ZIP Code 70127

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 24,769
Median household income: $41,548
Median home value: $191,200

ZIP Code 70127 (Orleans Parish, Louisiana) is home to about 24,769 residents. Its median household income of $41,548 runs below the Orleans Parish figure of $55,339.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 70127's population declined 4.1% from 25,839 to 24,769, while its median gross rent rose 21.8% from $870 to $1,060.

24.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 49.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,769
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $41,548
Median home value: $191,200
Median gross rent: $1,060
Housing units: 10,719
Homeownership rate: 49.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,83924,769

Median household income

$27,190$41,548

Median home value

$157,200$191,200

Median gross rent

$870$1,060

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,839	$27,190	$157,200	$870
2020	24,114	$30,224	$156,700	$920
2021	25,177	$28,283	$162,300	$951
2022	26,153	$37,401	$186,600	$1,036
2023	24,769	$41,548	$191,200	$1,060

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,626	6.6%
5 to 17	4,272	17.2%
18 to 24	2,166	8.7%
25 to 34	3,562	14.4%
35 to 44	3,506	14.2%
45 to 54	2,120	8.6%
55 to 64	3,755	15.2%
65 to 74	2,452	9.9%
75 and over	1,310	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	583	2.4%
Black or African American	22,629	91.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	161	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	114	0.5%
Two or more races	375	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	907	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,385	14.3%
High school graduate	4,624	27.7%
Some college or associate's	5,567	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,568	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,561	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit4.2%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,165	73.2%
Carpooled	1,346	13.8%
Public transit	415	4.2%
Walked	194	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	455	4.7%
Other means	207	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,596	17.1%
15 to 29 min	3,353	35.9%
30 to 44 min	3,066	32.9%
45 to 59 min	674	7.2%
60+ min	638	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 24.2% (5,983 of 24,747)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,176	53.7%
Nonfamily households	4,470	46.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,646	90.0%
Vacant	1,073	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,809	49.9%
Renter-occupied	4,837	50.1%

1-unit, detached54.4%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units16.6%

20 or more units16.8%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,829	54.4%
1-unit, attached	774	7.2%
2 to 4 units	466	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1,778	16.6%
20 or more units	1,804	16.8%
Mobile home & other	68	0.6%

ZIP Code 70127

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