COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Orleans vs Chalmette
PLACE A
New Orleans, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Chalmette, Louisiana
New Orleans is 1501% larger than Chalmette. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Chalmette has grown faster since 2000 (29% vs 12%).
NEW ORLEANSCHALMETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population362,15422,616+1501% vs Chalmette
Population density2,1373,152−1,016
Population growth11.7%28.7%−17.0 pts
Median age38.835.2+3.6
Male47.1%49.0%−2.0 pts
Female52.9%51.0%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born6.6%7.4%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.1%51.6%−21.6 pts
Black53.9%27.4%+26.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.2%13.2%−5.0 pts
Asian2.8%1.8%+1.0 pts
Other5.1%5.9%−0.8 pts
Median household income$56,631$54,904+$1,727
Per capita income$40,662$29,914+$10,748
Poverty rate22.6%24.9%−2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5530.494+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher42.4%13.6%+28.8 pts
Graduate degree19.7%4.5%+15.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%9.0%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation60.7%61.0%−0.4 pts
Median home value$315,700$214,700+$101,000
Median gross rent$1,251$1,110+$141
Owner-occupied51.2%61.2%−10.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.3%8.1%+12.2 pts
Rent-burdened households54.2%53.4%+0.8 pts
Average commute22.629.3−6.7
Worked from home14.9%8.9%+6.0 pts
Public transit to work4.5%1.1%+3.5 pts
Uninsured8.1%10.5%−2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024