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.6% 843,626 (±0.5% / ±23,603)

25.4 minutes ±1.1 (4,141,350  ±208,292) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 26.5 14,562,375 (±0.7 / ±437,852)
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 26.3 50,737,165 (±0.4 / ±910,539)

Families

155,104 ±2,460 Number of households
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 482,442 ±3,961
  • Louisiana: 1,737,220 ±10,627
2.4 ±0 (373,390  ±2,470) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 2.6 1,245,208 (±0 / ±3,069)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,530,479 (±0)

4.2% ±1.2% (4,326  ±1,211) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5.2% † 15,721 (±0.7% / ±2,227)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 62,709 (±0.4% / ±4,490)

Housing

191,620 ±1,025 Number of housing units
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 559,529 ±1,340
  • Louisiana: 2,076,136 ±286

$242,900 ±$8,652 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $203,800 ±$4,123
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Louisiana: $167,300 ±$1,737

15% ±1.4% (57,904  ±5,232.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 12.5% 156,474 (±0.8% / ±10,521.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 12.4% 569,236 (±0.5% / ±20,883.6)

Social

87.2% ±2.6% (243,377  ±7,151.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 87.7% 776,594 (±1.6% / ±14,465)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 85.8% 2,683,174 (±0.9% / ±28,067)
37.1% ±1.4% (103,547  ±3,892.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 30.6% 270,974 (±0.8% / ±7,215.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 24.3% 758,653 (±0.4% / ±13,907.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2017 5-year data

5.4% ±0.4% (21,289  ±1,612) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 7.7% 98,386 (±0.3% / ±4,210)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 195,027 (±0.2% / ±8,647)

5% ±0.6% (15,661  ±1,827) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5.9% 58,415 (±0.4% / ±3,694)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 7% 247,339 (±0.2% / ±7,323)
15,661 Total veterans ±1,827 13,770 Male ±1,611 1,891 Female ±746

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