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New Orleans

Louisiana · 362,154 residents (2025 est.) · 170 sq mi
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With 371,853 people, New Orleans is a city in Louisiana. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 22.6%, above the 12.5% national rate. There are 2,194 people per square mile. There are 112,821 fewer people here than in 2000. 7% of residents were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 97%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
371,853
−23%since 2000
from 484,674 in 2000
362,154 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,194 / sq mi
+13%since 2009
from 1,939 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.8
+17%since 2000
from 33.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
170 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
304K357K409K462K514K19902000201020202024New Orleans
2024372K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(20,219)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.3%(19,818)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(20,860)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.9%(21,959)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(23,796)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.1%(55,967)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.1%(56,238)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.4%(42,565)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.5%(46,514)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.7%(39,954)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.6%(17,273)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(6,690)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$56,631
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $27,133 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,662
+136%since 2000
from $17,258 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
39.6%
+15.9 ptssince 2009
from 23.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
22.6%
−5.3 ptssince 2000
from 27.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.553
+2%since 2010
from 0.541 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information8.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance6.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade4.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade3.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration3.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food2.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$315,700
+97%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $88,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,251
+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $488 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
51.2%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 46.5% in 2000
48.8% rent
Vacancy rate
20.3%
−5.8 ptssince 2009
from 26.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.29 people
−17%since 2009
from 2.77 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
32.0%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 52.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.6
+16%since 2009
from 4.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
62
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic26.6%(128,871)
Black66.7%(323,392)
Hispanic / Latino3.1%(14,826)
Asian2.3%(10,919)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic30.1%(111,770)
Black53.9%(200,368)
Hispanic / Latino8.2%(30,425)
Asian2.8%(10,356)
Other5.1%(18,934)
Diversity Score
76
+17%since 2009
from 65 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American3.1%(11,357)
Honduran1.8%(6,681)
Mexican1.4%(5,324)
Cuban0.8%(2,908)
South American0.8%(2,834)
Puerto Rican0.5%(1,675)
Nicaraguan0.4%(1,469)
Guatemalan0.3%(1,153)
Dominican0.3%(1,090)
Spaniard0.3%(945)
Colombian0.2%(929)
Costa Rican0.2%(873)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Salvadoran0.2%(728)
Ecuadorian0.1%(478)
Venezuelan0.1%(450)
Peruvian0.1%(351)
Panamanian0.1%(308)
Argentine0.1%(265)
Chilean0.1%(214)
Bolivian0%(54)
Uruguayan0%(11)
Asian origin
Vietnamese1.4%(5,118)
Chinese0.4%(1,573)
Asian Indian0.4%(1,373)
Filipino0.2%(778)
Korean0.1%(418)
Japanese0.1%(311)
Pakistani0%(135)
Thai0%(125)
Taiwanese0%(89)
Laotian0%(60)
Burmese0%(38)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(34)
Cambodian0%(32)
Malaysian0%(22)
Kazakh0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Guamanian0%(26)
Chamorro0%(17)
Samoan0%(9)
Ancestry
German6.4%(23,675)
Irish6.3%(23,557)
French5.5%(20,523)
English5.5%(20,463)
Italian3.8%(14,139)
American2.4%(9,085)
Scottish1.2%(4,355)
West Indian0.9%(3,450)
Polish0.9%(3,266)
French Canadian0.6%(2,238)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(2,128)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.4%(1,588)
Dutch0.4%(1,469)
British0.4%(1,429)
Swedish0.4%(1,410)
Welsh0.4%(1,310)
Norwegian0.3%(1,259)
Arab0.3%(1,257)
Jamaican0.3%(1,174)
Haitian0.3%(1,050)
Greek0.2%(804)
Nigerian0.2%(752)
Portuguese0.2%(679)
Hungarian0.1%(537)
Lebanese0.1%(482)
Croatian0.1%(480)
Danish0.1%(457)
Ukrainian0.1%(448)
Israeli0.1%(432)
Ethiopian0.1%(432)
Canadian0.1%(419)
Iranian0.1%(378)
Brazilian0.1%(370)
Austrian0.1%(346)
Turkish0.1%(336)
Czech0.1%(316)
Swiss0.1%(312)
Belgian0.1%(293)
Lithuanian0.1%(290)
Palestinian0.1%(229)
Finnish0.1%(189)
Slovak0%(184)
Ghanaian0%(179)
Romanian0%(176)
Slovene0%(159)
Egyptian0%(147)
Kenyan0%(135)
Latvian0%(125)
Armenian0%(122)
Syrian0%(111)
Guyanese0%(85)
Serbian0%(66)
Moroccan0%(51)
Bulgarian0%(33)
Barbadian0%(14)
Somali0%(11)
Iraqi0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
42.4%
+16.6 ptssince 2000
from 25.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.6%
+14.9 ptssince 2000
from 74.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
19.7%
+9.0 ptssince 2000
from 10.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.6 min
+37%since 2000
from 16.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
62.1%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 66.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.6%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
4.5%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.9%
+11.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
5.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
17.4%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 20.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.5%
−3.9 ptssince 2011
from 11.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.7%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 62.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 72.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 14.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
50.2%
+13.5 ptssince 2009
from 36.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.0% in 2009
Female
52.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 53.0% in 2009
Foreign born
6.6%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.7%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2012
from 13.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.1%
−10.9 ptssince 2013
from 19.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.5%
+20.4 ptssince 2017
from 66.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.8%
+5.0 ptssince 2020
from 88.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 86.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.8%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 91.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 4.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married50.8%(73,183)
Married35.9%(51,707)
Widowed2.8%(4,095)
Divorced10.4%(14,973)
Women 15+
Never married47.5%(79,405)
Married30.9%(51,550)
Widowed7.9%(13,264)
Divorced13.6%(22,779)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.1%
−10.9 ptssince 2013
from 19.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
45.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 42.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.4%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 17.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
31.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 31.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
55.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 54.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 44.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23%(3,188)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(3,341)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.3%(4,753)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(444)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(145)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 13,858 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in New Orleans, Louisiana?

New Orleans, Louisiana has about 371,853 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in New Orleans, Louisiana?

The typical household in New Orleans, Louisiana earns about $56,631 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is New Orleans, Louisiana expensive?

In New Orleans, Louisiana, the median home is worth about $315,700, and the typical rent is about $1,251 a month.

How educated are people in New Orleans, Louisiana?

About 42.4% of adults age 25 and over in New Orleans, Louisiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in New Orleans, Louisiana?

About 22.6% of people in New Orleans, Louisiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has New Orleans, Louisiana grown since 1990?

Yes, New Orleans, Louisiana has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 125,085 residents, a change of about -25 percent over that period.

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