Orleans Parish, LA

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2022 Population

380,408

0.929% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2022 Median Household Income

$51,116

12.1% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$281,500

10.2% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

174,333

0.811% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Orleans Parish, LA had a population of 380k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $51,116. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Orleans Parish, LA declined from 383,974 to 380,408, a −0.929% decrease and its median household income grew from $45,594 to $51,116, a 12.1% increase.

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None of the households in Orleans Parish, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the median property value in Orleans Parish, LA was $281,500, and the homeownership rate was 49.3%.

Most people in Orleans Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Orleans Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

Orleans Parish, LA borders Jefferson Parish, LA, Plaquemines Parish, LA, St. Bernard Parish, LA, and St. Tammany Parish, LA.

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Economy

The economy of Orleans Parish, LA employs 174k people. The largest industries in Orleans Parish, LA are Health Care & Social Assistance (25,373 people), Educational Services (23,763 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (20,813 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($128,378), Finance & Insurance ($75,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($74,039).

Employment

Occupations

174k

2022 Value

± 3,266

−0.811%

1 Year decline

± 2.64%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Orleans Parish, LA declined at a rate of −0.811%, from 176k employees to 174k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Orleans Parish, LA, are Management Occupations (19,572 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (16,935 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (15,568 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Orleans Parish, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

174k

2022 Value

± 3,266

−0.811%

1 Year decline

± 2.64%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Orleans Parish, LA declined at a rate of −0.811%, from 176k employees to 174k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Orleans Parish, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (25,373 people), Educational Services (23,763 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (20,813 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Orleans Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in Orleans Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,446), Public Administration ($73,917), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($58,044), Construction ($51,283), and Manufacturing ($48,994).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,099
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
700
Retail Trade
580
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.66M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.29M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$1.21M
Educational Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Orleans County, LA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 83.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (15%), followed by Other (0.955%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (83.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (15%)
Republican Party
Other (0.955%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Orleans County, LA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 83.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (15%), followed by Other (0.955%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Orleans County, LA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Orleans Parish, LA awarded 13,714 degrees. The student population of Orleans Parish, LA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 19,327 male students and 32,994 female students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2022 in Orleans Parish, LA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 46%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17.6%. The number of students enrolled in N/A was N/A (N/A% men and N/A% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($16,160) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,082) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Orleans Parish, LA was $281,500 in 2022, which is 0.999 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $255,500 to $281,500, a 10.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Orleans Parish, LA is 49.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Orleans Parish, LA have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Orleans Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 25% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Orleans Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.96%.

Housing

Property

$281,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$5,065

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Orleans Parish, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Orleans Parish, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

49.3%

Homeownership

2022

63.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 49.3% of the housing units in Orleans Parish, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Orleans Parish, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Orleans Parish, LA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,116

Median Household Income

± $1,705

156k

Number of Households

± 2,861

In 2022, the median household income of the 156k households in Orleans Parish, LA grew to $51,116 from the previous year's value of $45,594.

The following chart displays the households in Orleans Parish, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Orleans Parish, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (64.5%)
Worked At Home (11.3%)
Carpooled (8.66%)

In 2022, 64.5% of workers in Orleans Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.3%) and those who carpooled to work (8.66%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Orleans Parish, LA have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.11% of the workforce in Orleans Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Orleans Parish, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Orleans Parish, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Orleans Parish, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 25% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Orleans Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.96%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Orleans Parish, LA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Orleans Parish, LA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 36.8% of the children was living in poverty in Orleans Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Orleans Parish, LA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 24.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Orleans Parish, LA N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Orleans Parish, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 75.3 in Orleans Parish, LA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Orleans Parish, LA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 33.7% in Orleans Parish, LA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Orleans Parish, LA.