Orleans Parish, Louisiana

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 376,035
Median household income: $55,339
Median home value: $296,400

Home to 376,035 residents, Orleans Parish is one of Louisiana's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $55,339 runs below the Louisiana figure of $60,023.

Between 2019 and 2023, Orleans Parish's population declined 3.8% from 390,845 to 376,035, while its median household income rose 33.0% from $41,604 to $55,339.

42.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 50.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 376,035
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $55,339
Median home value: $296,400
Median gross rent: $1,211
Housing units: 194,758
Homeownership rate: 50.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

390,845376,035

Median household income

$41,604$55,339

Median home value

$231,500$296,400

Median gross rent

$998$1,211

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	390,845	$41,604	$231,500	$998
2020	391,249	$43,258	$250,000	$1,025
2021	383,974	$45,594	$255,500	$1,079
2022	380,408	$51,116	$281,500	$1,162
2023	376,035	$55,339	$296,400	$1,211

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20,845	5.5%
5 to 17	53,576	14.2%
18 to 24	33,602	8.9%
25 to 34	59,007	15.7%
35 to 44	55,918	14.9%
45 to 54	43,260	11.5%
55 to 64	47,948	12.8%
65 to 74	39,081	10.4%
75 and over	22,798	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	113,133	30.1%
Black or African American	205,700	54.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	480	0.1%
Asian	10,424	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	48	0.0%
Some other race	3,134	0.8%
Two or more races	13,261	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29,855	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate21.3%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree19.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29,089	10.9%
High school graduate	56,991	21.3%
Some college or associate's	69,497	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	60,434	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	52,001	19.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone63.2%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit4.5%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	108,121	63.2%
Carpooled	14,942	8.7%
Public transit	7,713	4.5%
Walked	9,659	5.6%
Bicycle	3,313	1.9%
Worked from home	23,395	13.7%
Other means	3,951	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39,396	26.7%
15 to 29 min	65,813	44.6%
30 to 44 min	27,639	18.7%
45 to 59 min	7,649	5.2%
60+ min	7,202	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 22.6% (82,338 of 363,814)

	Count	Share
Family households	73,585	47.5%
Nonfamily households	81,475	52.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	155,060	79.6%
Vacant	39,698	20.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	78,376	50.5%
Renter-occupied	76,684	49.5%

1-unit, detached45.8%

1-unit, attached10.0%

2 to 4 units22.9%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units12.4%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	89,213	45.8%
1-unit, attached	19,557	10.0%
2 to 4 units	44,520	22.9%
5 to 19 units	16,424	8.4%
20 or more units	24,083	12.4%
Mobile home & other	961	0.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 22071
State: Louisiana
Land area: 169 sq mi
Water area: 180 sq mi
Center point: 30.0534, -89.9345

Cities & places

New Orleans