New Orleans, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 311,853 (Urban population: 309,762, Rural population: 2,091 (all nonfarm))

New Orleans, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 215,091 (188,251 occupied: 87,535 owner occupied, 100,716 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	54%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1191 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $151,800.

Median contract rent in 2007: $763 (lower quartile is $570, upper quartile is $982)

Housing units in New Orleans with a mortgage: 49,885 (5,836 second mortgage, 3,298 home equity loan, 165 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24,522

New Orleans,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $191,000 (it was $88,100 in 2000)

New Orleans:	$191,000
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $127,600 - $334,900

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $266,527
Here: $266,527
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $210,509
Here: $210,509
State: $167,971

In 2-unit structures: $268,106
Here: $268,106
State: $218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $332,844
Here: $332,844
State: $189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $312,875
Here: $312,875
State: $179,688

Mobile homes: $60,229
Here: $60,229
State: $34,481

Median year house/condo built: 1953

Median year apartment built: 1953

Household type by relationship

Households: 467,013

In family households: 377,375 (57,762 male householders, 56,186 female householders)
59,883 spouses, 148,322 children (139,498 natural, 3,191 adopted, 5,633 stepchildren), 23,809 grandchildren, 7,455 brothers or sisters, 4,070 parents, 10,165 other relatives, 9,723 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 89,638 (35,512 male householders (28,919 living alone)), 38,905 female householders (33,426 living alone)), 15,221 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 17,661 (9,796 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 41,793 2-persons, 29,583 3-persons, 21,950 4-persons, 11,927 5-persons, 4,740 6-persons, 3,955 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 62,345 1-person, 10,200 2-persons, 1,275 3-persons, 459 4-persons, 71 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

46,251 married couples with children.
56,608 single-parent households (5,991 men, 50,617 women).

91.7% of residents of New Orleans speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 20,581 (4.2%)
(49.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Orleans, Louisiana:
	1 room: 136 2 rooms: 1,019 3 rooms: 3,655 4 rooms: 9,002 5 rooms: 18,496 6 rooms: 20,342 7 rooms: 13,532 8 rooms: 9,833 9 or more rooms: 11,520

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Orleans, Louisiana:
	1 room: 4,327 2 rooms: 11,679 3 rooms: 22,413 4 rooms: 29,327 5 rooms: 20,112 6 rooms: 7,936 7 rooms: 2,787 8 rooms: 1,271 9 or more rooms: 864

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 915
1995 to 1998: 2,721
1990 to 1994: 2,859
1980 to 1989: 17,597
1970 to 1979: 29,174
1960 to 1969: 32,449
1950 to 1959: 36,268
1940 to 1949: 29,329
1939 or earlier: 63,779

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Orleans:
	no bedroom: 255 1 bedroom: 4,860 2 bedrooms: 23,069 3 bedrooms: 38,923 4 bedrooms: 15,839 5 or more bedrooms: 4,589

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Orleans:
	no bedroom: 4,861 1 bedroom: 35,953 2 bedrooms: 40,839 3 bedrooms: 15,556 4 bedrooms: 2,969 5 or more bedrooms: 538

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in New Orleans in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 10,314 1 vehicle: 34,945 2 vehicles: 32,694 3 vehicles: 7,622 4 vehicles: 1,571 5 or more vehicles: 389

Cars and other vehicles available in New Orleans in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 41,121 1 vehicle: 44,605 2 vehicles: 12,848 3 vehicles: 1,558 4 vehicles: 302 5 or more vehicles: 282

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in New Orleans, LA:

Less than $10,000: 90
$10,000 to $14,999: 45
$15,000 to $19,999: 45
$20,000 to $24,999: 80
$25,000 to $29,999: 98
$30,000 to $34,999: 104
$35,000 to $39,999: 111
$40,000 to $49,999: 333
$50,000 to $59,999: 365
$60,000 to $69,999: 446
$70,000 to $79,999: 682
$80,000 to $89,999: 932
$90,000 to $99,999: 1041
$100,000 to $124,999: 3635
$125,000 to $149,999: 4740
$150,000 to $174,999: 4926
$175,000 to $199,999: 4419
$200,000 to $249,999: 4732
$250,000 to $299,999: 3122
$300,000 to $399,999: 4242
$400,000 to $499,999: 2305
$500,000 to $749,999: 2515
$750,000 to $999,999: 1025
$1,000,000 or more: 1239

New Orleans rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in New Orleans:

Less than $100: 872 people
$100 to $149: 436
$150 to $199: 436
$200 to $249: 830
$250 to $299: 845
$300 to $349: 791
$350 to $399: 788
$400 to $449: 1,185
$450 to $499: 1,217
$500 to $549: 1,780
$550 to $599: 1,837
$600 to $649: 2,160
$650 to $699: 2,200
$700 to $749: 2,487
$750 to $799: 2,529
$800 to $899: 3,920
$900 to $999: 3,237
$1,000 to $1,249: 4,599
$1,250 to $1,499: 2,132
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,629
$2,000 or more: 1,139
No cash rent: 4,071

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4,078 1990 to 1994: 2,807 1985 to 1989: 1,976 1980 to 1984: 3,353 1975 to 1979: 3,304 1970 to 1974: 1,377 1970 to 1974: 1,091 1965 to 1969: 2,595

New Orleans, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.2%
Number of people working at home: 5,028 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 3898
5 to 9 minutes: 13727
10 to 14 minutes: 24996
15 to 19 minutes: 35301
20 to 24 minutes: 32705
25 to 29 minutes: 11350
30 to 34 minutes: 29710
35 to 39 minutes: 3623
40 to 44 minutes: 3947
45 to 59 minutes: 11258
60 to 89 minutes: 7938
90 or more minutes: 5222

New Orleans mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 113,752 (60%)
Carpooled: 30,459 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 23,456 (12%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 1,069 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 44 (0%)
Railroad: 31 (0%)
Ferryboat: 353 (0%)
Taxi: 850 (0%)
Motorcycle: 239 (0%)
Bicycle: 2,187 (1%)
Walked: 9,822 (5%)
Other means: 1,413 (1%)
Worked at home: 5,028 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 39617
$10,000 to $14,999: 17991
$15,000 to $19,999: 15629
$20,000 to $24,999: 14131
$25,000 to $29,999: 13586
$30,000 to $34,999: 11874
$35,000 to $39,999: 10239
$40,000 to $44,999: 8701
$45,000 to $49,999: 7459
$50,000 to $59,999: 11432
$60,000 to $74,999: 12292
$75,000 to $99,999: 10802
$100,000 to $124,999: 5287
$125,000 to $149,999: 2633
$150,000 to $199,999: 2620
$200,000 or more: 4072

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 289231

French (except Basque): 17955

German: 16104

Irish: 14101

Italian: 12130

English: 10733

United States or American: 9836

Subsaharan African:: 6272

African: 5555

Scotch-Irish: 2763

French Canadian: 2226

Scottish: 2121

European: 2108

Polish: 1835

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1449

Russian: 1411

British: 1027

Dutch: 870

Arab:: 868

Norwegian: 835

Swedish: 792

Greek: 643

Jamaican: 633

Welsh: 629

Acadian/Cajun: 581

Lebanese: 391

Austrian: 367

Croatian: 363

Nigerian: 350

Hungarian: 330

Haitian: 311

Swiss: 276

Danish: 268

Czech: 239

Ukrainian: 231

Lithuanian: 216

Portuguese: 215

Eastern European: 213

Yugoslavian: 212

Belizean: 195

Belgian: 178

Romanian: 173

Canadian: 167

Northern European: 156

Arab/Arabic: 150

Czechoslovakian: 149

Other Subsaharan African: 143

Australian: 140

Iranian: 129

Palestinian: 128

West Indian: 112

Brazilian: 111

Ghanian: 97

Scandinavian: 91

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 91

Finnish: 87

Turkish: 82

Slovak: 81

Syrian: 74

Egyptian: 71

Celtic: 70

Guyanese: 67

Armenian: 66

Basque: 50

Bulgarian: 45

Latvian: 44

Other Arab: 41

South African: 41

Slavic: 40

Albanian: 38

Barbadian: 33

Bahamian: 32

British West Indian: 30

Zimbabwean: 27

Israeli: 25

Senegalese: 24

Icelander: 23

Slovene: 23

Cypriot: 20

Ethiopian: 18

Serbian: 16

Pennsylvania German: 14

New Zealander: 13

Maltese: 10

Cape Verdean: 9

Zairian: 8

Other West Indian: 8

Moroccan: 7

Iraqi: 6

Alsatian: 6

Estonian: 4

U.S. Virgin Islander: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Vietnam (23%)
Honduras (14%)
Cuba (4%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Nicaragua (4%)
India (3%)
Guatemala (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 375107
Northeast: 12725
Midwest: 14624
South: 49253
West: 9416

58% of New Orleans residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2,112
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,216
5th and 6th grade: 2,491
7th and 8th grade: 5,712
9th grade: 3,917
10th grade: 6,877
11th grade: 5,522
12th grade, no diploma: 7,841
High school graduate (or equivalency): 30,421
Less than 1 year of college: 6,939
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 21,671
Associate degree: 4,685
Bachelor's degree: 19,859
Master's degree: 7,577
Professional school degree: 6,584
Doctorate degree: 2,456

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2,246
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,199
5th and 6th grade: 2,948
7th and 8th grade: 6,266
9th grade: 4,240
10th grade: 6,590
11th grade: 7,744
12th grade, no diploma: 9,161
High school graduate (or equivalency): 40,056
Less than 1 year of college: 9,882
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 27,268
Associate degree: 6,157
Bachelor's degree: 25,352
Master's degree: 10,864
Professional school degree: 3,181
Doctorate degree: 1,534

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 7.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $56,622
Black householders: $27,460
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $20,083
Asian householders: $33,438
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $55,561
Some other race householders: $29,457
Two or more races householders: $37,672
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $22,319

New Orleans household income for White non-Hispanic householders

New Orleans household income for Black householders

New Orleans household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

New Orleans household income for Asian householders

New Orleans household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

New Orleans household income for Some other race householders

New Orleans household income for Two or more races householders

New Orleans household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

New Orleans marital status for males

New Orleans marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $300,266
Black or African American householders: $159,780
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $180,810
Asian householders: $200,539
Some other race householders: $170,837
Two or more races householders: $192,517
Hispanic or Latino householders: $186,664

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 90,125
One, attached: 32,185
Two: 29,430
3 or 4: 20,704
5 to 9: 12,139
10 to 19: 9,106
20 to 49: 6,422
50 or more: 14,137
Mobile homes: 738
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 105

Median worth of mobile homes: $75,833

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in New Orleans:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (71%) Electricity (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (55%) Electricity (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11,460

Here:	18.4%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5,343

Here:	17.3%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13,123

Here:	43.4%
Louisiana:	16.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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