New Orleans, Louisiana demographics

New Orleans, LA demographics: median age 38.8; 42.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · New Orleans city, Louisiana · Incorporated city · GEOID 2255000. The survey estimates a population of 371,853 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in New Orleans is 38.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.2 years. There are 155,821 households (±1,188). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.8 ±0.2	38.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 371,853
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Under 18	73,203 ±1,417	19.7% MOE unavailable	23.5%	22.0%
18–34	89,416 ±1,153	24.0% MOE unavailable	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	145,317 ±2,099	39.1% MOE unavailable	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	63,917 ±1,506	17.2% MOE unavailable	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 371,853
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Male	174,992 ±47	47.1% MOE unavailable	48.9%	49.5%
Female	196,861 ±48	52.9% MOE unavailable	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 371,853
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
White alone	115,882 ±856	31.2% MOE unavailable	56.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	203,053 ±1,727	54.6% MOE unavailable	30.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,060 ±300	0.3% MOE unavailable	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	10,406 ±279	2.8% MOE unavailable	1.7%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	58 ±38 · low precision	0.0% MOE unavailable	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	10,175 ±1,295	2.7% MOE unavailable	2.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	31,219 ±1,524	8.4% MOE unavailable	7.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 371,853
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	341,428 MOE unavailable	91.8% MOE unavailable	92.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	30,425 MOE unavailable	8.2% MOE unavailable	7.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 155,821
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Married-couple family	43,187 ±1,281	27.7% ±0.8 pp	41.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	6,069 ±615	3.9% ±0.4 pp	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	25,640 ±806	16.5% ±0.5 pp	15.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	68,576 ±1,492	44.0% ±0.9 pp	31.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	12,349 ±739	7.9% ±0.5 pp	5.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 155,821
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Households with people under 18	35,920 ±1,234	23.1% ±0.8 pp	30.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	119,901 ±1,529	76.9% ±0.8 pp	69.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 155,821
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	68,576 ±1,492	44.0% ±0.9 pp	31.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	45,831 ±1,327	29.4% ±0.8 pp	32.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	20,843 ±1,259	13.4% ±0.8 pp	15.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	12,939 ±906	8.3% ±0.6 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	5,062 ±548	3.2% ±0.4 pp	5.5%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,822 ±359	1.2% ±0.2 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	748 ±191	0.5% ±0.1 pp	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 371,853
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Native	347,213 ±1,242	93.4% MOE unavailable	95.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	24,640 ±1,242	6.6% MOE unavailable	4.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 351,634
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
English only	315,938 ±1,475	89.8% ±0.4 pp	91.5%	77.7%
Spanish	18,584 ±1,039	5.3% ±0.3 pp	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	4,389 ±650	1.2% ±0.2 pp	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	575 ±214	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	604 ±206	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,363 ±527	0.7% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	303 ±189 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,131 ±231	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	4,366 ±486	1.2% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	307 ±183 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,146 ±270	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	309 ±111	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,619 ±545	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 265,201
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	27,579 ±1,577	10.4% ±0.6 pp	12.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	55,605 ±1,923	21.0% ±0.7 pp	32.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	54,587 ±2,023	20.6% ±0.8 pp	20.4%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	15,045 ±1,033	5.7% ±0.4 pp	7.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	60,022 ±1,809	22.6% ±0.7 pp	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	52,363 ±1,728	19.7% ±0.7 pp	10.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 367,997
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Same house	320,850 ±2,526	87.2% ±0.7 pp	88.6%	87.7%
Moved within same county	26,669 ±2,185	7.2% ±0.6 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	9,000 ±1,145	2.4% ±0.3 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	9,489 ±935	2.6% ±0.3 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,989 ±524	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.1% of New Orleans residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.8% in Louisiana and 8.4% nationally. 86.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	New Orleans	Louisiana	U.S.	Compared with Louisiana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.1% ±0.5 pp	7.8%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.5% ±0.8 pp	86.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.7% ±0.3 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for New Orleans . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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