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New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

962,165 Population
2,358.6 square miles 407.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,435 ±$1,072 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$61,000 ±$1,556 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

18.5% ±1.3% (174,297  ±12,457) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.5 minutes ±0.5 (9,767,665  ±307,658) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

399,198 ±3,378 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (942,684  ±206) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.2% ±1% (11,828  ±2,272) 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)

Housing

466,902 ±800 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$263,500 ±$6,252 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.4% ±1% (99,237  ±9,340.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

87.8% ±2% (596,101  ±13,902.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
34.5% ±1.2% (234,503  ±8,169.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

9.6% ±5,526% (92,084  ±6,465) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5% ±0.5% (37,299  ±3,613) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
37,299 Total veterans ±3,613 33,057 Male ±3,321 4,242 Female ±1,067

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