New Orleans, LA

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Table

PEOPLE
Population
Louisiana
Population estimates, July 1, 2017, (V2017) 4,684,333
Population estimates, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 4,681,666
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2017) 4,533,478
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2016) 4,533,479
Population, percent change – April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2017, (V2017) 3.3%
Population, percent change – April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2016, (V2016) 3.3%
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 4,533,372
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 6.6%
Persons under 5 years, percent, April 1, 2010 6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 23.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent, April 1, 2010 24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 14.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, April 1, 2010 12.3%
Female persons, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 51.1%
Female persons, percent, April 1, 2010 51.0%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 63.2%
Black or African American alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 32.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 0.8%
Asian alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(b) 5.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 59.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2012-2016 267,938
Foreign born persons, percent, 2012-2016 4.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 2,036,975
Housing units, April 1, 2010 1,964,981
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2012-2016 65.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2012-2016 $148,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2012-2016 $1,206
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2012-2016 $318
Median gross rent, 2012-2016 $800
Building permits, 2016 14,503
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2012-2016 1,731,398
Persons per household, 2012-2016 2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2012-2016 86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2012-2016 8.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2012-2016 83.8%
Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2012-2016 23.0%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2012-2016 11.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent

13.8%

Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2012-2016 60.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2012-2016 55.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 11,697,949
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 27,951,792
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 271,191,050
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 68,012,838
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 61,396,364
Total retail sales per capita, 2012(c) $13,342
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2012-2016 25.2
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2016 dollars), 2012-2016 $45,652
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2016 dollars), 2012-2016 $25,515
Persons in poverty, percent

20.2%

BUSINESSES
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2015 105,5751
Total employment, 2015 1,724,9731
Total annual payroll, 2015 ($1,000) 76,684,7601
Total employment, percent change, 2014-2015 0.4%1
Total nonemployer establishments, 2015 358,223
All firms, 2012 414,291
Men-owned firms, 2012 215,111
Women-owned firms, 2012 151,114
Minority-owned firms, 2012 126,100
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 277,676
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 42,211
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 354,460
GEOGRAPHY
Geography
Population per square mile, 2010 104.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 43,203.90
FIPS Code 22
Skills

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March 22, 2018