Orleans Parish, LA Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff



People QuickFactsOrleans ParishLouisiana
Population, 2005 estimate 454,8634,523,628
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -6.2%1.2%
Population, 2000 484,6744,468,976
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 7.6%7.1%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 25.4%25.4%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 11.5%11.8%
Female persons, percent, 2005 53.0%51.4%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)28.8%64.1%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)67.5%33.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.2%0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)2.4%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 1.0%0.8%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)3.1%2.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 26.6%61.6%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 56.8%59.0%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.2%2.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 8.3%9.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 74.7%74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 25.8%18.7%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 102,122880,047
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 25.725.7
Housing units, 2005 213,1371,940,399
Homeownership rate, 2000 46.5%67.9%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 42.7%18.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $87,300$85,000
Households, 2000 188,2511,656,053
Persons per household, 2000 2.482.62
Median household income, 2003 $27,408$33,792
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,258$16,912
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 25.5%18.1%
Business QuickFactsOrleans ParishLouisiana
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 10,500103,0672
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 211,2471,623,6802
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 1.3%2.0%2
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 26,195273,1541
Total number of firms, 2002 33,669328,756
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 27.6%12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.8%0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 5.6%2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NANA
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.4%2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 30.9%26.4%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 2,226,19189,540,799
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,792,08047,192,153
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,158,34141,885,192
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $6,684$9,356
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,944,8167,411,702
Building permits, 2005 61722,811
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 6,308,94332,954,0592
Geography QuickFactsOrleans ParishLouisiana
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 18043,561
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,677.8102.6
FIPS Code 07122
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metro Area

1: The 2004 Nonemployer totals may be low due to late tax reporting in hurricane-impacted counties/regions in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
2: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:04:51 EST
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