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New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

1,246,176 Population
3,203.5 square miles 389 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$37,007 ±$871 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$61,602 ±$2,006 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

15.7% ±1.1% (192,240  ±13,530) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

26.4 minutes ±0.6 (13,454,035  ±380,080) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

499,885 ±4,092 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0 (1,225,351  ±452) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.8% ±0.8% (17,270  ±2,401) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

580,426 ±822 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$265,800 ±$5,294 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

10.7% ±0.8% (131,440  ±10,306.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

89.1% ±1.7% (775,467  ±14,833.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
34.7% ±1% (302,126  ±8,526.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

7.1% (88,550  ±5,976) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

5.9% ±0.4% (57,299  ±3,961) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
57,299 Total veterans ±3,961 51,015 Male ±3,695 6,284 Female ±1,540

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