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New Orleans, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $302,700 (it was $88,100 in 2000)
New Orleans:

$302,700
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $193,900 - $520,300

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $379,667
Here:

$379,667
State:

$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $482,780
Here:

$482,780
State:

$297,713

In 2-unit structures: $407,914
Here:

$407,914
State:

$325,117

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $404,361
Here:

$404,361
State:

$213,088

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $544,490
Here:

$544,490
State:

$257,054

Mobile homes: $89,074
Here:

$89,074
State:

$89,857

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $676,026
Here:

$676,026
State:

$73,931

Total population: 384,320 (All urban)

Houses: 195,626 (150,880 occupied: 83,061 owner occupied, 67,819 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

45%
State:

32%

Housing density: 1,083 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $524,672.

Median contract rent in 2022: $948 (lower quartile is $698, upper quartile is $1,306)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,024


Median gross rent in New Orleans, LA in 2022: $1,151

Housing units in New Orleans with a mortgage: 47,475 (4,639 second mortgage, 102 home equity loan, 3,119 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 921

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $103,465

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $56,089

Median monthly housing costs: $1,205

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New Orleans, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1960

Median year apartment built: 1967

Household type by relationship:

Households: 369,749
  • Male householders: 61,828 (26,969 living alone), Female householders: 89,052 (35,151 living alone)
  • 45,500 spouses (44,437 opposite-sex spouses), 10,820 unmarried partners, (9,175 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 101,114 children (96,109 natural, 2,686 adopted, 2,319 stepchildren), 15,191 grandchildren, 6,505 brothers or sisters, 4,076 parents, 0 foster children, 7,108 other relatives, 15,002 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 13,553

Size of family households: 36,652 2-persons, 19,619 3-persons, 11,928 4-persons, 5,245 5-persons, 2,228 6-persons, 835 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 62,120 1-person, 10,296 2-persons, 1,231 3-persons, 242 4-persons, 184 5-persons, 150 6-persons, 150 7-or-more-persons.

29,734 married couples with children.
29,204 single-parent households (3,276 men, 25,928 women).

91.5% of residents of New Orleans speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 22,058 (6.0%)
(53.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 54no bedroom
  • 3,1471 bedroom
  • 17,6162 bedrooms
  • 40,8363 bedrooms
  • 17,1414 bedrooms
  • 4,2675+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 3,475no bedroom
  • 20,9481 bedroom
  • 26,0222 bedrooms
  • 14,3293 bedrooms
  • 2,4554 bedrooms
  • 5905+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in New Orleans in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in New Orleans in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 5,331no vehicle
  • 32,8871 vehicle
  • 32,6532 vehicles
  • 9,8993 vehicles
  • 1,9774 vehicles
  • 3145+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in New Orleans in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in New Orleans in renter-occupied apartments
  • 20,681no vehicle
  • 32,9731 vehicle
  • 11,3992 vehicles
  • 2,3053 vehicles
  • 3294 vehicles
  • 1325+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 541 room
  • 5982 rooms
  • 1,6483 rooms
  • 8,5064 rooms
  • 15,1755 rooms
  • 19,0046 rooms
  • 14,0477 rooms
  • 9,8248 rooms
  • 14,2059+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 3,3911 room
  • 4,3412 rooms
  • 14,8483 rooms
  • 19,9444 rooms
  • 13,8785 rooms
  • 5,5726 rooms
  • 3,5247 rooms
  • 8118 rooms
  • 1,5109+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in New Orleans, LA
  • New Orleans, LA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in New Orleans, LA in 2022
  • 14,602Less than $10,000
  • 19,981$10,000 to $19,999
  • 13,850$20,000 to $29,999
  • 11,272$30,000 to $39,999
  • 13,211$40,000 to $49,999
  • 9,217$50,000 to $59,999
  • 12,625$60,000 to $74,999
  • 13,858$75,000 to $99,999
  • 11,502$100,000 to $124,999
  • 8,063$125,000 to $149,999
  • 8,570$150,000 to $199,999
  • 14,129$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in New Orleans, LA

  • Distribution of house value in New Orleans, LA in 2022
  • 1,064Less than $10,000
  • 189$10,000 to $14,999
  • 485$15,000 to $19,999
  • 404$20,000 to $24,999
  • 79$25,000 to $29,999
  • 264$30,000 to $34,999
  • 103$35,000 to $39,999
  • 95$40,000 to $49,999
  • 194$50,000 to $59,999
  • 758$60,000 to $69,999
  • 636$70,000 to $79,999
  • 665$80,000 to $89,999
  • 630$90,000 to $99,999
  • 3,146$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,236$125,000 to $149,999
  • 5,979$150,000 to $174,999
  • 5,073$175,000 to $199,999
  • 11,190$200,000 to $249,999
  • 8,035$250,000 to $299,999
  • 11,465$300,000 to $399,999
  • 8,663$400,000 to $499,999
  • 11,585$500,000 to $749,999
  • 5,286$750,000 to $999,999
  • 3,093$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 808$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 936$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in New Orleans, LA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in New Orleans, LA in 2022
  • 1,432Less than $100
  • 619$100 to $149
  • 2,448$150 to $199
  • 2,045$200 to $249
  • 781$250 to $299
  • 685$300 to $349
  • 800$350 to $399
  • 373$400 to $449
  • 426$450 to $499
  • 1,605$500 to $549
  • 658$550 to $599
  • 1,597$600 to $649
  • 2,702$650 to $699
  • 2,590$700 to $749
  • 2,979$750 to $799
  • 7,050$800 to $899
  • 6,883$900 to $999
  • 10,632$1,000 to $1,249
  • 8,306$1,250 to $1,499
  • 6,889$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,886$2,000 to $2,499
  • 384$2,500 to $2,999
  • 271$3,000 to $3,499
  • 162$3,500 or more
  • 3,616No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.2%
Number of people working at home: 23,881 (14.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 4,024
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 12,500
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 23,321
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 28,821
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 25,732
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 10,224
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 20,757
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 4,316
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,257
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 6,272
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3,954
  • 90 or more minutes: 3,093
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - New Orleans

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 155,417 (69.1%)
  • Carpooled: 17,705 (7.9%)
  • Bus: 7,569 (3.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 177 (0.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 125 (0.1%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 411 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 4,730 (2.1%)
  • Bicycle: 3,219 (1.4%)
  • Walked: 11,565 (5.1%)
  • Worked at home: 23,881 (10.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.9%Males
  • 4.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 9.3%Males
  • 9.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 0.5%Males
  • 5.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.6%Males
  • 4.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • 16.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.6%Males
  • 3.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.6%Males
  • 2.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 8,1142010 or later
  • 4,2602000 to 2009
  • 2,0201990 to 1999
  • 5,3291980 to 1989
  • 4,6811970 to 1979
  • 3,686Before 1970
Ancestries in New Orleans, LA

First ancestries reported:

  • African: 18,235 (7.6%)
  • English: 6,844 (2.8%)
  • American: 6,476 (2.7%)
  • German: 5,255 (2.2%)
  • Irish: 5,189 (2.2%)
  • Italian: 5,139 (2.1%)
  • French: 4,373 (1.8%)
  • European: 2,623 (1.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 870 (0.4%)
  • Polish: 840 (0.3%)
  • Jamaican: 833 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 692 (0.3%)
  • Haitian: 599 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 500 (0.2%)
  • Cajun: 488 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 487 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 481 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 479 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 477 (0.2%)
  • British: 458 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 311 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 301 (0.1%)
  • Portuguese: 296 (0.1%)
  • Iranian: 276 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 274 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 270 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 263 (0.1%)
  • West Indian: 236 (0.10%)
  • Lebanese: 209 (0.09%)
  • Canadian: 198 (0.08%)
  • Scandinavian: 178 (0.07%)
  • Turkish: 167 (0.07%)
  • Romanian: 159 (0.07%)
  • Welsh: 157 (0.07%)
  • Northern European: 131 (0.05%)
  • Croatian: 125 (0.05%)
  • Danish: 115 (0.05%)
  • Israeli: 112 (0.05%)
  • Swiss: 91 (0.04%)
  • Palestinian: 87 (0.04%)
  • Ukrainian: 84 (0.03%)
  • Brazilian: 78 (0.03%)
  • Basque: 68 (0.03%)
  • Armenian: 59 (0.02%)
  • Latvian: 58 (0.02%)
  • Belgian: 57 (0.02%)
  • Albanian: 54 (0.02%)
  • Barbadian: 52 (0.02%)
  • Finnish: 52 (0.02%)
  • Yugoslavian: 49 (0.02%)
  • Belizean: 48 (0.02%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 44 (0.02%)
  • Senegalese: 42 (0.02%)
  • Zimbabwean: 39 (0.02%)
  • Lithuanian: 38 (0.02%)
  • Czech: 37 (0.02%)
  • Kenyan: 36 (0.01%)
  • Arab: 35 (0.01%)
  • Syrian: 29 (0.01%)
  • Austrian: 28 (0.01%)
  • Moroccan: 27 (0.01%)
  • Bulgarian: 24 (0.01%)
  • South African: 23 (0.01%)
  • Macedonian: 20 (0.01%)
  • Guyanese: 20 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 19 (0.01%)
  • Maltese: 16 (0.01%)
  • Slavic: 14 (0.01%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 14 (0.01%)

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

Honduras
New Orleans:

19.9% (4,307)
Louisiana:

18.9% (37,225)

Vietnam
New Orleans:

15.8% (3,419)
Louisiana:

9.2% (18,115)

Mexico
New Orleans:

5.6% (1,217)
Louisiana:

12.1% (23,732)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
New Orleans:

4.7% (1,022)
Louisiana:

3.4% (6,779)

Guatemala
New Orleans:

3.5% (751)
Louisiana:

2.8% (5,576)

India
New Orleans:

3.2% (693)
Louisiana:

3.9% (7,741)

Canada
New Orleans:

2.8% (611)
Louisiana:

1.5% (2,933)

Jamaica
New Orleans:

2.6% (552)
Louisiana:

0.7% (1,460)

Brazil
New Orleans:

1.9% (414)
Louisiana:

1.5% (2,923)

Cuba
New Orleans:

1.9% (411)
Louisiana:

3.1% (6,172)

Korea
New Orleans:

1.9% (410)
Louisiana:

1.0% (1,951)

Philippines
New Orleans:

1.9% (402)
Louisiana:

3.1% (6,086)

Nicaragua
New Orleans:

1.9% (401)
Louisiana:

2.1% (4,115)

Colombia
New Orleans:

1.7% (374)
Louisiana:

1.0% (1,918)

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

  • This state: 252,815
  • Other state: 92,206
  • Northeast: 17,747
  • Midwest: 17,882
  • South: 43,648
  • West: 12,929

89.0% of New Orleans residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49.1% lived in Louisiana.


New Orleans:

89.0%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,612
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 722
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,156
  • 7th and 8th grade: 678
  • 9th grade: 1,369
  • 10th grade: 3,737
  • 11th grade: 3,384
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,056
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 26,035
  • Less than 1 year of college: 6,058
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 19,246
  • Associate degree: 4,757
  • Bachelor's degree: 27,116
  • Master's degree: 12,224
  • Professional school degree: 6,948
  • Doctorate degree: 3,856
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,145
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 304
  • 5th and 6th grade: 863
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,197
  • 9th grade: 741
  • 10th grade: 2,345
  • 11th grade: 3,697
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,408
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 27,443
  • Less than 1 year of college: 6,923
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 22,082
  • Associate degree: 7,909
  • Bachelor's degree: 31,373
  • Master's degree: 23,361
  • Professional school degree: 6,522
  • Doctorate degree: 3,446
Educational Attainment for Females
New Orleans marital status for males
New Orleans marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 91,293
  • One, attached: 16,514
  • Two: 30,340
  • 3 or 4: 14,782
  • 5 to 9: 9,320
  • 10 to 19: 8,663
  • 20 to 49: 8,586
  • 50 or more: 15,104
  • Mobile homes: 820
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 204

Median worth of mobile homes: $41,365

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 4.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 4.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in New Orleans
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in New Orleans, LA
  • 50.5%Utility gas
  • 48.1%Electricity
  • 0.6%Solar energy
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in New Orleans, LA
  • 76.7%Electricity
  • 21.7%Utility gas
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6,399
Here:

20.4%
Louisiana:

19.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4,169
Here:

22.0%
Louisiana:

18.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13,884
Here:

63.4%
Louisiana:

17.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability