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Demographic Breakdown of New Orleans
ePodunk.com ^ | 9/2/05

Posted on 09/02/2005 4:14:33 PM PDT by Dont_Tread_On_Me_888

With so many reports and stories over race and demographics in New Orleans, a demographic snapshot is in order to inject some facts into the discussions.

Ineach of the three data points below, the first figure is New Orleans, the second figure is Louisiana, the third figure is the USA average.

GENDER

Pct New Orleans ... Pct Louisanna ... Pct USA

Male 46.9 48.4 49.1

Female 53.1 51.6 50.9

The female to male ratio is higher in NO than both the Louisiana Average and the USA average. (Notice all the single moms in the photos).

AGE 15 or younger

Pct N.O. ... Pct LA ... Pct USA

22.2 22.4 21.4

Age 16-24

15.9 15.5 13.9

Contrary to what many may think after watching the images, NO is actually younger as a city than the national average age.

Age 65 +

Pct N.O.... Pct LA ... Pct USA

11.7 11.6 12.4

Again, fewer old people than national average.

RACE AND ETHNICITY

Pct N.O... Pct LA ... Pct USA

Whites 28.1 63.9 75.1

Black or African American

67.3 32.5 12.3

American Indian and Alaska native

0.2 0.6 0.9

Asian 2.3 1.2 3.6

The 2.3% of Asians in N.O. is roughly 11,000 people in the city proper.

Hispanic or Latino

3.1 2.4 12.5

There are roughly 15,000 Hispanic/Latins in N.O.

Some other race

0.9 0.7 5.5

Education:

Boy, what a surprise here. Check this out:

Bachelor's Degree

Pct N.O ... Pct LA ... Pct USA

15.0 12.2 15.5

Masters, Professional or Doctorate Degree

10.7 6.5 8.9

That's right! N.O has a HIGHER percentage than the national average. Considerign the images shown, this will surprise many.

Median Household Income

Pct N.O. ... Pct LA ... Pct USA

$27,133 $32,566 $41,994

New Orleans is a VERY poor city compared to USA average.

However, .......

Per capita Income Whites

Pct N.O Pct LA Pct USA

$31,971 $20,488 $23,918

The whites in New Orleans have a higher per capita income than the USA average for whites.

Per capita income blacks:

$11,332 $10,166 $14,437

The blacks have a LOWER percapita income than the blacks' average across the USA.

The percapita income for Asians is substantially lower ($13,826) than for the average Asian in the USA ($21,823).

Marital Status:

Wow! The percentage of males who never married in N.O is 43.7 % versus the USA percentage of 30.3%.

Females it is 38.6% versus USA average of 24.1%--they just don't get married much in New Orleans. A high percentage of people on welfare correlates with this fact.

Transportation to Work by Public Transportation:

13.7% for New Orleans versus the USA average of 4.7%.

There are other demographics you can search at this link:

http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/incomeCommute.php?locIndex=3502


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: asian; blacks; borderline; census; demographics; doesntmatter; education; hispanic; income; katrina; new; neworleans; orleans; stats; whites; whocares
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To: All
Well, there you have it, folks.

This is proof positive that Free Republic can be far more informative than Bill O'Reily.

His guest Lawrence Guyot, a "Civil Rights activist" was typical fringe lunatic. They did not discuss important facts and how they relate to "Racial Storm Brewing", the title of that segment. They did not mention some of the crucial points that we have here.

A classic moment: Bill O'Reilly asked Gutot, "what would you do with the looters who have 5 big screen TVs in their homes."

Guyot's answer was, "If they were a professional looter, I would do something. But, if they looted 5 bis screen TVs to trade in for food later, I would leave them alone."

I never laughed that hard since this tragedy began.

Why is it so hard to get a sane black "activist" on? Why don't they talk to the many fine intelligent and astute black figures that are readily available to speak? Hell, Bill. Call me!

Incredible.
101 posted on 09/02/2005 5:47:08 PM PDT by Dont_Tread_On_Me_888 (Bush's #1 priority Africa. #2 priority appease Fox and Mexico . . . USA priority #64.)
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To: doc

Almost half? I believe it is more than half.


102 posted on 09/02/2005 5:48:11 PM PDT by Dont_Tread_On_Me_888 (Bush's #1 priority Africa. #2 priority appease Fox and Mexico . . . USA priority #64.)
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To: Rightly Biased; All; Happy2BMe; Memother; chesty_puller; Bigun; JohnHuang2; mhking; ...
It's worse than we could imagine...

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Yes it is !

103 posted on 09/02/2005 5:50:39 PM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK (secus acutulus exspiro ab Acheron bipes actio absol ab Acheron supplico)
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To: Cacique

"Read a bit of history and you will see that race an rioting have nothing to do with each other,..."

And right you are in monocultural/monoracial societies, but not in multiracial/multicultural societies. In these latters the catalyst for rioting is often and primarily race.


104 posted on 09/02/2005 5:52:26 PM PDT by mjtobias (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: countess
FACT: 100% of New Orleans residents are human beings.

FACT: there IS such a thing as evolution - proven by the fact that the unevolved NO ragtag are the ones lighting fires, shooting at helicopters, and wading thru the streets laden with suits-ripped-off-the-rack (with hangars) and teevee sets.

105 posted on 09/02/2005 5:53:55 PM PDT by solitas (So what if I support an OS that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.4.2)
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To: solitas

I don't get your evolution point. Are you saying the people in NO are not of the human species?


106 posted on 09/02/2005 5:58:04 PM PDT by countess
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To: Dont_Tread_On_Me_888

Now show me the demographics on the assholes causing the post-hurricane-flooding misery.

That.......that will be the telling stat.


107 posted on 09/02/2005 6:01:47 PM PDT by RightOnline
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To: solitas

"FACT: there IS such a thing as evolution.."

Right you are.

Aka human mutation.


108 posted on 09/02/2005 6:05:31 PM PDT by mjtobias (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: Clemenza

Everyone has a right to their opinion even if it's wrong. I've had a relatively bad week and can't wait till it's over.


110 posted on 09/02/2005 6:10:43 PM PDT by cyborg ("I want to know how God created this world. I want to know His thoughts..." A.Einstein)
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To: sit-rep

"Yes sir you are 100% correct in your synopsis. But what is truly more evil than that? Reversed racism."

I as a caucasian was once the victim of an illegal firing based on race. I was told by a black judge that there is no such thing as reverse racism, racism is racism period.


111 posted on 09/02/2005 6:18:01 PM PDT by doc
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To: PRESSmUP
our response to disasters, either natural or man-made, should require delivery of food/water with turnaround times far less than what we've seen. Your first point certainly plays a part in logistics for repair of the levees, but doesn't acount for the delay in delivery of basic supplies. Your second point is irrelevant at best, and victim blaming at worst.

You are absolutely and entirely incorrect on both points.

What "should" happen and what CAN happen are two entirely different things. Have you EVER tried to traverse some 200 miles of road blocked by fallen trees, power lines, phone poles, and water? Under those situations it takes a day to travel what would normally take a couple of hours, to do otherwise risks the safety of the recuerer and the relief supplies.

Additionally, New Orleans was NOT destroyed immediately after Katrina, it seemed as if New Orleans dodged a bullet and things would be normal again in a relatively short time. The Levee breaks occurred well after the storm passed and caused an emergency to turn into a catastrophe.

My second point is ENTIRELY relevant because the people of New Orleans who remained, the VAST majority of them were capable of leaving, either on their own or with a small amount of assistance from the city and the state. NONE of them, victims included, took any steps to remove themselves from the situation. They were absolutely content with the belief that the government should and would completely provide them with safety. Too many people remained that didn't have to, the fault for that lies with the Mayor, the Governor, and the individuals.

112 posted on 09/02/2005 6:25:58 PM PDT by American_Centurion (A liberal is a socialist who isn't quite willing to get blood on his hands yet. -KarlInOhio)
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To: Dont_Tread_On_Me_888
Your stats are perfectly relevant, and I fail to understand why folks on this thread don't get it. What we have going on in New Orleans now is a race riot, pure and simple.

Demographics for a given city should be approached with caution; much depends on where the city limits line (or parish line, or county line) is drawn. How much "suburban" area is incorporated into a given city? I would surmise that the lines are close-in in New Orleans, and that the city contains relatively little suburban-type territory. Like Washington and Atlanta, also unable to annex suburban areas, New Orleans is a black-majority city, but with a high income, highly educated white minority. What's largely missing, in New Orleans, Atlanta, Washington, and other centercities is middle-class areas.

So, New Orleans (within the city limits, not the metro area) is two-thirds black. Why, then, does it seem that 99% of the SuperDome refugees; 99% of the looters; 99% of the armed, roving gang members; 99% of the people on roofs and bridges are black? Several reasons suggest themselves. Economics, of course: the mostly upper-income whites either lived on higher ground, and/or had the means to leave. But, to be politically incorrect, it should be noted that even under "normal" circumstances, crime rates among blacks are exponentially higher than crime rates among whites. Let me be blunt: if New Orleans had been a white-majority city, the instances of looting, murder, and rape would have been far lower.

None of this is to suggest that the folks in New Orleans should be left to their own. Heroic efforts to save them, both public and private, continue. But the race baiters and the poverty pimps are out in force, even among the Fox News anchors. And that's a shame. Any suggestion that responses are slower in black areas than in white areas is unfounded.

113 posted on 09/02/2005 6:27:08 PM PDT by southernnorthcarolina (<<< Does Sudoku puzzles in ink. Lies about other things, too.)
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To: MikeinIraq

To tell us that there are more women than men! :)

Red6


114 posted on 09/02/2005 6:27:41 PM PDT by Red6
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To: countess
I don't get your evolution point. Are you saying the people in NO are not of the human species?

The creatures shooting at helicopters and sniping at people and torching buildings and stealinglooting/'liberating' non-food / non-first-aid / non-necessities are ANIMALS.

They are not disturbed, they are not victims, they are not disadvantaged, they are not refugees, they are not pitiable; they should be rifle targets.

115 posted on 09/02/2005 6:28:24 PM PDT by solitas (So what if I support an OS that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.4.2)
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To: minus_273

I'd like to see the break down of religions, etc.


116 posted on 09/02/2005 6:31:13 PM PDT by Delphinium
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To: doc

You're right...I was only going by what I heard a few times, years back from a so called leader. Black people cannot be racist. because of oppression, only people against (minorities)blacks are racist.


117 posted on 09/02/2005 6:37:51 PM PDT by sit-rep (If you acquire, hit it again to verify...)
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To: Cacique
Read a bit of history and you will see that race an rioting have nothing to do with each other, but class and education (the lack of it) is a common denominator.

What a load of rot.
When Bolsheviks rioted, they were led by educated Marxists sponsored by European bankers. This was politically driven.
When the Hutus rioted and slaughtered the Tutsis, one ethnic group slaughtered another ethnic group.
When Muslims rioted slaughtered 800 Hindus on trains, the Hindus returned the favor and slaughtered thousands of Muslims. This was religion against religion.

Poverty, class, lack of education are not the causes of riots. It is moral decadence that is the cause. Moral decadence is rampant among blacks after 40 years of the Great Society. Socialism and collectivism which create mobs are the root causes.

118 posted on 09/02/2005 6:40:38 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts (Some say what's good for others, the others make the goods; it's the meddlers against the peddlers)
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To: southernnorthcarolina
So, New Orleans (within the city limits, not the metro area) is two-thirds black. Why, then, does it seem that 99% of the SuperDome refugees; 99% of the looters; 99% of the armed, roving gang members; 99% of the people on roofs and bridges are black?

AND, 99% of everyone "interviewed" by "reporters" (i.e. trotted-out to perform in front of the cameras).

119 posted on 09/02/2005 6:50:57 PM PDT by solitas (So what if I support an OS that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.4.2)
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To: Dont_Tread_On_Me_888
Based on the first 100 posts, when we wrap statistics around stereotypes, the discussion gets interesting.

And it could depend on the nature of the question. For example, using public transportation to get to work does not mean the respondent doesn't own a car - it just means that they don't use a car to get to work.

The simple fact behind the level of this disaster seems to be that somebody (namely, the mayor and staffers) should have read the disaster plans, realized that the walls were designed to protect from a Category 3 or less storm, and been prepared to get people out.

All the planning in the world does no good unless and until custodians of the public welfare are prepared and trained to implement the plans at minimum cost in lives, human welfare, and money.

The local government in New Orleans, and the state, failed to do what was needed to protect the citizens. Eventually, voters get the government they deserve.

120 posted on 09/02/2005 6:53:03 PM PDT by Bernard (Liberals like to talk about poll results because election results are too painful for them.)
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