2022 population: 1,246,176 ( 56,310 from 2010 , 25,691 from 2020)
Land area: 3203.4 square miles
Population density: 389.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	633,718	50.85%	0.9%
Black:	429,315	34.45%	6.3%
Indian:	4,681	0.38%	7.7%
Asian:	37,869	3.04%	18.8%
2+ races:	20,173	1.62%	30.2%
Hispanic:	120,420	9.66%	30.6%

Total non-White:	612,458	49.15%	11.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	32,876	12.9
Deaths:	32,161	12.6
Net Migration:	-31,967	-12.6
Net Immigration:	5,163	2.0

Change in White population:	-5,638	-0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	61,948	5.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,189,866
639,356	53.73%
403,731	33.93%
4,347	0.37%
31,884	2.68%
15,494	1.30%
92,178	7.75%
550,510	46.27%

2000
1,337,726
731,514	54.68%
498,569	37.27%
4,544	0.34%
28,628	2.14%
13,801	1.03%
58,545	4.38%
606,212	45.32%

1990
1,285,270
762,697	59.34%
443,971	34.54%
3,959	0.31%
22,080	1.72%
n/a
52,563	4.09%
522,573	40.66%

1980
1,303,800
814,652	62.48%
419,708	32.19%
2,462	0.19%
14,483	1.11%
n/a
51,203	3.93%
489,148	37.52%

1970
1,144,130
749,859	65.54%
343,703	30.04%
1,144	0.10%
2,356	0.21%
n/a
45,750	4.00%
394,271	34.46%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
159,341	11.9
107,640	8.0
-302,922	-22.6
14,730	1.1

-92,158	-6.9
-55,702	-4.2

Number	Rate
1990's
205,450	16.0
119,998	9.3
-82,169	-6.4
15,573	1.2

-31,183	-2.4
83,639	6.5

Number	Rate
1980's
238,593	18.3
114,190	8.8
-132,140	-10.1
n/a

-51,955	-4.0
33,425	2.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
26,471	2.3
n/a

64,793	5.7
94,877	8.3

Age, Family & Household Data for New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro 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
39.1
278,411	22.3%
967,765	77.7%
211,363	17.0%

498,271
2.49

299,093	60.0%
197,409	66.0%
39,795	13.3%
199,178	40.0%

2010
Number	Percent
37.1
278,519	23.4%
911,347	76.6%
144,932	12.2%

462,863
2.53

300,195	64.9%
192,497	64.1%
41,324	13.8%
162,668	35.1%

2000
Number	Percent
34.8
357,397	26.7%
980,329	73.3%
152,218	11.4%

505,778
2.59

343,201	67.9%
230,194	67.1%
52,320	15.2%
162,577	32.1%

1990
Number	Percent
31.7
360,735	28.1%
924,535	71.9%
140,327	10.9%

469,103
2.69

330,495	70.5%
232,309	70.3%
47,345	14.3%
138,608	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.3
398,781	30.6%
905,019	69.4%
117,847	9.0%

453,945
2.83

330,553	72.8%
253,018	76.5%
39,323	11.9%
123,392	27.2%

2022 Housing Data for New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	36,308	7.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	27,042	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	20,845	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	23,571	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	22,063	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	20,813	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	17,961	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	19,077	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	18,913	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	33,859	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	45,848	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	59,067	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	43,616	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	30,643	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	37,512	7.5%
$200,000 or more	41,133	8.3%

Median Household Income	62,892
Per Capita Income	36,745

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	32,966	6.6%
Public Assistance	9,871	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	74,663	15.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	489,866	66.9%
Unemployed	37,352	5.1%
In Armed Forces	4,131	0.6%

Total Labor Force	531,349	72.5%
Not in Labor Force	201,214	27.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	202,406	181,083	52.8%
Non-Profit	17,655	36,223	32.8%
Self-Employed	41,443	26,551	61.0%

Local Government	15,345	23,752	39.2%
State Government	8,714	14,381	37.7%
Federal Government	9,490	8,789	51.9%

Total Private + Self	243,849	207,634	54.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	51,204	83,145	38.1%
Total	295,053	290,779	50.4%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	90,900	15.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	119,873	20.4%
Professional, Technical	150,949	25.7%
Service Occupations	109,803	18.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,801	0.3%
All others	115,322	19.7%

White Collar		61.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	85,473	69.2%
Retail trade	60,041	48.6%
Educational services	59,329	48.0%
Accommodation and food services	53,065	43.0%
Construction	45,712	37.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	42,643	34.5%
Manufacturing	34,252	27.7%
Transportation and warehousing	31,517	25.5%
Other services	31,063	25.2%
Public administration	30,006	24.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	24,889	20.2%
Finance and insurance	21,847	17.7%
Wholesale trade	16,593	13.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15,336	12.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11,390	9.2%
Information	9,184	7.4%
Utilities	5,854	4.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5,513	4.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,620	2.1%
Management	520	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	21,021	1.66%
Puerto Rican	6,069	0.48%
Cuban	7,873	0.62%
Dominican	5,285	0.42%

Total Central American	53,971	4.27%
Costa Rican	805	0.06%
Guatemalan	4,916	0.39%
Honduran	35,836	2.83%
Nicaraguan	5,881	0.47%
Panamanian	633	0.05%
Salvadoran	3,834	0.30%
Other Central American	2,066	0.16%

Total South American	5,448	0.43%
Argentinean	386	0.03%
Bolivian	346	0.03%
Chilean	160	0.01%
Colombian	1,607	0.13%
Ecuadorian	1,194	0.09%
Paraguayan	56	0.00%
Peruvian	887	0.07%
Uruguayan	94	0.01%
Venezuelan	627	0.05%
Other South American	91	0.01%

Other Hispanic	17,562	1.39%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	16,557	1.31%
Chinese	6,082	0.48%
Indian	3,549	0.28%
Filipino	3,057	0.24%
Korean	858	0.07%
Japanese	664	0.05%
Cambodian	431	0.03%
Thai	293	0.02%
Taiwanese	271	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,055,644	88.7%
Spanish	78,418	6.6%
Vietnamese	13,373	1.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	10,767	0.9%
Other Indo-European	8,496	0.7%
Arabic	6,460	0.5%
Chinese	4,832	0.4%
Other	2,993	0.3%
Other Asian	2,797	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	133,967	10.6%
German	120,907	9.6%
Irish	99,570	7.9%
Italian	94,479	7.5%
English	75,950	6.0%
American	62,010	4.9%
African	23,589	1.9%
European	14,385	1.1%
Scottish	12,862	1.0%
French Canadian	12,516	1.0%
Polish	8,837	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	7,586	0.6%
Cajun	5,824	0.5%
British	5,636	0.4%
Dutch	4,845	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,211,264	95.8%
Not a citizen	53,093	4.2%

Native	1,167,306	92.3%
Foreign-born	97,051	7.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
35,877	4.1%	66,142	7.5%	231,429	26.3%	255,414	29.0%	179,980	20.4%	112,547	12.8%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	35,877	4.1%
9-12 Years	66,142	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	231,429	26.3%
Some College	255,414	29.0%
Bach. Degree	179,980	20.4%
Grad Degree	112,547	12.8%
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	1,180,020	1,104,146	75,874	6.4%
1991	1,205,124	1,116,144	88,980	7.4%
1992	1,203,124	1,094,298	108,826	9.0%
1993	1,208,878	1,099,390	109,488	9.1%
1994	1,233,932	1,127,506	106,426	8.6%
1995	1,239,946	1,144,072	95,874	7.7%
1996	1,255,262	1,166,946	88,316	7.0%
1997	1,265,270	1,191,922	73,348	5.8%
1998	1,277,502	1,208,932	68,570	5.4%
1999	1,271,364	1,210,218	61,146	4.8%

2000	1,266,124	1,203,760	62,364	4.9%
2001	1,252,816	1,187,586	65,230	5.2%
2002	1,236,726	1,167,740	68,986	5.6%
2003	1,234,916	1,166,296	68,620	5.6%
2004	1,236,406	1,173,262	63,144	5.1%
2005	18,120	16,202	1,918	10.6%
2006	16,902	15,854	1,048	6.2%
2007	1,041,620	1,001,872	39,748	3.8%
2008	1,077,330	1,027,578	49,752	4.6%
2009	1,090,296	1,017,328	72,968	6.7%

2010	1,140,678	1,057,344	83,334	7.3%
2011	1,142,854	1,059,556	83,298	7.3%
2012	1,149,996	1,072,510	77,486	6.7%
2013	1,163,246	1,089,040	74,206	6.4%
2014	1,189,320	1,115,262	74,058	6.2%
2015	1,204,710	1,132,528	72,182	6.0%
2016	1,198,756	1,132,618	66,138	5.5%
2017	1,191,048	1,134,138	56,910	4.8%
2018	1,194,052	1,139,394	54,658	4.6%
2019	1,206,980	1,154,730	52,250	4.3%

2020	1,185,486	1,070,796	114,690	9.7%
2021	1,174,098	1,099,386	74,712	6.4%
2022	1,179,544	1,135,034	44,510	3.8%
2023	1,172,794	1,128,474	44,320	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	572,691
Median Value	$251,472

Occupied	498,271	87.0%
Vacant	74,420	13.0%

Owned	317,844	63.8%
Rented	180,427	36.2%
Median Rent	$1,160

Single-Family Units	389,149	68.0%
Detached	356,506	62.3%
Attached	32,643	5.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	87,983	15.4%
Mobile Homes	21,561	3.8%

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area

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