ZIP Code 70131

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 25,460
Median household income: $64,294
Median home value: $236,200

ZIP Code 70131 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, home to about 25,460 residents. At $64,294, its median household income sits above Orleans Parish's $55,339.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 70131's population declined 23.3% from 33,210 to 25,460, while its median gross rent rose 12.2% from $942 to $1,057.

62.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,460
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $64,294
Median home value: $236,200
Median gross rent: $1,057
Housing units: 12,070
Homeownership rate: 64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,21025,460

Median household income

$52,312$64,294

Median home value

$188,700$236,200

Median gross rent

$942$1,057

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,210	$52,312	$188,700	$942
2020	29,456	$56,465	$196,500	$947
2021	27,160	$56,464	$196,800	$1,005
2022	25,749	$60,157	$222,900	$1,029
2023	25,460	$64,294	$236,200	$1,057

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,581	6.2%
5 to 17	3,642	14.3%
18 to 24	1,532	6.0%
25 to 34	4,251	16.7%
35 to 44	3,273	12.9%
45 to 54	3,271	12.8%
55 to 64	3,547	13.9%
65 to 74	2,596	10.2%
75 and over	1,767	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,087	20.0%
Black or African American	15,682	61.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,062	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	41	0.2%
Two or more races	762	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,826	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate25.9%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree17.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,488	8.0%
High school graduate	4,849	25.9%
Some college or associate's	5,555	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,515	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,298	17.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,494	80.0%
Carpooled	782	6.6%
Public transit	228	1.9%
Walked	42	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	978	8.2%
Other means	348	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,207	20.3%
15 to 29 min	4,460	40.9%
30 to 44 min	2,949	27.1%
45 to 59 min	727	6.7%
60+ min	551	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 16.6% (4,132 of 24,934)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,808	56.8%
Nonfamily households	4,415	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,223	84.7%
Vacant	1,847	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,598	64.5%
Renter-occupied	3,625	35.5%

1-unit, detached62.1%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units13.8%

20 or more units17.2%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,500	62.1%
1-unit, attached	281	2.3%
2 to 4 units	506	4.2%
5 to 19 units	1,661	13.8%
20 or more units	2,075	17.2%
Mobile home & other	47	0.4%

ZIP Code 70131

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