Census Reporter

New Orleans, LA

390,144 Population
169.4 square miles 2,302.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 39 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 37.7 ±0.2

Economics

$34,034 ±$1,244 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $31,889 ±$711
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $28,662 ±$383
$45,615 ±$2,568 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $55,710 ±$1,231
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $51,073 ±$586

23.2% ±1.9% (88,044  ±7,084) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 16.4% 204,819 (±1.2% / ±14,473)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 19% 857,894 (±0.6% / ±28,695)

23.2 minutes ±0.7 (4,032,680  ±159,630) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 26.5 15,026,365 (±0.6 / ±381,005)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 26.6 51,637,660 (±0.3 / ±730,821)

Families

151,753 ±2,527 Number of households
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 485,267 ±4,407
  • Louisiana: 1,741,076 ±11,011
2.5 ±0 (379,356  ±1,564) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 2.6 1,251,791 (±0 / ±2,082)
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,519,937 (±0)

4.4% ±1.1% (4,517  ±1,162) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 4.5% † 13,716 (±0.8% / ±2,351)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.3% 57,992 (±0.5% / ±5,191)

Housing

192,236 ±635 Number of housing units
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 561,747 ±1,370
  • Louisiana: 2,089,824 ±281

$242,900 ±$11,283 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $211,900 ±$4,785
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Louisiana: $172,100 ±$1,937

13.8% ±1.4% (53,352  ±5,572.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 12.5% 156,491 (±0.9% / ±11,114.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 12.5% 576,219 (±0.5% / ±24,932.8)

Social

87.6% ±2.7% (244,790  ±7,419.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 88.1% 781,556 (±1.6% / ±14,575.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 86% 2,699,357 (±0.9% / ±28,934.8)
39.7% ±1.7% (110,820  ±4,725.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 32.3% 286,377 (±1% / ±8,980.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 25% 784,275 (±0.5% / ±15,430.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data

5.9% ±0.7% (22,923  ±2,843) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 7.6% 96,808 (±0.5% / ±6,417)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 196,575 (±0.2% / ±8,475)

4.7% ±0.6% (14,574  ±1,725) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 6.1% 59,809 (±0.4% / ±3,511)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 6.5% 229,938 (±0.2% / ±7,798)
14,574 Total veterans ±1,725 12,555 Male ±1,561 2,019 Female ±786

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