About New Orleans


Orleans Parish
Population in July 2008: 311,853. Population change since 2000: -35.7%
Males: 146,118 (46.9%)
Females: 165,735 (53.1%)

Median resident age: 33.1 years
Louisiana median age: 34.0 years

New Orleans

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,614 (it was $27,133 in 2000)
New Orleans: $38,614
Louisiana: $40,926

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,476
New Orleans: $23,476
Louisiana: $21,934

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $191,000 (it was $88,100 in 2000)
New Orleans: $191,000
Louisiana: $126,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $262,785; Detached houses: $266,527; Townhouses or other attached units: $210,509; In 2-unit structures: $268,106; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $332,844; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $312,875; Mobile homes: $60,229

Median gross rent in 2007: $892.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 20.6%
(10.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.1% for Black residents)

House Sales



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $191,000 (it was $88,100 in 2000)
New Orleans: $191,000
Louisiana: $126,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $127,600 - $334,900

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $266,527
Here: $266,527
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $210,509
Here: $210,509
State: $167,971

In 2-unit structures: $268,106
Here: $268,106
State: $218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $332,844
Here: $332,844
State: $189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $312,875
Here: $312,875
State: $179,688

Mobile homes: $60,229
Here: $60,229
State: $34,481

Median year house/condo built: 1953

Median year apartment built: 1953