Demographic Breakdown of New Orleans

ePodunk.com ^ | 9/2/05

[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

[MikefromOhio]

ummmm.....thats nice....

(btw, whats the point of this?)

[Brilliant]

Hmm.... I'm guessing the point is that if 67% of the people are black, it's not surprising that 67% of the victims are black.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

Because there is a lot of talk about race and "poor" etc., and if you have been listening, a lot of hysteria going on regarding the images. A breakdown of demographics is interesting to look at to help separate fact from fiction.

If you do not find the info interesting, move onto another topic.

[MikefromOhio]

I hope that's the point.....

[SteveMcKing]

Great topic.

I might suggest better formatting (I think that FR allows HTML tables.)

[MikefromOhio]

As a fantasy baseball nerd I love to crunch numbers.

I guess you must be kinda bored

[minus_273]

NEW ORLEANS						LA		US
POPULATION
		Number				Number		Number
Total population		484,674
Square miles (land)		180.56
Population per square mile		2,684.34				102.59		79.56
GENDER
		Number		Pct		Pct		Pct
Male		227,094		46.9		48.4		49.1
Female		257,580		53.1		51.6		50.9
AGE
		Number		Pct		Pct		Pct
15 or younger		107,398		22.2		22.4		21.4
16-24		77,244		15.9		15.5		13.9
25-44		141,963		29.3		28.9		30.2
45-64		101,416		20.9		21.6		22.0
65+		56,653		11.7		11.6		12.4
		Number				Number		Number
Average age (years)		35.11				35.25		36.22
RACE AND ETHNICITY
		Number		Pct		Pct		Pct
White		135,956		28.1		63.9		75.1
Black or African American		325,947		67.3		32.5		12.3
American Indian and Alaska native		991		0.2		0.6		0.9
Asian		10,972		2.3		1.2		3.6
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander		109		0.0		0.0		0.1
Some other race		4,498		0.9		0.7		5.5
Two or more races		6,201		1.3		1.1		2.4
Hispanic or Latino		14,826		3.1		2.4		12.5
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; ePodunk

Note: Hispanic ethnicity is a separate data category from race. This number should not be added to race totals.

[HostileTerritory]

The problem is that the people remaining in the city aren't the same as the people who were there before. Being well-educated or middle-class or above, and probably being white, meant you were much, much more likely to get out of Dodge before the hurricane.

[rdb3]

The drumbeat continues.

[pipecorp]

this certainly pulls the race card crap out of their hands as an excuse.(however it does open up the sexual orientation thing. swm's? maybe they've been oppressing the majority down there. )

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

That's an excellent point.

Listening to Jesse Jackson and Elijah Cummings, you woudl think that blacks are 100% of New Orleans and relief workers are 100% white.

Also, there are over 25,000 Hispanics and Asians and 135,000 whites in New Orleans. Listen closely to the Congressional Black Caucus and they will NEVER mention the whites or Asians or Latins who suffered also.

Another question is why did so many whites (over 135,000) evacuate and so many blacks did not evacuate.

This demo breakdown helps inject FACTS into these discussions. MikeinIraq would rather post without facts at his disposal, I guess.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

That is very helpful. THX

[rlmorel]

Actually, I think this is highly relevant data. Thank you for posting it.

[ncpatriot]

What percentage are Democrats vs Republicans?

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

this certainly pulls the race card crap out of their hands as an excuse

Agree. This facts can shoot down a lot of misinformation going around.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

Presidential politics: New Orleans is in Orleans Parish, which voted Democratic in the last two presidential elections. According to unofficial vote totals for 2004, Bush received 42,847 votes and John Kerry received 152,610 votes.

In the November 2000 election, Orleans Parish overwhelmingly supported Al Gore. Countywide, 39,404 people voted for Bush and 137,630 voted for Gore. Nader received 3,025 votes.

[mhking]

What percentage are Democrats vs Republicans?

That is immaterial.

[pipecorp]

BTW nice job and thanks for the info.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

Would you be kind enough to do that for Income also?