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Orleans Parish, Louisiana; Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

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Table

Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
362,701
427,253
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
362,701
427,253
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
364,136
421,777
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
384,130
440,784
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
383,997
440,783
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
-5.6%
-3.1%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-5.2%
-4.3%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 383,997 440,781
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 343,829 432,552
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.4%
6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent
19.5%
22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
18.2%
19.5%
Female persons, percent
53.0%
51.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
36.9%
64.4%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
57.6%
28.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.4%
0.9%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
3.1%
4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.9%
2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
8.1%
18.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
31.0%
48.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 13,987 18,549
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 6.6% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 196,534 194,618
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 50.5% 62.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $296,400 $243,500
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $2,072 $1,686
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $671 $503
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $1,211 $1,162
Building Permits, 2023 1,067 775
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 155,060 176,986
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.34 2.43
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 87.0% 88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 9.9% 20.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 92.6% 93.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 83.5% 87.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 89.1% 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 42.0% 29.9%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 10.2% 11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
8.0%
10.9%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 61.0% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 59.0% 59.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 3,970,049 1,808,722
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 4,803,587 5,730,282
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,624,374 2,704,019
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 5,453,542 11,919,794
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $14,743 $27,979
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 22.7 24.3
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $55,339 $65,246
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $39,698 $37,062
Persons in poverty, percent
23.1%
17.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 9,958 11,729
Total employment, 2022 165,789 174,764
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 9,655,531 10,060,778
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 7.4% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 42,423 48,031
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 8,361 8,799
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 4,223 5,149
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 2,180 1,832
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,494 1,611
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 5,570 6,156
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 340 446
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 6,735 7,340
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 2,265.6 1,464.6
Population per square mile, 2010 2,029.4 1,463.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 169.49 300.95
Land area in square miles, 2010 169.42 295.63
FIPS Code 22071 22051
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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