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Regional Planning Commission 8--New Orleans City (South) PUMA, LA

118,388 Population
26.5 square miles 4,469.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,133 ±$4,488 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Louisiana: $35,440 ±$571
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$68,744 ±$9,619 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $60,986 ±$803
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

18.4% ±4.7% (20,425  ±5,303) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 835,267 (±0.6% / ±28,512)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.1 minutes ±1.6 (1,157,330  ±119,421) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 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

52,177 ±2,250 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,848,965 ±8,172
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.1 ±0.1 (110,513  ±6,709) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,474,016
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±2.1% (1,770  ±694) 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

67,459 ±2,632 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,138,882 ±318
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$419,200 ±$39,209 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Louisiana: $223,200 ±$2,575
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

17.8% ±3.5% (20,836  ±4,285.8) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 10.6% 480,382 (±0.5% / ±22,340.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.3% ±4% (76,390  ±4,700.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 88.2% 2,749,670 (±0.9% / ±28,980.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
54.8% ±3.4% (44,852  ±3,423.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about double the rate in Louisiana: 27.8% 867,511 (±0.5% / ±16,543.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

11.6% ±3.3% (12,488  ±3,554.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 8.5% 366,868 (±0.1% / ±5,689.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

8.1% ±1.7% (9,534  ±2,128) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.2% 239,225
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5% ±1.4% (4,790  ±1,361) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,934 (±0.2% / ±7,249)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,790 Total veterans ±1,361 3,797 Male ±1,167 993 Female ±626

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