New Orleans, LA

Census Place

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2023 Population

376,035

1.15% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

38.4

1.32% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

174,022

0.178% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in New Orleans, 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.

The largest universities in New Orleans, LA are Tulane University of Louisiana (4,926 degrees awarded in 2022), Delgado Community College (2,802 degrees), and University of New Orleans (1,478 degrees).

Most people in New Orleans, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in New Orleans, LA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of New Orleans, LA employs 174k people. The largest industries in New Orleans, LA are Health Care & Social Assistance (25,647 people), Educational Services (24,939 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (18,936 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($133,071), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($113,083), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($77,238).

Males in Louisiana have an average income that is 1.52 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,789. The income inequality in Louisiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

174k

2023 Value

± 3,421

−0.178%

1 Year decline

± 2.72%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New Orleans, LA, are Management Occupations (21,453 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (16,564 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (14,780 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of New Orleans, 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

2023 Value

± 3,421

−0.178%

1 Year decline

± 2.72%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New Orleans, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (25,647 people), Educational Services (24,939 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (18,936 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New Orleans, LA, though some of these residents may live in New Orleans, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,460

Median earning men ± $1,478

$38,281

Median earning women ± $2,211

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($112,667), Public Administration ($75,804), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,317).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($128,068), Public Administration ($63,828), and Manufacturing ($51,719).

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.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

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

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.2%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.547%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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

Most students graduating from Universities in New Orleans, LA are White (6,602 and 51%), followed by Black or African American (3,197 and 24.7%), Hispanic or Latino (1,172 and 9.06%), and Asian (786 and 6.08%).

The largest universities in New Orleans, LA by number of degrees awarded are Tulane University of Louisiana (4,926 and 35.9%), Delgado Community College (2,802 and 20.4%), and University of New Orleans (1,478 and 10.8%).

The most popular majors in New Orleans, LA are General Studies (959 and 6.99%), Registered Nursing (582 and 4.24%), and General Psychology (548 and 4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 52,321 students enrolled in New Orleans, LA, 36.9% men and 63.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 21,168 records, of which 60.3% were women and 39.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
357 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
338 degrees awarded
General Psychology
506 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in New Orleans, LA was General Business Administration & Management with 357 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in New Orleans, LA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Tulane University of Louisiana
4,926 degrees awarded
Delgado Community College
2,802 degrees awarded
University of New Orleans
1,478 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Tulane University of Louisiana with 4,926 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 4,975 men were awarded degrees from institutions in New Orleans, LA, which is 0.569 times less than the 8,739 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 6,602 degrees mean that there were 2.07 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 3,197 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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% 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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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

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

People in New Orleans, LA have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in New Orleans, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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63.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in New Orleans, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in New Orleans, 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 New Orleans, 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 2023

Drove Alone (63.2%)
Worked At Home (13.7%)
Carpooled (8.73%)

In 2023, 63.2% of workers in New Orleans, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.7%) and those who carpooled to work (8.73%).

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

22.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in New Orleans, LA have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.73% of the workforce in New Orleans, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in New Orleans, 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.

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.

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

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Medicaid

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

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