ZIP Code 70122

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 35,318
Median household income: $47,613
Median home value: $274,700

ZIP Code 70122 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, home to about 35,318 residents. The median household income of $47,613 is below the Orleans Parish median ($55,339).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 70122's population declined 7.5% from 38,175 to 35,318, while its median gross rent rose 21.2% from $987 to $1,196.

Owners occupy 58.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,318
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $47,613
Median home value: $274,700
Median gross rent: $1,196
Housing units: 17,131
Homeownership rate: 58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.6%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,17535,318

Median household income

$39,506$47,613

Median home value

$201,400$274,700

Median gross rent

$987$1,196

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,175	$39,506	$201,400	$987
2020	38,977	$34,921	$210,200	$996
2021	35,886	$41,309	$231,200	$1,058
2022	35,147	$44,750	$262,900	$1,159
2023	35,318	$47,613	$274,700	$1,196

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,671	4.7%
5 to 17	5,437	15.4%
18 to 24	2,441	6.9%
25 to 34	4,837	13.7%
35 to 44	5,211	14.8%
45 to 54	4,365	12.4%
55 to 64	4,960	14.0%
65 to 74	3,795	10.7%
75 and over	2,601	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,387	18.1%
Black or African American	24,256	68.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	84	0.2%
Asian	522	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	438	1.2%
Two or more races	1,411	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,220	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate22.1%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree22.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,849	11.1%
High school graduate	5,693	22.1%
Some college or associate's	7,793	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	5,719	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,715	14.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit5.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,799	69.3%
Carpooled	1,230	7.9%
Public transit	782	5.0%
Walked	420	2.7%
Bicycle	20	0.1%
Worked from home	2,103	13.5%
Other means	232	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,243	24.1%
15 to 29 min	7,069	52.4%
30 to 44 min	2,081	15.4%
45 to 59 min	509	3.8%
60+ min	581	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 21.2% (7,371 of 34,759)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,493	49.8%
Nonfamily households	7,547	50.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,040	87.8%
Vacant	2,091	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,826	58.7%
Renter-occupied	6,214	41.3%

1-unit, detached64.4%

1-unit, attached17.9%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,027	64.4%
1-unit, attached	3,061	17.9%
2 to 4 units	1,728	10.1%
5 to 19 units	310	1.8%
20 or more units	903	5.3%
Mobile home & other	102	0.6%

ZIP Code 70122

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