Nationwide Claims to Fame

Orleans Parish is 43rd out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Orleans Parish is 45th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Statewide Claims to Fame

Orleans Parish is 1st in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Housing units

Orleans Parish is 1st in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Orleans Parish is 1st in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Orleans Parish is 1st in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Orleans Parish is 2nd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Foreign born residents

Orleans Parish is 3rd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Current population (2012)

Orleans Parish is 3rd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Home median value

Orleans Parish is 3rd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Households

Orleans Parish is 3rd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Orleans Parish is 3rd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Main Cities Within Orleans Parish, Louisiana

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Orleans Parish Rank Louisiana US
Current population (2012) 369,250 3rd 4,601,893 313,914,040
Size in square miles 169.4 64th 43,203.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 2,029.4 1st 104.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Orleans Parish Rank Louisiana US
Residents younger than 5 6.7% 33rd 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.4% 60th 24.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 11.4% 58th 12.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Orleans Parish Rank Louisiana US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 83.9% 11th 81.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 32.3% 3rd 21.1% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Orleans Parish Rank Louisiana US
Race - White 34.8% 63rd 63.7% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 60.4% 3rd 32.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 38th 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 3.0% 4th 1.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 18th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.4% 19th 1.4% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 5.3% 8th 4.5% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 30.8% 63rd 59.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Orleans Parish Rank Louisiana US
Female residents 52.0% 5th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 5.8% 2nd 3.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Orleans Parish Rank Louisiana US
Housing units 194,138 1st 1,978,848 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 41.7% 1st 18.1% 25.9%
Households 134,342 3rd 1,675,097 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 48.3% 64th 67.9% 66.1%
Home median value $183,500 3rd $135,400 $186,200
People per household 2.3 63rd 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 966 5th 13,018 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Orleans Parish Rank Louisiana US
Income per capita $25,668 8th $23,853 $27,915
Income per household $37,325 43rd $44,086 $52,762
Income below poverty line 25.7% 14th 18.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Orleans Parish Rank Louisiana US
Non-farm private establishments 8,386 3rd 103,216 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 151,821 3rd 1,617,229 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 27,165 3rd 375,808 27,092,908
Retail sales $2,718,026 7th $56,543,203 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $9,434 29th $12,921 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $2,148,176 1st $9,729,869 $613,795,732

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