Orleans Parish, Louisiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Orleans Parish is 43rd out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Orleans Parish is 45th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Orleans Parish is 1st in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Housing units

Orleans Parish is 1st in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Orleans Parish is 1st in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Orleans Parish is 1st in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Orleans Parish is 2nd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Foreign born residents

Orleans Parish is 3rd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Current population (2012)

Orleans Parish is 3rd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Home median value

Orleans Parish is 3rd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Households

Orleans Parish is 3rd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Orleans Parish is 3rd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Size Demographics
	Orleans Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Current population (2012)	369,250	3rd	4,601,893	313,914,040
Size in square miles	169.4	64th	43,203.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,029.4	1st	104.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Orleans Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.7%	33rd	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.4%	60th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.4%	58th	12.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Orleans Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.9%	11th	81.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	32.3%	3rd	21.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Orleans Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Race - White	34.8%	63rd	63.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	60.4%	3rd	32.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	38th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.0%	4th	1.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	18th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	19th	1.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	8th	4.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	30.8%	63rd	59.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Orleans Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Female residents	52.0%	5th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.8%	2nd	3.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Orleans Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Housing units	194,138	1st	1,978,848	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	41.7%	1st	18.1%	25.9%
Households	134,342	3rd	1,675,097	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	48.3%	64th	67.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$183,500	3rd	$135,400	$186,200
People per household	2.3	63rd	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	966	5th	13,018	829,658

Income Demographics
	Orleans Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Income per capita	$25,668	8th	$23,853	$27,915
Income per household	$37,325	43rd	$44,086	$52,762
Income below poverty line	25.7%	14th	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Orleans Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Non-farm private establishments	8,386	3rd	103,216	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	151,821	3rd	1,617,229	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	27,165	3rd	375,808	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,718,026	7th	$56,543,203	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,434	29th	$12,921	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,148,176	1st	$9,729,869	$613,795,732