Statewide Claims to Fame

Metairie is 3rd in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Metairie is 4th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Households

Metairie is 4th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Housing units

Metairie is 4th in Louisiana out of 97 other cities in Retail sales

Metairie is 4th in Louisiana out of 99 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Metairie is 5th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Foreign born residents

Metairie is 6th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Metairie is 7th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Metairie is 7th in Louisiana out of 87 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Metairie is 11th in Louisiana out of 106 other cities in Home median value

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Metairie Rank Louisiana US
Size in square miles 23.2 17th 43,203.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 5,963.4 3rd 104.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Metairie Rank Louisiana US
Residents younger than 5 5.9% 97th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 19.5% 100th 24.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.1% 6th 12.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Metairie Rank Louisiana US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.7% 25th 81.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 32.7% 13th 21.1% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Metairie Rank Louisiana US
Race - White 80.0% 25th 63.7% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 10.4% 91st 32.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 73rd 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 3.3% 15th 1.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 40th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.0% 27th 1.4% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 12.6% 7th 4.5% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 72.4% 33rd 59.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Metairie Rank Louisiana US
Female residents 51.3% 68th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 12.4% 5th 3.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Metairie Rank Louisiana US
Housing units 65,691 4th 1,978,848 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 33.4% 11th 18.1% 25.9%
Households 58,049 4th 1,675,097 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 63.0% 62nd 67.9% 66.1%
Home median value $211,100 11th $135,400 $186,200
People per household 2.4 98th 2.6 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Metairie Rank Louisiana US
Income per capita $32,281 12th $23,853 $27,915
Income per household $52,150 31st $44,086 $52,762
Income below poverty line 10.7% 85th 18.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Metairie Rank Louisiana US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 16,375 4th 375,808 27,092,908
Retail sales $2,861,291 4th $56,543,203 $3,917,663,456
Retail accommodation and food service sales $376,245 7th $9,729,869 $613,795,732

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