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New Orleans LA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	484,674	31 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 398) (100%)
Average Income	$27,133	19,315 (23%)	198 (50%)
Median House Value	$87,300	9,730 (61%)	66 (83%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	28.1%	24,121 (of 25,150) (4%)	368 (of 398) (8%)
% Black Population	67.3%	489 (98%)	36 (91%)
% Hispanic Population	3.1%	8,377 (67%)	56 (86%)
% Asian Population	2.3%	2,759 (89%)	28 (93%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	14,442 (43%)	248 (38%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	74.7%	16,910 (of 25,150) (33%)	122 (of 398) (69%)
% College Graduates	25.8%	4,635 (82%)	32 (92%)
% Never Married	40.9%	876 (97%)	15 (96%)
% Married	35.5%	24,366 (3%)	375 (6%)
% Seperated	3.6%	2,919 (88%)	104 (74%)
% Divorced	11.8%	7,821 (69%)	102 (74%)
% Foreign Born	4.2%	7,006 (72%)	34 (91%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	215,091	29 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 398) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	29.7%	8,634 (66%)	10 (97%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	6.1%	11,575 (54%)	59 (85%)
Average Rooms in House	4.7	22,718 (10%)	375 (6%)
% Households with No Car	27.3%	455 (98%)	14 (96%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	6.2%	24,113 (4%)	375 (6%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.3%	2,629 (90%)	42 (89%)
Median House Value	$87,300	9,730 (61%)	66 (83%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	9.4%	7,352 (71%)	192 (52%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.1%	3,964 (84%)	34 (91%)
Average Monthly Rent	$488	10,291 (59%)	67 (83%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	57.8%	16,936 (of 25,150) (33%)	131 (of 398) (67%)
% Drive Alone to Work	60.3%	23,487 (7%)	391 (2%)
% Take Public Transportation	13.7%	397 (98%)	1 (100%)
% Walk to Work	5.2%	5,840 (77%)	50 (87%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	25.7	9,704 (61%)	221 (44%)
% Households making less than $10,000	21.0%	2,867 (89%)	172 (57%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.2%	4,047 (84%)	34 (91%)
Median Household Income	$27,133	19,315 (23%)	198 (50%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	5.4%	5,242 (79%)	81 (80%)
Per Capita Income	$17,258	11,460 (54%)	76 (81%)
Male Worker Income	$30,862	13,635 (46%)	187 (53%)
Female Worker Income	$23,768	9,915 (61%)	66 (83%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	23.7%	2,034 (92%)	131 (67%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	27.9%	2,131 (92%)	135 (66%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.99

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Cleveland, Ohio	0.87
Baltimore, Maryland	0.82
Memphis, Tennessee	0.81
Atlanta, Georgia	0.81
Tucson, Arizona	0.80
Kansas City, Missouri	0.79
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	0.78
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	0.78
St. Louis, Missouri	0.78
Washington, District of Columbia	0.77

New Orleans LA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
French People	27,198	7
Families in Poverty with No Husband	19,847	9
Families in Poverty with No Husband and Children Under 18	17,581	9
Black or African American Population	325,947	10
Black Plus Other Race Population	329,171	10

New Orleans LA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 398)
Population	484,674	1
Male Population	227,094	1
Female Population	257,580	1
Under 5 years Old Population	33,496	1
5 to 9 year Old Population	37,133	1

New Orleans LA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	30.8%	24,660
Percent Married People	35.5%	24,366
Percent Spouse in Household Population	12.0%	24,334
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	28.9%	24,220
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	46.5%	24,186

New Orleans LA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 398)
Percent of People Who Drive Alone to Work	60.3%	391
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	46.5%	389
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	41.9%	389
Percent Mobile Homes	0.3%	386
Percent Married Couple Family Households	30.8%	384

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	New Orleans LA	Cleveland, Ohio
Total Population	484,674	478,403
Average Age	33.1	33.0
Average Income	$27,133	$25,928
Median House Value	$87,300	$72,100
% White Population	28.1%	41.5%
% Black Population	67.3%	51.0%
% Asian Population	2.3%	1.3%
% Hispanic Population	3.1%	7.3%

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