Orleans Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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• • 203,98355.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 114,26430.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 21,9095.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 16,4914.5%Two or more races
  • 10,4792.8%Asian alone
  • 2,2870.6%Some other race alone
  • 3270.09%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $407,636

Here:	$407,636
State:	$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $396,205

Here:	$396,205
State:	$297,713

In 2-unit structures: $388,860

Here:	$388,860
State:	$325,117

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $365,768

Here:	$365,768
State:	$213,088

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $501,083

Here:	$501,083
State:	$257,054

Mobile homes: $86,144

Here:	$86,144
State:	$89,857

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $251,046

Here:	$251,046
State:	$73,931

Health of residents in Orleans Parish based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Orleans Parish based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,795 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,606 (0.6%)

Area name: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Orleans Parish is $804 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $940 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1207 a month.

Cities in this county include: New Orleans.

2023 air pollution in Orleans Parish:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 7.9 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Columbia County, Florida , Duval County, Florida , Jackson County, Mississippi , Vermilion Parish , Guadalupe County, Texas .

Current college students: 39,625
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 43.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 22,058 (53.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 8,1142010 or later
• 4,2602000 to 2009
• 2,0201990 to 1999
• 5,3291980 to 1989
• 4,6811970 to 1979
• 3,686Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 91,293
• One, attached: 16,514
• Two: 30,340
• 3 or 4: 14,782
• 5 to 9: 9,320
• 10 to 19: 8,663
• 20 to 49: 8,586
• 50 or more: 15,104
• Mobile homes: 820
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 204

Housing units in Orleans Parish with a mortgage: 47,475 (4,639 second mortgage, 102 home equity loan, 3,119 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 921

Religion statistics for Orleans Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Orleans Parish:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
• Louisiana Hurricane Barry, Incident Period: July 10, 2019 - July 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4458, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: February 7, 2017, FEMA Id: 4300, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• Louisiana Tropical Storm Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3347: August 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 3347, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Louisiana Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4080: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4080, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to November 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1792: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1792, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 01, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1786: September 02, 2008, FEMA Id: 1786, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3289: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3289, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.18% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($64,071 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)

Orleans Parish:	0.02%
Louisiana average:	0.02%

4.10% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($25,445 average AGI)
4.06% relocated from other states ($38,426 average AGI)

Orleans Parish:	4.06%
Louisiana average:	2.12%

from Jefferson Parish, LA	2.30% ($48,835 average AGI)
from St. Tammany Parish, LA	0.38% ($53,491)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.34% ($57,139)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA	0.21% ($27,855)
from Harris County, TX	0.21% ($69,065)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.15% ($110,839)
from Cook County, IL	0.10% ($85,363)

10.09% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($62,385 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($125 average AGI)

Orleans Parish:	0.02%
Louisiana average:	0.02%

5.12% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($25,353 average AGI)
4.94% relocated to other states ($36,906 average AGI)

Orleans Parish:	4.94%
Louisiana average:	2.97%

to Jefferson Parish, LA	2.70% ($47,552 average AGI)
to St. Tammany Parish, LA	0.88% ($63,240)
to Harris County, TX	0.42% ($58,973)
to St. Bernard Parish, LA	0.40% ($32,144)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.28% ($62,956)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.13% ($70,116)
to Dallas County, TX	0.13% ($49,570)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 7.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Orleans Parish

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 61,828 (26,969 living alone), Female householders: 89,052 (35,151 living alone)

• 45,500 spouses (44,437 opposite-sex spouses), 10,820 unmarried partners, (9,175 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 101,114 children (96,109 natural, 2,686 adopted, 2,319 stepchildren), 15,191 grandchildren, 6,505 brothers or sisters, 4,076 parents, 0 foster children, 7,108 other relatives, 15,002 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 13,553

Size of family households: 36,652 2-persons, 19,619 3-persons, 11,928 4-persons, 5,245 5-persons, 2,228 6-persons, 835 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 62,120 1-person, 10,296 2-persons, 1,231 3-persons, 242 4-persons, 184 5-persons, 150 6-persons, 150 7-or-more-persons.

29,734 married couples with children.
29,204 single-parent households (3,276 men, 25,928 women).

91.5% of residents of Orleans speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $6,308,943,000 ($13,648 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,765,613,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,156,422,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,085,103,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $37,779,000
Federal grants: $1,396,452,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,837,042,000 ($1,398,064,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $796,145,000 ($225,480,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $29,019,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $189,100,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,686,603,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-99 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 155.16 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Orleans Parish, Louisiana
• 9482020 or later
• 12,3792010 to 2019
• 15,1402000 to 2009
• 6,0361990 to 1999
• 14,0631980 to 1989
• 28,5081970 to 1979
• 21,0901960 to 1969
• 21,7321950 to 1959
• 13,0481940 to 1949
• 62,6821939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Orleans Parish, Louisiana
• 541 room
• 5982 rooms
• 1,6483 rooms
• 8,5064 rooms
• 15,1755 rooms
• 19,0046 rooms
• 14,0477 rooms
• 9,8248 rooms
• 14,2059+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orleans Parish, Louisiana
• 3,3911 room
• 4,3412 rooms
• 14,8483 rooms
• 19,9444 rooms
• 13,8785 rooms
• 5,5726 rooms
• 3,5247 rooms
• 8118 rooms
• 1,5109+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Orleans Parish, Louisiana
• 54no bedroom
• 3,1471 bedroom
• 17,6162 bedrooms
• 40,8363 bedrooms
• 17,1414 bedrooms
• 4,2675+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orleans Parish, Louisiana
• 3,475no bedroom
• 20,9481 bedroom
• 26,0222 bedrooms
• 14,3293 bedrooms
• 2,4554 bedrooms
• 5905+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Orleans Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Orleans Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 5,331no vehicle
• 32,8871 vehicle
• 32,6532 vehicles
• 9,8993 vehicles
• 1,9774 vehicles
• 3145+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Orleans Parish in renter-occupied apartments
• 20,681no vehicle
• 32,9731 vehicle
• 11,3992 vehicles
• 2,3053 vehicles
• 3294 vehicles
• 1325+ vehicles

89.0% of Orleans Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Louisiana.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 252,815
• Other state: 92,206
• Northeast: 17,747
• Midwest: 17,882
• South: 43,648
• West: 12,929

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 9,916
• Number of aged recipients: 1,019
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 8,897
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,933
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 6,000
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,983
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 3,141
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,745

Orleans Parish on our top lists:

• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"