New Orleans

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  1. New Orleans Legal Resources
  2. New Orleans Statistics
  3. New Orleans Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. New Orleans Employment Information
  5. New Orleans Family Information
  6. New Orleans Education Information
  7. New Orleans Business Information
  8. New Orleans Public Benefits Information
  9. New Orleans Criminal Information
  10. New Orleans Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. New Orleans Zip Codes


New Orleans Legal Resources Back to top

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New Orleans Legal Code

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New Orleans Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 484,674
  • Land Area (2000): 467.639 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 439.413 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 51.3186 (10.7) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 81.9186 (27.7) / 90.6186 (32.6)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,513
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 2,655
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 62 inches
New Orleans Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 465,828 2002 486,157 2005 Not Available
2000 471,134 2003 475,128 2006 431,153
2001 484,289 2004 471,057 2007 220,614

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Houses (2000): 215,091
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 15,659
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 49,051
New Orleans Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 481,424 99.33%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,250 0.67%

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New Orleans Employment Information Back to top
New Orleans Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 207,465 193,596 13,870 6.69% 67
1991 209,556 193,700 15,856 7.57% 76
1992 206,887 186,964 19,923 9.63% 97
1993 201,508 181,853 19,655 9.75% 97
1994 205,519 185,950 19,569 9.52% 95
1995 206,074 187,942 18,133 8.80% 88
1996 207,130 189,617 17,513 8.46% 84
1997 206,440 192,272 14,168 6.86% 69
1998 206,804 193,480 13,324 6.44% 64
1999 203,103 192,240 10,863 5.35% 54
2000 210,684 199,940 10,744 5.10% 51
2001 206,521 195,280 11,241 5.44% 54
2002 200,895 188,784 12,110 6.03% 60
2003 198,335 186,325 12,010 6.06% 60
2004 196,107 185,251 10,856 5.54% 55
2005 131,224 123,773 7,452 5.68% 38
2006 48,868 46,373 2,495 5.11% 26
2007 99,718 95,199 4,519 4.53% 45
2008 102,067 96,363 5,704 5.59% 55
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 99,380 94,126 5,254 5.29% 53
Feb 2008 98,614 94,628 3,986 4.04% 40
Mar 2008 99,846 94,940 4,906 4.91% 49
Apr 2008 100,848 96,709 4,139 4.10% 41
May 2008 100,462 96,100 4,362 4.34% 43
Jun 2008 103,686 97,587 6,099 5.88% 59
Jul 2008 104,557 98,128 6,429 6.15% 61
Aug 2008 105,356 97,921 7,435 7.06% 71
Sep 2008 105,854 97,127 8,727 8.24% 82
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

New Orleans Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Accommodation and Food Services 11,356 12.26%
2. Construction 8,472 9.14%
3. Educational Services 7,231 7.80%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 6,320 6.82%
5. Health Care 5,889 6.36%
6. Public Administration 5,803 6.26%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 4,310 4.65%
8. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 2,912 3.14%
9. Other Transportation 2,881 3.11%
10. Finance and Insurance 2,500 2.70%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 2,257 2.44%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 2,065 2.23%
13. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,899 2.05%
14. Repair and Maintenance 1,730 1.87%
15. Truck Transportation 1,616 1.74%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 1,414 1.53%
17. U.S. Postal Service 1,400 1.51%
18. Mining 1,288 1.39%
19. Personal and Laundry Services 1,227 1.32%
20. Utilities 1,215 1.31%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 16,804 16.96%
2. Educational Services 15,395 15.54%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 11,863 11.97%
4. Public Administration 6,563 6.62%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 4,841 4.89%
6. Finance and Insurance 3,917 3.95%
7. Social Assistance 3,497 3.53%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 3,373 3.40%
9. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 3,168 3.20%
10. Department and Other General Stores 2,586 2.61%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 2,351 2.37%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 2,327 2.35%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 2,003 2.02%
14. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 1,926 1.94%
15. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 1,253 1.26%
16. Private Household Services 1,216 1.23%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 1,155 1.17%
18. Construction 1,006 1.02%
19. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 978 0.99%
20. U.S. Postal Service 856 0.86%

New Orleans Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 4,393 4.74%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 4,288 4.63%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 4,206 4.54%
4. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 3,295 3.56%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 2,954 3.19%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 2,628 2.84%
7. Lawyers 2,589 2.79%
8. Other Food Preparation and Servers 2,569 2.77%
9. Other Installation / Maintenance 2,487 2.68%
10. Other Production Occupations 2,470 2.67%
11. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 2,469 2.66%
12. Other Protective Service Workers 2,135 2.30%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 2,100 2.27%
14. Postsecondary Teachers 2,061 2.22%
15. Other Office and Admin Support 2,021 2.18%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,007 2.17%
17. Waiters and Waitresses 1,951 2.11%
18. Law Enforcement Workers 1,738 1.88%
19. Vehicle Mechanics 1,711 1.85%
20. Construction Laborers 1,691 1.82%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 5,980 6.04%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 5,364 5.41%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 5,315 5.36%
4. Cashiers 5,118 5.17%
5. Secretaries and Admins 4,715 4.76%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 3,872 3.91%
7. Other Management Occupations 3,824 3.86%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 3,192 3.22%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 3,048 3.08%
10. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 2,990 3.02%
11. Registered Nurses 2,947 2.97%
12. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 2,668 2.69%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 2,585 2.61%
14. Health Technologists and Technicians 2,572 2.60%
15. Waiters and Waitresses 2,273 2.29%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 1,840 1.86%
17. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 1,772 1.79%
18. Other Food Preparation and Servers 1,662 1.68%
19. Business Operations Specialists 1,654 1.67%
20. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 1,630 1.65%

New Orleans Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 178,984 48.36%
15-35 hours 42,262 11.42%
1-14 hours 10,895 2.94%
No regular hours 137,997 37.28%

New Orleans Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 5,470 2.98%
5 AM-5:29 AM 4,608 2.51%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 6,322 3.44%
6 AM-6:29 AM 14,663 7.98%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 16,671 9.08%
7 AM-7:29 AM 26,764 14.57%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 29,132 15.86%
8 AM-8:29 AM 21,722 11.83%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 10,540 5.74%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 12,767 6.95%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 4,831 2.63%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 2,157 1.17%
Noon-3:59 PM 13,240 7.21%
4 PM-11:59 PM 14,788 8.05%

New Orleans Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 3,898 2.12%
5-9 13,727 7.47%
10-14 24,996 13.61%
15-19 35,301 19.22%
20-24 32,705 17.81%
25-29 11,350 6.18%
30-34 29,710 16.18%
35-39 3,623 1.97%
40-44 3,947 2.15%
45-59 11,258 6.13%
60-89 7,938 4.32%
At least 90 5,222 2.84%

New Orleans Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 7,276 3.96% 114,701 62.45%
30-44 7,998 4.35% 29,282 15.94%
45-59 4,462 2.43% 6,796 3.70%
At least 60 6,067 3.30% 7,093 3.86%

New Orleans Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 2,187 1.16%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 30,459 16.14%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 113,752 60.28%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 239 0.13%
Color 4 Box Other 1,413 0.75%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 25,803 13.67%
Color 6 Box Walked 9,822 5.21%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 5,028 2.66%

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New Orleans Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 188,365 (467,013 people)
Families (2000): 113,948 (367,652 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 28,162
People at same address in 1995: 256,551
New Orleans Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 39,617 21.03%
$10,000-$14,999 17,991 9.55%
$15,000-$19,999 15,629 8.30%
$20,000-$24,999 14,131 7.50%
$25,000-$29,999 13,586 7.21%
$30,000-$34,999 11,874 6.30%
$35,000-$39,999 10,239 5.44%
$40,000-$44,999 8,701 4.62%
$45,000-$49,999 7,459 3.96%
$50,000-$59,999 11,432 6.07%
$60,000-$74,999 12,292 6.53%
$75,000-$99,999 10,802 5.73%
$100,000-$124,999 5,287 2.81%
$125,000-$149,999 2,633 1.40%
$150,000-$199,999 2,620 1.39%
$200,000 or more 4,072 2.16%

New Orleans Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 62,422 33.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 41,672 22.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 10,709 5.69%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 29,483 15.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 1,420 0.75%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 21,749 11.55%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 460 0.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 11,489 6.10%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 141 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 4,758 2.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 68 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 3,826 2.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 54 0.03%

New Orleans Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 142,744 30.91%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 44,658 9.67%
Public Assistance 10,196 2.21%
Retirement 25,149 5.45%
Self Employment 16,381 3.55%
Social Security 46,612 10.09%
Supplemental Security 14,637 3.17%
Wage / Salary 138,060 29.89%
Other 23,425 5.07%

New Orleans Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 33,600 56.34%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 26,034 43.66%

New Orleans Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 18,393 10.64%
Color 1 Box Married 73,080 42.27%
Color 2 Box Never Married 75,535 43.69%
Color 3 Box Widowed 5,869 3.39%

New Orleans Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 26,236 12.81%
Color 1 Box Married 74,782 36.52%
Color 2 Box Never Married 78,961 38.56%
Color 3 Box Widowed 24,792 12.11%

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New Orleans Education Information Back to top
New Orleans Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 25,489 7.17%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 64,671 18.19%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 85,460 24.04%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 86,200 24.25%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 11,652 3.28%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 49,423 13.90%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 32,612 9.17%

New Orleans Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 6,334 1.31% 4,139 0.85% 10,473 2.16%
Kindergarten 5,624 1.16% 1,323 0.27% 6,947 1.43%
Grades 1-4 25,994 5.36% 5,387 1.11% 31,381 6.47%
Grades 5-8 24,718 5.10% 6,073 1.25% 30,791 6.35%
Grades 9-12 25,536 5.27% 5,343 1.10% 30,879 6.37%
Undergrad college 17,139 3.54% 13,123 2.71% 30,262 6.24%
Graduate or professional school 4,218 0.87% 5,145 1.06% 9,363 1.93%
Total 109,563 22.61% 40,533 8.36% 150,096 30.97%

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New Orleans Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $2,792,080,000
Retail sales (2002): $3,158,341,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $1,944,816,000
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New Orleans Public Benefits Information Back to top
New Orleans Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 337,557 72.06%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 130,896 27.94%

New Orleans Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1951 $10,228 $10,355 $6,083 $3,111 $877 $8,946 $29,245 $18,997 $65,365 $0
1952 $10,686 $11,050 $6,915 $3,051 $896 $8,608 $30,156 $21,112 $68,059 $30,779
1953 $10,907 $11,464 $8,659 $3,493 $986 $8,361 $32,406 $22,912 $82,664 $26,550
1954 $11,178 $11,942 $10,049 $3,581 $1,075 $8,700 $34,583 $24,445 $80,448 $25,179
1955 $11,886 $13,016 $11,022 $3,113 $1,198 $15,524 $42,743 $29,198 $89,499 $33,945
1956 $12,473 $13,890 $11,146 $3,117 $1,116 $16,912 $44,764 $31,666 $99,119 $40,440
1957 $12,779 $14,698 $12,720 $5,404 $1,059 $18,527 $50,489 $33,551 $103,247 $40,947
1958 $13,525 $14,963 $12,927 $5,415 $1,089 $17,640 $50,596 $34,100 $107,150 $38,844
1959 $14,095 $16,064 $11,481 $5,555 $1,092 $16,797 $49,020 $34,671 $109,747 $35,877
1960 $14,475 $17,053 $13,909 $5,737 $1,190 $17,423 $52,734 $35,863 $122,074 $46,921
1961 $15,031 $16,166 $10,331 $5,716 $1,260 $19,079 $51,417 $36,231 $121,283 $40,460
1962 $15,650 $16,769 $11,208 $6,155 $1,275 $18,278 $52,566 $36,950 $129,500 $49,160
1963 $16,850 $17,345 $10,809 $6,645 $1,398 $18,890 $54,592 $38,750 $141,500 $59,456
1964 $16,802 $17,345 $10,808 $6,643 $1,398 $18,883 $54,534 $38,749 $141,004 $0
1965 $20,314 $18,607 $15,177 $6,786 $1,587 $20,630 $64,494 $41,100 $168,896 $0
1966 $19,722 $20,434 $12,717 $6,926 $1,701 $20,792 $61,858 $43,494 $163,926 $0
1967 $21,108 $22,027 $15,686 $7,216 $1,936 $24,777 $70,723 $47,934 $180,451 $71,931
1968 $22,986 $27,072 $14,732 $6,689 $2,261 $28,008 $74,676 $53,487 $210,765 $0
1969 $24,198 $32,424 $15,104 $7,145 $2,492 $32,267 $81,206 $58,476 $236,384 $0
1970 $23,535 $37,214 $17,811 $7,165 $2,813 $32,791 $84,115 $62,973 $229,460 $101,975
1971 $24,581 $39,660 $20,152 $7,163 $2,994 $34,517 $89,407 $66,770 $220,090 $91,313
1972 $25,956 $41,082 $35,203 $7,110 $3,995 $34,105 $106,369 $71,240 $249,570 $126,336
1973 $26,530 $44,640 $54,856 $10,061 $4,203 $37,856 $133,506 $78,723 $250,768 $144,844
1974 $32,654 $48,444 $65,972 $10,064 $4,370 $45,904 $158,964 $86,573 $264,770 $172,665
1975 $29,317 $53,580 $79,403 $9,862 $6,072 $51,862 $176,516 $98,457 $261,266 $182,172
1976 $32,554 $57,775 $108,781 $9,640 $6,564 $57,246 $214,785 $106,624 $248,938 $167,884
1977 $31,209 $64,317 $100,245 $11,519 $7,754 $55,593 $206,320 $111,243 $259,155 $187,326
1978 $33,730 $71,019 $123,756 $16,364 $7,515 $64,736 $246,101 $119,694 $371,621 $215,500
1979 $33,413 $78,963 $151,712 $18,782 $8,239 $69,781 $281,927 $137,581 $374,751 $235,901
1980 $42,236 $96,881 $156,638 $19,493 $10,559 $96,152 $325,078 $142,154 $456,131 $327,113
1981 $47,306 $108,898 $163,937 $22,580 $10,467 $113,947 $358,237 $157,210 $530,211 $427,841
1982 $51,337 $124,933 $161,151 $27,620 $10,647 $133,931 $384,686 $181,747 $512,514 $428,331
1983 $60,892 $146,357 $168,409 $33,274 $17,678 $142,315 $422,568 $201,370 $622,369 $606,071
1984 $71,865 $162,559 $157,739 $35,856 $18,989 $152,433 $436,882 $185,116 $752,985 $749,529
1985 $73,901 $183,025 $148,785 $41,518 $21,715 $176,394 $462,313 $200,911 $796,411 $818,355
1986 $89,890 $147,175 $128,857 $44,268 $23,593 $200,245 $486,853 $199,564 $902,747 $963,494
1987 $87,841 $139,387 $112,987 $48,512 $27,501 $215,644 $492,485 $201,015 $902,298 $936,603
1988 $109,736 $141,482 $95,843 $53,369 $26,601 $211,713 $497,262 $197,793 $1,028,775 $1,035,988
1989 $122,409 $147,051 $117,692 $51,880 $27,613 $218,738 $538,332 $196,140 $1,182,178 $1,204,653
1990 $122,714 $149,099 $126,612 $49,086 $32,387 $235,649 $566,448 $184,778 $1,128,471 $1,197,369
1991 $128,329 $171,720 $138,238 $56,282 $24,244 $256,459 $603,552 $208,490 $1,065,314 $1,125,916
1992 $137,619 $163,087 $122,782 $55,727 $33,255 $234,186 $583,569 $221,075 $1,125,844 $1,107,565
1993 $144,584 $160,103 $119,668 $56,208 $32,722 $229,017 $582,199 $248,270 $1,086,524 $1,061,674
1994 $144,906 $165,787 $128,950 $55,457 $34,120 $243,786 $607,219 $258,995 $1,028,158 $1,012,304
1995 $134,677 $176,391 $145,557 $55,534 $32,432 $224,353 $592,553 $293,986 $1,036,504 $1,094,973
1996 $135,916 $186,008 $146,741 $55,586 $47,194 $250,671 $636,108 $298,893 $971,405 $1,105,500
1997 $145,368 $187,307 $165,450 $54,107 $63,529 $257,842 $686,296 $322,299 $1,178,366 $1,353,950
1998 $154,679 $183,960 $161,355 $53,319 $66,416 $269,039 $704,808 $369,768 $1,197,855 $1,421,416
1999 $150,009 $210,788 $111,567 $54,453 $41,670 $241,971 $599,670 $377,728 $1,130,770 $1,236,983
2000 $141,369 $217,668 $116,443 $54,884 $44,500 $241,652 $598,848 $384,432 $1,105,779 $1,205,946
2001 $154,856 $237,194 $191,420 $55,217 $33,130 $302,266 $736,889 $388,276 $1,124,034 $1,420,586
2002 $165,260 $237,992 $242,430 $52,328 $7,343 $301,013 $768,374 $368,862 $1,465,730 $1,665,065
2003 $181,541 $223,801 $280,613 $54,441 $28,590 $325,660 $870,845 $379,728 $1,608,419 $1,625,126
2004 $195,011 $246,774 $302,452 $56,288 $154,189 $362,590 $1,070,530 $347,278 $1,747,027 $1,867,828
2005 $225,769 $250,334 $311,652 $56,322 $108,840 $423,437 $1,126,020 $352,862 $2,375,440 $2,081,405
2006 $226,182 $201,276 $465,528 $40,629 $85,423 $372,275 $1,190,037 $316,578 $2,023,675 $2,081,457


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1951 $505 $3,386 $667 $778 $8,388 $1,798 $42,573
$7,255 $358 $1,872 $3,441 $1,343 $12,782
1952 $377 $3,507 $608 $872 $11,861 $2,186 $47,915
$6,753 $367 $2,197 $3,763 $1,373 $14,051
1953 $336 $3,822 $938 $967 $9,363 $2,545 $48,606
$7,322 $347 $2,619 $5,118 $1,387 $13,842
1954 $422 $3,994 $966 $930 $7,460 $2,927 $46,251
$7,848 $405 $2,559 $4,305 $1,521 $12,914
1955 $501 $4,244 $3,454 $892 $17,682 $2,842 $57,461
$8,691 $403 $2,613 $5,331 $1,657 $9,151
1956 $603 $4,445 $6,691 $1,027 $16,146 $2,860 $62,382
$9,237 $403 $2,818 $4,270 $2,673 $11,209
1957 $602 $4,822 $3,708 $991 $20,874 $2,958 $67,499
$10,099 $376 $3,035 $4,507 $2,261 $13,266
1958 $702 $5,545 $1,686 $995 $23,049 $2,977 $69,975
$10,563 $394 $3,177 $5,535 $2,133 $13,219
1959 $622 $6,008 $0 $1,079 $8,473 $2,909 $71,818
$10,703 $371 $3,284 $7,524 $2,301 $28,544
1960 $737 $5,180 $0 $950 $7,165 $3,214 $70,472
$11,116 $404 $3,279 $6,983 $2,443 $29,001
1961 $850 $5,341 $0 $971 $7,278 $3,502 $72,091
$11,525 $420 $3,594 $6,654 $2,566 $29,390
1962 $899 $5,337 $1,631 $932 $6,674 $3,300 $69,621
$11,354 $364 $3,625 $6,554 $2,755 $26,196
1963 $997 $5,515 $0 $1,019 $8,272 $4,827 $77,580
$13,719 $297 $3,885 $7,107 $3,095 $28,847
1964 $997 $5,517 $1,696 $1,015 $8,270 $4,828 $77,585
$13,722 $297 $3,888 $7,107 $3,097 $27,151
1965 $1,241 $6,666 $1,439 $1,250 $9,493 $4,252 $90,749
$13,052 $346 $4,904 $7,596 $3,432 $37,078
1966 $1,345 $7,811 $1,473 $1,331 $8,032 $4,086 $92,130
$16,352 $327 $5,316 $7,522 $3,569 $34,966
1967 $1,799 $7,446 $1,488 $1,610 $10,872 $6,222 $104,983
$17,876 $612 $5,113 $8,675 $3,796 $39,474
1968 $1,902 $7,960 $1,871 $1,696 $11,179 $6,739 $117,402
$23,039 $744 $6,004 $6,410 $4,167 $45,691
1969 $2,405 $8,750 $1,975 $2,125 $11,102 $8,209 $118,552
$23,303 $738 $7,679 $6,022 $5,738 $40,506
1970 $3,277 $9,702 $2,099 $2,558 $11,993 $7,897 $121,742
$24,147 $873 $8,225 $7,061 $6,636 $37,274
1971 $372 $10,474 $2,299 $2,273 $11,046 $10,781 $129,751
$25,257 $1,084 $8,114 $6,694 $7,298 $44,059
1972 $427 $10,088 $2,457 $4,875 $9,938 $10,989 $137,291
$28,245 $2,801 $8,286 $7,332 $8,831 $43,022
1973 $1,347 $10,305 $3,096 $6,048 $18,198 $12,608 $161,659
$29,187 $1,923 $9,743 $8,957 $9,815 $50,432
1974 $2,280 $11,182 $4,551 $4,871 $24,921 $10,150 $190,076
$38,793 $3,577 $10,366 $9,077 $10,904 $59,404
1975 $1,954 $15,743 $4,715 $6,072 $22,723 $14,239 $218,650
$45,062 $3,647 $10,779 $9,017 $12,224 $72,475
1976 $2,126 $18,222 $8,482 $7,875 $21,542 $19,879 $269,768
$51,926 $6,052 $10,914 $9,504 $12,848 $100,398
1977 $1,204 $20,769 $5,854 $10,771 $21,880 $16,845 $259,199
$48,050 $3,115 $9,662 $10,523 $17,064 $93,462
1978 $1,120 $22,572 $6,001 $7,951 $28,592 $21,852 $293,121
$46,033 $4,031 $14,708 $11,496 $15,779 $112,986
1979 $651 $25,241 $6,552 $5,886 $34,634 $28,937 $339,054
$46,967 $2,973 $19,508 $14,503 $16,964 $136,238
1980 $362 $28,009 $8,600 $7,765 $73,580 $28,399 $416,712
$53,150 $3,343 $22,554 $19,245 $18,105 $153,600
1981 $1,086 $28,462 $8,028 $7,817 $52,642 $26,531 $439,603
$59,177 $3,844 $24,030 $31,403 $20,297 $176,286
1982 $0 $30,445 $8,507 $6,497 $61,751 $21,624 $475,024
$68,040 $8,752 $29,666 $31,582 $21,270 $186,890
1983 $0 $32,378 $12,887 $8,057 $72,645 $38,828 $527,692
$77,293 $9,404 $30,900 $40,238 $24,654 $180,408
1984 $0 $42,079 $17,125 $11,689 $88,481 $23,202 $552,627
$82,739 $9,339 $45,625 $35,604 $18,332 $178,412
1985 $0 $47,339 $19,493 $13,011 $105,597 $27,457 $625,418
$90,879 $10,593 $57,254 $37,296 $20,509 $195,990
1986 $0 $48,470 $17,809 $8,813 $81,426 $33,606 $610,076
$97,195 $12,275 $61,665 $39,278 $21,809 $187,730
1987 $0 $52,874 $17,983 $6,885 $73,086 $24,465 $601,073
$82,456 $14,720 $69,767 $47,197 $25,696 $185,944
1988 $0 $47,682 $17,102 $9,334 $78,094 $33,186 $656,291
$80,788 $5,101 $83,447 $50,635 $26,116 $224,806
1989 $0 $52,964 $18,252 $9,409 $99,288 $40,951 $739,402
$85,244 $17,362 $91,057 $52,563 $29,872 $242,440
1990 $0 $51,622 $15,296 $10,854 $91,903 $42,697 $750,453
$83,933 $17,574 $103,259 $59,979 $28,646 $244,690
1991 $0 $57,797 $17,244 $12,569 $93,677 $38,868 $763,170
$95,948 $20,112 $103,410 $51,595 $30,602 $241,348
1992 $0 $64,372 $16,235 $14,234 $90,392 $27,578 $772,877
$114,679 $5,689 $93,950 $54,473 $34,782 $256,493
1993 $0 $72,813 $15,727 $14,092 $72,245 $30,772 $814,314
$121,238 $4,637 $72,392 $92,558 $34,833 $283,007
1994 $0 $67,352 $15,194 $17,379 $74,070 $23,549 $785,162
$119,771 $3,426 $68,542 $77,423 $34,373 $284,083
1995 $0 $73,341 $15,864 $21,651 $72,821 $16,932 $769,636
$96,070 $2,165 $63,769 $75,329 $35,935 $295,759
1996 $0 $67,233 $16,411 $25,465 $81,502 $18,031 $763,182
$96,181 $3,018 $59,576 $75,085 $36,183 $284,497
1997 $286 $60,636 $11,652 $27,320 $125,702 $17,553 $844,046
$105,961 $3,048 $64,541 $93,432 $47,436 $286,479
1998 $0 $69,872 $15,660 $25,741 $94,610 $19,777 $876,254
$147,579 $2,336 $63,079 $87,311 $48,498 $301,791
1999 $0 $75,174 $25,235 $23,551 $114,302 $23,578 $894,549
$159,471 $2,302 $65,063 $104,602 $47,821 $253,450
2000 $0 $70,399 $10,344 $12,389 $78,660 $20,889 $813,828
$154,548 $2,175 $69,103 $70,133 $47,641 $277,547
2001 $0 $86,588 $12,454 $11,561 $107,123 $20,124 $890,082
$168,390 $2,567 $67,811 $87,551 $37,005 $288,908
2002 $0 $105,815 $11,115 $20,304 $115,831 $16,663 $1,007,707
$166,172 $3,707 $58,075 $105,794 $49,085 $355,146
2003 $0 $104,227 $20,512 $22,763 $136,866 $16,318 $1,063,617
$168,866 $2,511 $61,133 $117,341 $50,689 $362,391
2004 $0 $116,207 $10,998 $26,824 $119,951 $67,294 $1,278,831
$155,201 $3,059 $91,759 $88,498 $58,214 $540,826
2005 $0 $134,444 $10,598 $29,182 $87,026 $67,607 $1,346,439
$188,761 $2,826 $93,772 $83,912 $62,741 $585,570
2006 $0 $137,083 $7,857 $27,763 $132,983 $65,174 $1,458,528
$236,942 $2,172 $109,767 $75,380 $63,009 $600,398

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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 6,160
New Orleans Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 5.925 0.601 0.339 5.867 12.732 0.474 12.077 36.679 15.280 64.511
2000 5.260 0.482 0.433 5.139 11.313 0.439 11.101 33.059 16.696 61.295
2001 5.528 0.432 0.440 5.736 12.135 0.000 10.865 33.424 18.028 62.318
2002 4.406 0.333 0.531 4.102 9.371 0.000 9.789 29.466 15.563 54.818
2003 4.289 0.448 0.577 4.359 9.673 0.000 10.269 26.784 14.463 51.517
2004 4.624 0.401 0.560 3.898 9.483 0.355 11.120 26.629 13.871 51.620
2005 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2006 2.888 0.202 0.376 1.765 5.230 0.000 9.479 12.126 6.640 28.245
2007 8.943 0.521 0.947 5.231 15.643 0.000 22.841 33.334 14.460 70.635
2008 4.007 0.181 0.426 2.665 7.280 0.000 10.693 16.332 7.611 34.635

New Orleans Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 409 1,661
2005 254 1,671
2006 220 1,424
2007 250 1,416

New Orleans Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 35,982
2000 34,208
2001 36,057
2002 31,206

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New Orleans Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 70,629 14.57%
10-19 Years 75,081 15.49%
20-29 Years 75,348 15.55%
30-39 Years 69,103 14.26%
40-49 Years 71,006 14.65%
50-59 Years 50,196 10.36%
60-69 Years 31,306 6.46%
70-79 Years 26,759 5.52%
80-89 Years 12,447 2.57%
90+ Years 2,799 0.58%

New Orleans Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 227,094 46.85%
Color 1 Box Female 257,580 53.15%

New Orleans Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 1 Box African-American 323,392 66.72%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 128,871 26.59%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 14,826 3.06%
Color 2 Box Asian 10,919 2.25%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 4,765 0.98%
Color 6 Box Other Race 961 0.20%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 852 0.18%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 88 0.02%

New Orleans Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. French Non-Basque 27,187 17.05%
2. German 26,404 16.56%
3. Irish 22,944 14.39%
4. English 16,562 10.39%
5. Italian 15,695 9.84%
6. United States Or American 9,836 6.17%
7. African 5,660 3.55%
8. Scotch Irish 3,680 2.31%
9. Scottish 3,213 2.02%
10. Polish 2,669 1.67%

New Orleans Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 414,214 91.70%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 17,572 3.89%
3. Vietnamese 6,731 1.49%
4. French 5,872 1.30%
5. German 1,107 0.25%
6. Chinese 629 0.14%
7. Italian 628 0.14%
8. African 529 0.12%
9. Arabic 412 0.09%
10. Japanese 378 0.08%

New Orleans Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 464,093 95.75%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 10,227 2.11%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 10,354 2.14%

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