Population: 371,853
Households: 155,821
Average household size: 2.29
Median age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $56,631
Housing units: 195,552

Population comparison

2020 Census383,997

2024 estimate371,853

Change−3.2%

Population: 371,853
Median age: 38.8 years
Male: 174,992
Female: 196,861

Median age by sex

Male median age: 38.2 years
Female median age: 39.3 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

10,392Under 59,827

26,7015–1726,283

15,39018–2418,059

25,87425–3430,093

26,57035–4429,668

20,34045–5422,225

21,74455–6424,770

27,98165+35,936

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5–17

Male

5–9: 10,195
10–14: 10,447
15–17: 6,059

Female

5–9: 9,623
10–14: 10,413
15–17: 6,247

18–24

Male

18–19: 4,827
20: 2,567
21: 2,363
22–24: 5,633

Female

18–19: 4,826
20: 3,678
21: 3,162
22–24: 6,393

25–34

Male

25–29: 11,663
30–34: 14,211

Female

25–29: 13,666
30–34: 16,427

35–44

Male

35–39: 15,041
40–44: 11,529

Female

35–39: 16,714
40–44: 12,954

45–54

Male

45–49: 10,178
50–54: 10,162

Female

45–49: 11,216
50–54: 11,009

55–64

Male

55–59: 10,295
60–61: 4,909
62–64: 6,540

Female

55–59: 11,557
60–61: 5,256
62–64: 7,957

65+

Male

65–66: 3,917
67–69: 6,189
70–74: 8,145
75–79: 4,825
80–84: 2,548
85+: 2,357

Female

65–66: 5,007
67–69: 6,732
70–74: 9,964
75–79: 6,050
80–84: 3,850
85+: 4,333

RaceMutually exclusive counts

Black alone: 203,05354.6%
White alone: 115,88231.2%
Two or more races: 31,2198.4%
Asian alone: 10,4062.8%
Some other race: 10,1752.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 1,0600.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 580.0%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 30,425
White, not Hispanic: 111,770

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 74,896
Married-couple share: 57.7%
With children: 48%

Household sizeShare of households

68,57644.0%

1 person

45,83129.4%

2 people

20,84313.4%

3 people

12,9398.3%

4 people

7,6324.9%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 5,062
6 People: 1,822
7 Plus People: 748

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households74,896

Married-couple families43,18757.7% of family households

With children: 14,86134.4%
Without children: 28,32665.6%

Other families31,70942.3% of family households

Male householder: 6,06919.1%
Female householder: 25,64080.9%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	74,896	Not applicable
Married-couple families	43,187	57.7%
With children	14,861	34.4%
Without children	28,326	65.6%
Other families	31,709	42.3%
Male householder	6,069	19.1%
Female householder	25,640	80.9%

Median household: $56,631
Median family: $80,929
Per capita: $40,662

Household incomeShare of households

42,29627.1%

Under $25k

29,15018.7%

$25–49k

22,63214.5%

$50–74k

16,08010.3%

$75–99k

20,33513.1%

$100–149k

9,2876.0%

$150–199k

16,04110.3%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 15,000
$10,000–$14,999: 11,907
$15,000–$19,999: 7,278
$20,000–$24,999: 8,111

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 6,313
$30,000–$34,999: 5,733
$35,000–$39,999: 5,713
$40,000–$44,999: 6,065
$45,000–$49,999: 5,326

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 9,604
$60,000–$74,999: 13,028

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 12,538
$125,000–$149,999: 7,797

Education universe: 265,201
High school or higher: 89.6%
Bachelor’s or higher: 42.4%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

10,6434.0%

Less than 9th grade

16,9366.4%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

55,60521.0%

High school or equivalent

54,58720.6%

Some college, no degree

15,0455.7%

Associate degree

60,02222.6%

Bachelor’s degree

52,36319.7%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 4,846
Nursery School: 46
Kindergarten: 6
First Grade: 182
Second Grade: 219
Third Grade: 474
Fourth Grade: 194
Fifth Grade: 647
Sixth Grade: 1,589
Seventh Grade: 577
Eighth Grade: 1,863

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 2,705
Tenth Grade: 4,112
Eleventh Grade: 5,889
Twelfth No Diploma: 4,230

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 48,614
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 6,991

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 13,203
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 41,384

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 32,680
Professional School Degree: 13,034
Doctorate Degree: 6,649

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	10,643
Grades 9–12, no diploma	16,936
High school or equivalent	55,605
Some college, no degree	54,587
Associate degree	15,045
Bachelor’s degree	60,022
Graduate or professional	52,363

Marital status by sexMale and Female

4,09513,264

Widowed

14,97322,779

Divorced

3,0103,528

Separated

51,70751,550

Now Married

73,18379,405

Never Married

6,8927,471

Married Spouse Absent

44,81544,079

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	4,095	13,264
Divorced	14,973	22,779
Separated	3,010	3,528
Now Married	51,707	51,550
Never Married	73,183	79,405
Married Spouse Absent	6,892	7,471
Married Spouse Present	44,815	44,079

Median home value: $315,700
Median gross rent: $1,251

Housing tenure

Owner: 79,74451.2%
Renter: 76,07748.8%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 155,82179.7%
Vacant: 39,73120.3%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 44,810
Owners without mortgage: 34,934

Vacancy reason

For rent7,511

18.9%

For sale1,339

3.4%

Rented, not occupied1,115

2.8%

Sold, not occupied553

1.4%

Seasonal8,328

21.0%

Migrant workers18

0.0%

Other20,867

52.5%

Structure type

Detached89,990

46.0%

Attached19,407

9.9%

2–4 units44,576

22.8%

5–19 units17,486

8.9%

20+ units23,100

11.8%

Mobile or other993

0.5%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 28,986
Structure 3–4 Units: 15,590

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 8,955
Structure 10–19 Units: 8,531

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 7,841
Structure 50 Plus Units: 15,259

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 941
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 52

Year builtHousing units by period

98,34950.3%

Before 1960

45,74723.4%

1960–79

22,62411.6%

1980–99

27,52614.1%

2000–19

1,3060.7%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 61,327
1940–1949: 14,351
1950–1959: 22,671

1960–79

1960–1969: 20,043
1970–1979: 25,704

1980–99

1980–1989: 16,384
1990–1999: 6,240

2000–19

2000–2009: 14,963
2010–2019: 12,563

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

13,707

1,812

1990s

12,276

1,136

2000s

17,220

6,266

2010s

26,026

38,225

2020–22

9,136

22,750

2023+

1,379

5,888

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

4,7245.9%

Under $100k

24,97831.3%

$100–249k

28,85936.2%

$250–499k

11,15914.0%

$500–749k

4,9036.1%

$750–999k

3,1564.0%

$1–1.49m

1,9652.5%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 575
10000–14999: 305
15000–19999: 376
20000–24999: 282
25000–29999: 130
30000–34999: 145
35000–39999: 59
40000–49999: 226
50000–59999: 279
60000–69999: 386
70000–79999: 370
80000–89999: 679
90000–99999: 912

$100–249k

100000–124999: 2,901
125000–149999: 2,271
150000–174999: 5,488
175000–199999: 4,414
200000–249999: 9,904

$250–499k

250000–299999: 8,302
300000–399999: 11,936
400000–499999: 8,621

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 873
2000000+: 1,092

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $5006,851

9.5%

$500–99914,225

19.7%

$1,000–1,49926,617

36.9%

$1,500–1,99915,504

21.5%

$2,000–2,4995,544

7.7%

$2,500–2,9991,866

2.6%

$3,000+1,549

2.1%

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Under $500

Under 100: 47
100–149: 106
150–199: 363
200–249: 796
250–299: 1,498
300–349: 1,183
350–399: 1,123
400–449: 788
450–499: 947

$500–999

500–549: 777
550–599: 745
600–649: 849
650–699: 1,044
700–749: 1,081
750–799: 1,025
800–899: 4,008
900–999: 4,696

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 14,955
1250–1499: 11,662

$3,000+

3000–3499: 661
3500+: 888

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

4,905

22,264

1 vehicle

33,195

38,518

2 vehicles

31,014

13,124

3 vehicles

8,373

1,733

4 vehicles

1,911

363

5+ vehicles

346

75

Workers age 16+: 167,719
Average commute: 22.6 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 104,12462.1%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 14,4808.6%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 7,6304.5%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 12,4207.4%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 24,95814.9%Derived from published counts
Other: 4,1072.4%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 9,524
Bicycle: 2,896

Other

Other Transportation: 2,492
Motorcycle: 375
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 1,240

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

37,91326.6%

Under 15 min

64,40245.1%

15–29 min

26,00518.2%

30–44 min

7,5905.3%

45–59 min

6,8514.8%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 4,033
5–9: 13,051
10–14: 20,829

15–29 min

15–19: 28,934
20–24: 26,097
25–29: 9,371

30–44 min

30–34: 20,405
35–39: 2,921
40–44: 2,679

60+ min

60–89: 4,683
90+: 2,168

Population age 16+: 306,521
Civilian labor force: 184,482
Employed: 170,586
Unemployed: 13,896
Unemployment rate: 7.5%
Poverty universe: 358,660
Persons below poverty: 81,072
Gini index: 0.55
White-collar workers: 116,592
Blue-collar workers: 22,249

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

13,617

18,128

Sales Office Occupations

10,172

20,795

Management Business Science Arts

37,424

48,201

Production Transportation Material Moving

10,113

3,144

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

8,495

497

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	13,617	18,128
Sales Office Occupations	10,172	20,795
Management Business Science Arts	37,424	48,201
Production Transportation Material Moving	10,113	3,144
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	8,495	497

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 138,136
Workplace jobs: 176,471
Internal commuters: 78,868
Inbound commuters: 97,603
Outbound commuters: 59,268
Net worker inflow: 38,335

Coverage status

Insured: 336,66191.9%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 29,7008.1%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

4,15314.0%

Under 19

10,30834.7%

Age 19–34

14,43848.6%

Age 35–64

8012.7%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 347,21393.4%
Foreign born: 24,6406.6%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 12,063
Not a citizen: 12,577

Residential mobility

Same house: 320,850
Within same county: 26,669
From another county: 9,000
From another state: 9,489
From abroad: 1,989

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 193,840

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
New Orleans city, Louisiana	371,853	$56,631	38.8 years	51.2%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
Louisiana	4,611,961	$60,756	38 years	67.4%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	10,392	9,827
5–17	26,701	26,283
18–24	15,390	18,059
25–34	25,874	30,093
35–44	26,570	29,668
45–54	20,340	22,225
55–64	21,744	24,770
65+	27,981	35,936

Category	Value
Black alone	203,053
White alone	115,882
Two or more races	31,219
Asian alone	10,406
Some other race	10,175
American Indian / Alaska Native	1,060
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	58

Category	Value
1 person	68,576
2 people	45,831
3 people	20,843
4 people	12,939
5+ people	7,632

Category	Value
Under $25k	42,296
$25–49k	29,150
$50–74k	22,632
$75–99k	16,080
$100–149k	20,335
$150–199k	9,287
$200k+	16,041

Category	Value
For rent	7,511
For sale	1,339
Rented, not occupied	1,115
Sold, not occupied	553
Seasonal	8,328
Migrant workers	18
Other	20,867

Category	Value
Detached	89,990
Attached	19,407
2–4 units	44,576
5–19 units	17,486
20+ units	23,100
Mobile or other	993

Category	Value
Before 1960	98,349
1960–79	45,747
1980–99	22,624
2000–19	27,526
2020+	1,306

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	13,707	1,812
1990s	12,276	1,136
2000s	17,220	6,266
2010s	26,026	38,225
2020–22	9,136	22,750
2023+	1,379	5,888

Category	Value
Under $100k	4,724
$100–249k	24,978
$250–499k	28,859
$500–749k	11,159
$750–999k	4,903
$1–1.49m	3,156
$1.5m+	1,965

Category	Value
Under $500	6,851
$500–999	14,225
$1,000–1,499	26,617
$1,500–1,999	15,504
$2,000–2,499	5,544
$2,500–2,999	1,866
$3,000+	1,549

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	155,821
Vacant	39,731

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	4,905	22,264
1 vehicle	33,195	38,518
2 vehicles	31,014	13,124
3 vehicles	8,373	1,733
4 vehicles	1,911	363
5+ vehicles	346	75

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	104,124
Carpool	14,480
Public transit	7,630
Walk or bicycle	12,420
Work from home	24,958
Other	4,107

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	336,661
Uninsured	29,700

Category	Value
Under 15 min	37,913
15–29 min	64,402
30–44 min	26,005
45–59 min	7,590
60+ min	6,851

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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