Metairie

Population: 138,995
Median household income: $73,256
Median home value: $308,900

Located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Metairie is a community with a population of 138,995. At $73,256, its median household income sits above Jefferson Parish's $65,246.

Between 2019 and 2023, Metairie's population declined 2.2% from 142,135 to 138,995, while its median home value rose 30.4% from $236,900 to $308,900.

12.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.27 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 138,995
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $73,256
Median home value: $308,900
Median gross rent: $1,159
Housing units: 65,791
Homeownership rate: 61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

142,135138,995

Median household income

$59,346$73,256

Median home value

$236,900$308,900

Median gross rent

$952$1,159

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	142,135	$59,346	$236,900	$952
2020	138,511	$60,355	$247,300	$969
2021	140,590	$65,740	$261,400	$1,004
2022	140,046	$72,070	$289,800	$1,120
2023	138,995	$73,256	$308,900	$1,159

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,477	6.1%
5 to 17	19,949	14.4%
18 to 24	9,232	6.6%
25 to 34	18,973	13.7%
35 to 44	18,886	13.6%
45 to 54	14,879	10.7%
55 to 64	19,004	13.7%
65 to 74	16,601	11.9%
75 and over	12,994	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	89,727	64.6%
Black or African American	14,044	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	83	0.1%
Asian	5,186	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	822	0.6%
Two or more races	4,739	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24,386	17.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate24.2%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree24.8%

Graduate or professional degree15.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,328	8.2%
High school graduate	24,570	24.2%
Some college or associate's	28,024	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	25,182	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15,233	15.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	51,722	76.1%
Carpooled	6,460	9.5%
Public transit	470	0.7%
Walked	1,611	2.4%
Bicycle	77	0.1%
Worked from home	6,899	10.1%
Other means	735	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,718	29.0%
15 to 29 min	27,674	45.3%
30 to 44 min	10,674	17.5%
45 to 59 min	2,350	3.8%
60+ min	2,659	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 12.7% (17,518 of 138,379)

	Count	Share
Family households	34,839	57.2%
Nonfamily households	26,057	42.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	60,896	92.6%
Vacant	4,895	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	37,618	61.8%
Renter-occupied	23,278	38.2%

1-unit, detached60.9%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units14.5%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	40,040	60.9%
1-unit, attached	2,941	4.5%
2 to 4 units	6,673	10.1%
5 to 19 units	6,228	9.5%
20 or more units	9,547	14.5%
Mobile home & other	362	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2250115
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 29.9978, -90.1778