2024 population: 966,230 ( 41,175 from 2020)
Land area: 2358.2 square miles
Population density: 409.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	403,697	41.78%	6.6%
Black:	373,817	38.69%	6.1%
Indian:	3,351	0.35%	3.7%
Asian:	34,640	3.59%	3.8%
2+ races:	15,208	1.57%	3.8%
Hispanic:	135,517	14.03%	7.9%

Total non-White:	562,533	58.22%	2.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	48,370	12.0
Deaths:	44,489	11.0
Net Migration:	-68,528	-17.0
Net Immigration:	22,542	5.6

Change in White population:	-28,609	-2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-12,566	-1.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,007,405
432,306	42.91%
397,954	39.50%
3,478	0.35%
33,357	3.31%
14,658	1.46%
125,652	12.47%
575,099	57.09%

2010
956,126
451,039	47.17%
377,301	39.46%
3,316	0.35%
28,897	3.02%
12,095	1.27%
81,208	8.49%
505,087	52.83%

2000
1,146,458
568,453	49.58%
479,781	41.85%
3,756	0.33%
27,163	2.37%
11,759	1.03%
53,808	4.69%
578,005	50.42%

1990
1,140,762
638,755	55.99%
428,259	37.54%
3,167	0.28%
21,221	1.86%
n/a
49,360	4.33%
502,007	44.01%

1980
1,192,931
720,742	60.42%
406,008	34.03%
2,123	0.18%
14,105	1.18%
n/a
48,768	4.09%
472,189	39.58%

1970
1,080,545
699,687	64.75%
331,523	30.68%
1,076	0.10%
2,306	0.21%
n/a
44,717	4.14%
380,858	35.25%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
119,416	12.5
82,360	8.6
-3,534	-0.4
19,401	2.0

-18,733	-2.0
70,012	7.3

Number	Rate
2000's
132,271	11.5
92,115	8.0
-331,490	-28.9
13,705	1.2

-117,414	-10.2
-72,918	-6.4

Number	Rate
1990's
180,683	15.8
108,108	9.5
-119,908	-10.5
14,741	1.3

-70,302	-6.2
75,998	6.7

Number	Rate
1980's
215,785	18.1
105,476	8.8
-152,573	-12.8
n/a

-81,987	-6.9
29,818	2.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-12,458	-1.2
n/a

21,055	1.9
91,331	8.5

Age, Family & Household Data for New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

[Display all years]

Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
39.3
213,469	22.1%
752,761	77.9%
171,428	17.7%

398,564
2.41

226,420	56.8%
142,640	63.0%
32,412	14.3%
172,144	43.2%

2010
Number	Percent
36.5
218,383	22.8%
737,743	77.2%
115,304	12.1%

375,342
2.50

236,162	62.9%
143,765	60.9%
35,538	15.0%
139,180	37.1%

2000
Number	Percent
34.6
303,054	26.4%
843,404	73.6%
133,144	11.6%

436,497
2.57

290,230	66.5%
187,074	64.5%
47,892	16.5%
146,267	33.5%

1990
Number	Percent
31.7
316,684	27.8%
824,078	72.2%
127,440	11.2%

418,715
2.67

290,862	69.5%
199,294	68.5%
44,292	15.2%
127,853	30.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.3
361,380	30.3%
831,551	69.7%
109,593	9.2%

418,318
2.81

301,255	72.0%
227,263	75.4%
37,645	12.5%
117,063	28.0%

2024 Housing Data for New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	29,804	7.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	22,624	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	16,437	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	18,895	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	16,732	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	16,871	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	14,707	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	14,675	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	14,385	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	26,939	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	35,655	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	47,331	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	34,411	8.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	23,544	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	28,537	7.2%
$200,000 or more	37,017	9.3%

Median Household Income	62,835
Per Capita Income	38,335

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	28,628	7.2%
Public Assistance	7,934	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	68,413	17.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	360,842	66.6%
Unemployed	28,094	5.2%
In Armed Forces	2,978	0.5%

Total Labor Force	391,914	72.3%
Not in Labor Force	149,857	27.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	150,980	137,277	52.4%
Non-Profit	16,209	32,218	33.5%
Self-Employed	30,323	20,798	59.3%

Local Government	11,718	19,270	37.8%
State Government	7,036	12,006	36.9%
Federal Government	6,976	8,231	45.9%

Total Private + Self	181,303	158,075	53.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	41,939	71,725	36.9%
Total	223,242	229,800	49.3%

Pct. Govt.	14.4%
Pct. Private + Self	74.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	71,763	15.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	87,885	19.4%
Professional, Technical	120,833	26.6%
Service Occupations	82,992	18.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	986	0.2%
All others	90,461	19.9%

White Collar		61.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	67,713	14.9%
Educational services	47,431	10.4%
Retail trade	44,937	9.9%
Accommodation and food services	40,064	8.8%
Construction	36,206	8.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	36,206	8.0%
Manufacturing	27,082	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	25,233	5.6%
Public administration	23,694	5.2%
Other services	23,572	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19,361	4.3%
Finance and insurance	16,050	3.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11,790	2.6%
Wholesale trade	10,337	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8,012	1.8%
Information	6,793	1.5%
Utilities	4,622	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,932	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,478	0.3%
Management	421	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	19,478	1.98%
Puerto Rican	5,850	0.60%
Cuban	8,746	0.89%
Dominican	5,963	0.61%

Total Central American	63,136	6.43%
Costa Rican	1,713	0.17%
Guatemalan	6,616	0.67%
Honduran	41,785	4.26%
Nicaraguan	7,199	0.73%
Panamanian	569	0.06%
Salvadoran	4,115	0.42%
Other Central American	1,139	0.12%

Total South American	5,615	0.57%
Argentinean	361	0.04%
Bolivian	145	0.01%
Chilean	331	0.03%
Colombian	2,211	0.23%
Ecuadorian	960	0.10%
Paraguayan	140	0.01%
Peruvian	783	0.08%
Uruguayan	35	0.00%
Venezuelan	598	0.06%
Other South American	51	0.01%

Other Hispanic	19,656	2.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	14,699	1.50%
Chinese	4,551	0.46%
Indian	3,111	0.32%
Filipino	2,973	0.30%
Korean	654	0.07%
Japanese	622	0.06%
Cambodian	405	0.04%
Taiwanese	267	0.03%
Thai	194	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	787,648	85.3%
Spanish	85,743	9.3%
Vietnamese	12,005	1.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	9,837	1.1%
Other Indo-European	8,147	0.9%
Arabic	6,226	0.7%
Chinese	3,664	0.4%
Other	2,993	0.3%
Other Asian	2,635	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	88,973	9.1%
German	80,075	8.2%
Italian	65,013	6.6%
Irish	64,591	6.6%
English	54,487	5.6%
American	36,665	3.7%
African	21,781	2.2%
Scottish	8,637	0.9%
European	8,181	0.8%
French Canadian	8,136	0.8%
Polish	5,570	0.6%
Cajun	4,356	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	4,152	0.4%
Haitian	3,570	0.4%
Dutch	3,423	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	926,849	94.4%
Not a citizen	54,813	5.6%

Native	885,366	90.2%
Foreign-born	96,296	9.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
35,195	5.1%	50,213	7.3%	178,497	25.9%	194,232	28.2%	136,392	19.8%	93,777	13.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	35,195	5.1%
9-12 Years	50,213	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	178,497	25.9%
Some College	194,232	28.2%
Bach. Degree	136,392	19.8%
Grad Degree	93,777	13.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,043,570	975,792	67,778	6.5%
1991	1,061,828	982,754	79,074	7.4%
1992	1,056,356	959,908	96,448	9.1%
1993	1,056,690	959,852	96,838	9.2%
1994	1,073,810	979,568	94,242	8.8%
1995	1,074,410	989,208	85,202	7.9%
1996	1,082,740	1,003,452	79,288	7.3%
1997	1,084,738	1,019,466	65,272	6.0%
1998	1,090,758	1,029,718	61,040	5.6%
1999	1,081,370	1,026,702	54,668	5.1%

2000	1,073,856	1,019,582	54,274	5.1%
2001	1,058,124	1,001,770	56,354	5.3%
2002	1,039,372	979,996	59,376	5.7%
2003	1,032,998	973,934	59,064	5.7%
2004	1,029,044	974,536	54,508	5.3%
2005	18,120	16,202	1,918	10.6%
2006	16,902	15,854	1,048	6.2%
2007	809,076	776,518	32,558	4.0%
2008	855,988	814,602	41,386	4.8%
2009	874,406	813,124	61,282	7.0%

2010	923,120	852,694	70,426	7.6%
2011	925,982	855,614	70,368	7.6%
2012	931,376	866,206	65,170	7.0%
2013	940,952	879,016	61,936	6.6%
2014	960,310	898,958	61,352	6.4%
2015	970,712	911,048	59,664	6.1%
2016	963,504	909,068	54,436	5.6%
2017	955,846	908,998	46,848	4.9%
2018	955,256	910,468	44,788	4.7%
2019	963,098	920,630	42,468	4.4%

2020	952,554	853,616	98,938	10.4%
2021	939,318	873,984	65,334	7.0%
2022	939,902	902,456	37,446	4.0%
2023	933,822	897,300	36,522	3.9%
2024	935,754	894,566	41,188	4.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	465,148
Median Value	$274,752

Occupied	398,564	85.7%
Vacant	66,584	14.3%

Owned	241,581	60.6%
Rented	156,983	39.4%
Median Rent	$1,220

Single-Family Units	302,102	64.9%
Detached	271,433	58.4%
Attached	30,669	6.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	80,587	17.3%
Mobile Homes	13,699	2.9%

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area