ZIP Code 70117

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 26,250
Median household income: $41,645
Median home value: $247,600

ZIP Code 70117 (Orleans Parish, Louisiana) is home to about 26,250 residents. The median household income of $41,645 is below the Orleans Parish median ($55,339).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 70117's population declined 3.3% from 27,137 to 26,250, while its median gross rent rose 24.3% from $958 to $1,191.

27.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.20 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,250
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $41,645
Median home value: $247,600
Median gross rent: $1,191
Housing units: 15,821
Homeownership rate: 47.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.9%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,13726,250

Median household income

$30,264$41,645

Median home value

$184,500$247,600

Median gross rent

$958$1,191

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,137	$30,264	$184,500	$958
2020	27,404	$29,663	$200,500	$960
2021	27,009	$33,374	$216,600	$1,041
2022	25,888	$37,472	$241,700	$1,135
2023	26,250	$41,645	$247,600	$1,191

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,052	4.0%
5 to 17	3,911	14.9%
18 to 24	1,664	6.3%
25 to 34	4,572	17.4%
35 to 44	4,404	16.8%
45 to 54	3,300	12.6%
55 to 64	3,583	13.6%
65 to 74	2,364	9.0%
75 and over	1,400	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,778	29.6%
Black or African American	15,771	60.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	82	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	33	0.1%
Some other race	302	1.2%
Two or more races	1,066	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,212	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,253	11.5%
High school graduate	5,220	26.6%
Some college or associate's	5,294	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,118	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,738	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone54.6%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit5.7%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle7.5%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,633	54.6%
Carpooled	1,169	9.6%
Public transit	696	5.7%
Walked	440	3.6%
Bicycle	914	7.5%
Worked from home	1,745	14.4%
Other means	556	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,566	24.7%
15 to 29 min	4,556	43.8%
30 to 44 min	2,009	19.3%
45 to 59 min	707	6.8%
60+ min	570	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 27.6% (7,208 of 26,148)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,982	41.9%
Nonfamily households	6,900	58.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,882	75.1%
Vacant	3,939	24.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,643	47.5%
Renter-occupied	6,239	52.5%

1-unit, detached48.5%

1-unit, attached17.4%

2 to 4 units27.1%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,669	48.5%
1-unit, attached	2,759	17.4%
2 to 4 units	4,293	27.1%
5 to 19 units	248	1.6%
20 or more units	733	4.6%
Mobile home & other	119	0.8%

ZIP Code 70117

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