The population count of New Orleans Metro Area (LA) was 1,263,635 in 2018.

Population

Population Change

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Demographics and Population Datasets Involving New Orleans Metro Area (LA)

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    Historical Population By Race Over 300 Years

    data.datacenterresearch.org | Last Updated 2018-04-06T14:33:34.000Z

    Count and percent of historical population by race over 300 years in New Orleans

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    NYCHA Resident Data Book Summary

    data.cityofnewyork.us | Last Updated 2020-02-08T00:56:30.000Z

    Contains resident demographic data at a summary level as of January 1, 2019. The Resident Data Book is compiled to serve as an information source for queries involving resident demographic as well as a source of data for internal analysis. Statistics are compiled via HUD mandated annual income reviews involving NYCHA Staff and residents. Data is then aggregated and compiled by development. Each record pertains to a single public housing development.

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    Household Income

    data.datacenterresearch.org | Last Updated 2018-04-06T14:35:50.000Z

    Median household income by race/ethnicity in New Orleans, Metro New Orleans, and the United States, 1979, 1989, 1999, 2010, 2016

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    Race/Ethnicity Demographics

    data.datacenterresearch.org | Last Updated 2018-04-06T14:23:12.000Z

    Race/ethnicity demographics in New Orleans, Metro New Orleans, and the United States, 2016

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    Living Wage

    data.datacenterresearch.org | Last Updated 2018-04-06T14:35:13.000Z

    Percent of households earning above and below living wage by race/ethnicity in New Orleans, 2016. Annual living wage for 1 Adult 1 Child in New Orleans is $47,611. These data represent households earning less than $45,000.

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    Income Quintiles

    data.datacenterresearch.org | Last Updated 2018-04-06T14:37:12.000Z

    Proportion of households by national income quintiles by race/ethnicity in New Orleans, 1979, 1989, 1999, 2010, 2016

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    NYSERDA Low- to Moderate-Income New York State Census Population Analysis Dataset: Average for 2013-2015

    data.ny.gov | Last Updated 2019-11-15T22:30:02.000Z

    How does your organization use this dataset? What other NYSERDA or energy-related datasets would you like to see on Open NY? Let us know by emailing OpenNY@nyserda.ny.gov. The Low- to Moderate-Income (LMI) New York State (NYS) Census Population Analysis dataset is resultant from the LMI market database designed by APPRISE as part of the NYSERDA LMI Market Characterization Study (https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/lmi-tool). All data are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files for 2013, 2014, and 2015. Each row in the LMI dataset is an individual record for a household that responded to the survey and each column is a variable of interest for analyzing the low- to moderate-income population. The LMI dataset includes: county/county group, households with elderly, households with children, economic development region, income groups, percent of poverty level, low- to moderate-income groups, household type, non-elderly disabled indicator, race/ethnicity, linguistic isolation, housing unit type, owner-renter status, main heating fuel type, home energy payment method, housing vintage, LMI study region, LMI population segment, mortgage indicator, time in home, head of household education level, head of household age, and household weight. The LMI NYS Census Population Analysis dataset is intended for users who want to explore the underlying data that supports the LMI Analysis Tool. The majority of those interested in LMI statistics and generating custom charts should use the interactive LMI Analysis Tool at https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/lmi-tool. This underlying LMI dataset is intended for users with experience working with survey data files and producing weighted survey estimates using statistical software packages (such as SAS, SPSS, or Stata).

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    City Council Districts

    data.nola.gov | Last Updated 2023-06-13T16:49:44.000Z

    <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>New Orleans City Council Districts, effective May 5, 2014 Voters placed in the districts displayed on January 1, 2014 for all future elections. Council districts are based upon the 2010 census and redistricting. Precincts are drawn according to the New Orleans Home Rule Charter. Precinct boundaries were updated September 25, 2015, in order to satisfy population changes discovered by the Orleans Registrar of Voters Office. The changes have been made by the City of New Orleans and verified by the Louisiana Secretary of State's Office.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

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    Educational Attainment

    data.datacenterresearch.org | Last Updated 2018-04-06T14:34:44.000Z

    Percent of population 25 and over who have completed some college or more by race/ethnicity and gender in New Orleans and the United States, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2016

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    COVID-19 Weekly Cases and Deaths by Age, Race/Ethnicity, and Sex - ARCHIVED

    data.cdc.gov | Last Updated 2024-02-20T20:34:53.000Z

    <b>Note:</b> Authorizations to collect certain public health data expired at the end of the U.S. public health emergency declaration on May 11, 2023. The following jurisdictions discontinued COVID-19 case notifications to CDC: Iowa (11/8/21), Kansas (5/12/23), Louisiana (10/31/23), New Hampshire (5/23/23), and Oklahoma (5/2/23). Please note that these jurisdictions will not routinely send new case data after the dates indicated. As of 7/13/23, case notifications from Oregon will only include pediatric cases resulting in death. This table summarizes COVID-19 case and death data submitted to CDC as case reports for the line-level dataset. Case and death counts are stratified according to sex, age, and race and ethnicity at regional and national levels. Data for US territories are included in case and death counts, but not population counts. Weekly cumulative counts with five or fewer cases or deaths are not reported to protect confidentiality of patients. Records with unknown or missing sex, age, or race and ethnicity and of multiple, non-Hispanic race and ethnicity are included in case and death totals. COVID-19 case and death data are provisional and are subject to change. Visualization of COVID-19 case and death rate trends by demographic variables may be viewed on COVID Data Tracker (<a href="https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#demographicsovertime">https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#demographicsovertime</a>).