2024 population: 1,733,486 ( 26,430 from 2020)
Land area: 8247.2 square miles
Population density: 210.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	942,709	54.38%	3.3%
Black:	513,388	29.62%	3.0%
Indian:	14,478	0.84%	2.1%
Asian:	43,345	2.50%	5.7%
2+ races:	30,440	1.76%	7.8%
Hispanic:	189,126	10.91%	10.0%

Total non-White:	790,777	45.62%	0.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	86,423	12.3
Deaths:	82,358	11.7
Net Migration:	-59,905	-8.5
Net Immigration:	28,112	4.0

Change in White population:	-31,893	-1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,463	0.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,759,916
974,602	55.38%
529,355	30.08%
14,792	0.84%
40,995	2.33%
28,233	1.60%
171,939	9.77%
785,314	44.62%

2010
1,666,072
983,876	59.05%
498,430	29.92%
14,146	0.85%
35,333	2.12%
22,553	1.35%
108,475	6.51%
682,196	40.95%

2000
1,768,305
1,060,056	59.95%
579,355	32.76%
12,805	0.72%
31,085	1.76%
17,785	1.01%
64,791	3.66%
708,249	40.05%

1990
1,667,480
1,058,634	63.49%
516,588	30.98%
11,343	0.68%
23,769	1.43%
n/a
57,146	3.43%
608,846	36.51%

1980
1,663,913
1,096,005	65.87%
487,795	29.32%
6,802	0.41%
15,152	0.91%
n/a
56,622	3.40%
567,908	34.13%

1970
1,442,171
981,232	68.04%
405,026	28.08%
3,495	0.24%
2,511	0.17%
n/a
48,383	3.35%
460,939	31.96%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
205,729	12.3
146,852	8.8
14,229	0.9
22,636	1.4

-9,274	-0.6
103,118	6.2

Number	Rate
2000's
219,508	12.4
146,144	8.3
-288,539	-16.3
16,510	0.9

-76,180	-4.3
-26,053	-1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
268,879	16.1
156,539	9.4
-63,567	-3.8
16,695	1.0

1,422	0.1
99,403	6.0

Number	Rate
1980's
309,955	18.6
145,207	8.7
-148,159	-8.9
n/a

-37,371	-2.2
40,938	2.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
48,201	3.3
n/a

114,773	8.0
106,969	7.4

Age, Family & Household Data for New Orleans, LA-MS Market Area

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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):

2022
Number	Percent
39.0
392,537	22.6%
1,340,949	77.4%
292,176	16.9%

682,998
2.52

423,564	62.0%
284,384	67.1%
54,934	13.0%
259,434	38.0%

2010
Number	Percent
36.8
397,821	23.9%
1,268,251	76.1%
204,989	12.3%

639,884
2.56

424,740	66.4%
279,205	65.7%
56,182	13.2%
215,144	33.6%

2000
Number	Percent
34.7
475,992	26.9%
1,292,313	73.1%
201,653	11.4%

661,852
2.62

458,264	69.2%
317,183	69.2%
64,921	14.2%
203,588	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
476,031	28.5%
1,191,449	71.5%
181,087	10.9%

600,939
2.72

432,521	72.0%
312,335	72.2%
57,897	13.4%
168,418	28.0%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
519,523	31.2%
1,144,390	68.8%
149,750	9.0%

569,263
2.88

423,354	74.4%
330,881	78.2%
46,400	11.0%
145,909	25.6%

2022 Housing Data for New Orleans, LA-MS Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	48,176	7.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	38,378	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	31,145	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	32,946	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	30,547	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	28,662	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	26,052	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	27,727	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	26,375	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	46,666	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	62,848	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	81,909	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	60,546	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	42,066	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	48,595	7.1%
$200,000 or more	50,360	7.4%

Median Household Income	61,502
Per Capita Income	35,115

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	48,751	7.1%
Public Assistance	13,301	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	107,903	15.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	676,057	65.9%
Unemployed	50,683	4.9%
In Armed Forces	4,663	0.5%

Total Labor Force	731,403	71.3%
Not in Labor Force	294,605	28.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	283,671	245,010	53.7%
Non-Profit	22,121	43,882	33.5%
Self-Employed	53,340	33,569	61.4%

Local Government	21,215	32,098	39.8%
State Government	12,049	22,379	35.0%
Federal Government	11,880	11,121	51.6%

Total Private + Self	337,011	278,579	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	67,265	109,480	38.1%
Total	404,276	388,059	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	14.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	115,847	14.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	162,786	20.5%
Professional, Technical	193,699	24.4%
Service Occupations	148,161	18.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,879	0.4%
All others	173,464	21.8%

White Collar		59.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	116,917	14.7%
Retail trade	87,291	11.0%
Educational services	78,014	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	69,110	8.7%
Construction	63,353	8.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	51,820	6.5%
Manufacturing	49,920	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	44,001	5.5%
Other services	41,636	5.2%
Public administration	39,615	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	33,018	4.2%
Finance and insurance	27,972	3.5%
Wholesale trade	20,584	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	18,868	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13,920	1.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12,952	1.6%
Information	11,032	1.4%
Utilities	8,176	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5,100	0.6%
Management	658	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	31,188	1.78%
Puerto Rican	7,815	0.45%
Cuban	8,496	0.48%
Dominican	5,581	0.32%

Total Central American	58,162	3.32%
Costa Rican	1,005	0.06%
Guatemalan	5,841	0.33%
Honduran	38,167	2.18%
Nicaraguan	6,121	0.35%
Panamanian	720	0.04%
Salvadoran	4,218	0.24%
Other Central American	2,090	0.12%

Total South American	6,118	0.35%
Argentinean	386	0.02%
Bolivian	354	0.02%
Chilean	181	0.01%
Colombian	1,875	0.11%
Ecuadorian	1,282	0.07%
Paraguayan	56	0.00%
Peruvian	1,119	0.06%
Uruguayan	96	0.01%
Venezuelan	678	0.04%
Other South American	91	0.01%

Other Hispanic	21,307	1.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	17,346	0.99%
Chinese	7,005	0.40%
Indian	4,131	0.24%
Filipino	3,443	0.20%
Korean	984	0.06%
Japanese	819	0.05%
Cambodian	440	0.03%
Thai	363	0.02%
Taiwanese	298	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,485,150	90.2%
Spanish	89,192	5.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	22,546	1.4%
Vietnamese	14,090	0.9%
Other Indo-European	9,775	0.6%
Arabic	6,891	0.4%
Chinese	5,728	0.3%
Other Asian	3,420	0.2%
Other	3,279	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	200,361	11.4%
German	157,266	9.0%
Irish	133,368	7.6%
Italian	124,465	7.1%
English	111,853	6.4%
American	103,692	5.9%
French Canadian	27,436	1.6%
African	24,745	1.4%
European	18,605	1.1%
Scottish	17,336	1.0%
Cajun	11,883	0.7%
Polish	11,011	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	10,514	0.6%
British	7,407	0.4%
Dutch	6,421	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,693,777	96.7%
Not a citizen	58,490	3.3%

Native	1,645,837	93.9%
Foreign-born	106,430	6.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
55,901	4.6%	99,104	8.2%	356,072	29.4%	346,286	28.6%	220,469	18.2%	133,622	11.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	55,901	4.6%
9-12 Years	99,104	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	356,072	29.4%
Some College	346,286	28.6%
Bach. Degree	220,469	18.2%
Grad Degree	133,622	11.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	747,969	699,751	48,218	6.4%
1991	763,071	706,976	56,095	7.4%
1992	765,094	697,467	67,627	8.8%
1993	769,593	703,068	66,525	8.6%
1994	789,198	723,655	65,543	8.3%
1995	793,642	734,640	59,002	7.4%
1996	805,274	751,066	54,208	6.7%
1997	815,508	769,931	45,577	5.6%
1998	826,519	783,492	43,027	5.2%
1999	822,693	783,519	39,174	4.8%

2000	822,022	781,202	40,820	5.0%
2001	819,583	776,930	42,653	5.2%
2002	813,010	767,753	45,257	5.6%
2003	815,114	769,647	45,467	5.6%
2004	816,388	773,807	42,581	5.2%
2005	215,513	197,590	17,923	8.3%
2006	213,885	204,077	9,808	4.6%
2007	731,960	703,683	28,277	3.9%
2008	752,478	717,702	34,776	4.6%
2009	755,599	705,605	49,994	6.6%

2010	780,161	722,429	57,732	7.4%
2011	780,690	723,036	57,654	7.4%
2012	785,555	732,615	52,940	6.7%
2013	792,682	742,253	50,429	6.4%
2014	808,473	758,437	50,036	6.2%
2015	813,985	764,462	49,523	6.1%
2016	804,833	758,184	46,649	5.8%
2017	798,321	758,578	39,743	5.0%
2018	799,814	762,145	37,669	4.7%
2019	807,427	771,110	36,317	4.5%

2020	795,383	721,766	73,617	9.3%
2021	788,783	739,740	49,043	6.2%
2022	791,224	761,014	30,210	3.8%
2023	789,957	760,433	29,524	3.7%
2024	810,829	776,645	34,184	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	787,651
Median Value	$231,297

Occupied	682,998	86.7%
Vacant	104,653	13.3%

Owned	457,083	66.9%
Rented	225,915	33.1%
Median Rent	$1,090

Single-Family Units	543,380	69.0%
Detached	507,546	64.4%
Attached	35,834	4.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	99,519	12.6%
Mobile Homes	58,585	7.4%

New Orleans, LA-MS Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for New Orleans, LA-MS Market Area

2022 Housing Data for New Orleans, LA-MS Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for New Orleans, LA-MS Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for New Orleans, LA-MS Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for New Orleans, LA-MS Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for New Orleans, LA-MS Market Area