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New Orleans Population and Demographics

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New Orleans Population: 484674 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 227094 46.85%
Female 257580 53.15%

Under 5 years 33496 6.91%
5 to 9 years 37133 7.66%
10 to 14 years 36769 7.59%
15 to 19 years 38312 7.9%
20 to 24 years 38932 8.03%
25 to 34 years 70466 14.54%
35 to 44 years 71497 14.75%
45 to 54 years 63690 13.14%
55 to 59 years 21068 4.35%
60 to 64 years 16658 3.44%
65 to 74 years 28949 5.97%
75 to 84 years 20296 4.19%
85 years and over 7408 1.53%

Median age (years) 33.1

18 years and over 355266 73.3%
Male 161445 33.31%
Female 193821 39.99%
21 years and over 330751 68.24%
62 years and over 66324 13.68%
65 years and over 56653 11.69%
Male 21423 4.42%
Female 35230 7.27%

Race
One race 478473 98.72%
White 135956 28.05%
Black or African American 325947 67.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native 991 0.2%
Asian 10972 2.26%
Asian indian 1195 0.25%
Chinese 958 0.2%
Filipino 515 0.11%
Japanese 283 0.06%
Korean 358 0.07%
Vietnamese 7118 1.47%
Other Asian 545 0.11%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 109 0.02%
Native Hawaiian 27 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 29 0.01%
Samoan 24 0%
Other Pacific Islander 29 0.01%
Some other race 4498 0.93%
Two or more races 6201 1.28%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 484674 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 14826 3.06%
Mexican 2578 0.53%
Puerto Rican 1031 0.21%
Cuban 1615 0.33%
Other Hispanic or Latino 9602 1.98%
Not Hispanic or Latino 469848 96.94%
White alone 128871 26.59%

Relationship
Total Population 484674 100.00%
In households 467033 96.36%
Householder 188251 38.84%
Spouse 58013 11.97%
Child 148684 30.68%
Own child under 18 years 102859 21.22%
Other relatives 45527 9.39%
Under 18 years 23902 4.93%
Nonrelatives 26558 5.48%
Unmarried partner 11358 2.34%
In group quarters 17641 3.64%
Institutionalized population 9772 2.02%
Non-Institutionalized population 7869 1.62%

Households by Type
Total Households 188251 100.0 %
Family households (families) 112977 60.01%
With own children under 18 years 55053 29.24%
Married-couple family 58013 30.82%
With own children under 18 years 24950 13.25%
Female householder, no husband present 46171 24.53%
With own children under 18 years 26389 14.02%
Non Family households 75274 39.99%
Householder living alone 62422 33.16%
Householder 65 years and over 18228 9.68%

Households with individuals under 18 years 66489 35.32%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 42618 22.64%

Average Household size 2.48
Average family size 3.23

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 215091 100.00%
Occupied housing units 188251 87.52%
Vacant housing units 26840 12.48%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2406 1.12%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.9

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 188251 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 87589 46.53%
Renter-occupied housing units. 100662 53.47%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.6
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.37

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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