New Orleans, LA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	484,674	100.0

Male	227,094	46.9
Female	257,580	53.1

Under 5 years	33,496	6.9
5 to 9 years	37,133	7.7
10 to 14 years	36,769	7.6
15 to 19 years	38,312	7.9
20 to 24 years	38,932	8.0
25 to 34 years	70,466	14.5
35 to 44 years	71,497	14.8
45 to 54 years	63,690	13.1
55 to 59 years	21,068	4.3
60 to 64 years	16,658	3.4
65 to 74 years	28,949	6.0
75 to 84 years	20,296	4.2
85 years and over	7,408	1.5

Median age (years)	33.1	(X)

18 years and over	355,266	73.3
Male	161,445	33.3
Female	193,821	40.0
21 years and over	330,751	68.2
62 years and over	66,324	13.7
65 years and over	56,653	11.7
Male	21,423	4.4
Female	35,230	7.3

RACE
One race	478,473	98.7
White	135,956	28.1
Black or African American	325,947	67.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	991	0.2
Asian	10,972	2.3
Asian Indian	1,195	0.2
Chinese	958	0.2
Filipino	515	0.1
Japanese	283	0.1
Korean	358	0.1
Vietnamese	7,118	1.5
Other Asian ¹	545	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	109	0.0
Native Hawaiian	27	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	29	0.0
Samoan	24	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	29	0.0
Some other race	4,498	0.9
Two or more races	6,201	1.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	140,168	28.9
Black or African American	329,171	67.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,625	0.5
Asian	12,212	2.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	309	0.1
Some other race	7,240	1.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	484,674	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	14,826	3.1
Mexican	2,578	0.5
Puerto Rican	1,031	0.2
Cuban	1,615	0.3
Other Hispanic or Latino	9,602	2.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	469,848	96.9
White alone	128,871	26.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	484,674	100.0
In households	467,033	96.4
Householder	188,251	38.8
Spouse	58,013	12.0
Child	148,684	30.7
Own child under 18 years	102,859	21.2
Other relatives	45,527	9.4
Under 18 years	23,902	4.9
Nonrelatives	26,558	5.5
Unmarried partner	11,358	2.3
In group quarters	17,641	3.6
Institutionalized population	9,772	2.0
Noninstitutionalized population	7,869	1.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	188,251	100.0
Family households (families)	112,977	60.0
With own children under 18 years	55,053	29.2
Married-couple family	58,013	30.8
With own children under 18 years	24,950	13.3
Female householder, no husband present	46,171	24.5
With own children under 18 years	26,389	14.0
Nonfamily households	75,274	40.0
Householder living alone	62,422	33.2
Householder 65 years and over	18,228	9.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	66,489	35.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	42,618	22.6

Average household size	2.48	(X)
Average family size	3.23	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	215,091	100.0
Occupied housing units	188,251	87.5
Vacant housing units	26,840	12.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	2,406	1.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	188,251	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	87,589	46.5
Renter-occupied housing units	100,662	53.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.60	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.37	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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