Metairie, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

139,729

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.3

0.482% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.5%

0.931% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$73,042

0.292% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$327,500

Population & Diversity

Metairie, LA is home to a population of 140k people, from which 91.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14% of Metairie, LA residents were born outside of the country (19.5k people).

In 2024, there were 6.52 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (89.8k people) in Metairie, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 13.7k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.3%

2024 Citizenship

91.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.3% of Metairie, LA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Metairie, LA was 91.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Metairie, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Metairie, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
89.8k ± 2.63k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
13.8k ± 1.92k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
13.7k ± 1.71k

18.2%

Hispanic Population

25.5k people

18.2% of the people in Metairie, LA are hispanic (25.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Metairie, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

14%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

19.5k people

14.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

19.9k people

As of 2024, 14% of Metairie, LA residents (19.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Metairie, LA was 14.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Metairie, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,856 ± 341
Gulf War (2001-)
1,216 ± 399
Gulf War (1990s)
527 ± 167

Metairie, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.53 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Metairie, LA.

Economy

The economy of Metairie, LA employs 69.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Metairie, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (10,431 people), Retail Trade (7,811 people), and Construction (6,350 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($210,370), Utilities ($98,611), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($84,659).

Employment

Occupations

69.9k

2024 Value

± 2,432

0.554%

1 Year growth

± 4.85%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Metairie, LA grew at a rate of 0.554%, from 69.5k employees to 69.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Metairie, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (8,070 people), Management Occupations (7,954 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,644 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Metairie, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

69.9k

2024 Value

± 2,432

0.554%

1 Year growth

± 4.85%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Metairie, LA grew at a rate of 0.554%, from 69.5k employees to 69.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Metairie, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (10,431 people), Retail Trade (7,811 people), and Construction (6,350 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Metairie, LA, though some of these residents may live in Metairie, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,778

Median earning men ± $2,558

$45,791

Median earning women ± $2,760

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,788), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,922), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,656).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($90,787), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,174), and Public Administration ($59,160).

Education

The student population of Metairie, LA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 39 male students and 788 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Metairie, LA are Black or African American (254 and 47.7%), Unknown (119 and 22.3%), White (108 and 20.3%), and Hispanic or Latino (25 and 4.69%).

The largest universities in Metairie, LA by number of degrees awarded are Blue Cliff College-Metairie (255 and 47.8%), Paul Mitchell the School-New Orleans (165 and 31%), and Herzing University-New Orleans (113 and 21.2%).

The most popular majors in Metairie, LA are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (190 and 35.6%), General Cosmetology (94 and 17.6%), and Medical Assistant (76 and 14.3%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $12,360.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Metairie, LA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 92%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 69.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 827 (4.72% men and 95.3% 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.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 827 students enrolled in Metairie, LA, 4.72% men and 95.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 574 records, of which 96.7% were women and 3.31% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
190 degrees awarded
Massage Therapy
24 degrees awarded
Cosmetology, Barber, & Nail Instructor
4 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Metairie, LA was Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist with 190 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Metairie, LA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Blue Cliff College-Metairie
255 degrees awarded
Paul Mitchell the School-New Orleans
165 degrees awarded
Herzing University-New Orleans
113 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Blue Cliff College-Metairie with 255 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 32 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Metairie, LA, which is 0.0639 times less than the 501 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 254 degrees mean that there were 2.13 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 119 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($12,360) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,090) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Metairie, LA was $327,500 in 2024, which is 0.984 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $308,900 to $327,500, a 6.02% increase. The homeownership rate in Metairie, LA is 62.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Metairie, LA have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Metairie, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$327,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,997

$38,050

Median Property Taxes

±$1,503

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 Metairie, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

62.1%

Homeownership

2024

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62.1% of the housing units in Metairie, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.8%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$73,042

Median Household Income

± $3,784

61.2k

Number of Households

± 2,211

In 2024, the median household income of the 61.2k households in Metairie, LA declined from $73,042 from the previous year's value of $73,256.

The following chart displays the households in Metairie, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (76.7%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)
Carpooled (9.2%)

In 2024, 76.7% of workers in Metairie, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.2%).

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

21.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Metairie, LA have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.42% of the workforce in Metairie, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Metairie, LA (17.4k out of 139k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 45 - 54.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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