US · EN

Orleans Parish

Orleans Parish has 371,853 residents across 18 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $56,631, 7% below the Louisiana figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $315,700, and 42% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
371,853residentsACS 2020–2024
$56,631median household incomeLouisiana: $61K
$315,700median home valueowner-occupied homes
87%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Orleans Parish in LouisianaZIP codes in Orleans Parish highlighted; the rest of Louisiana in grey
Map of Louisiana with Orleans Parish highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 18 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
701123,490$19K$392K9%45%83%17 min
701139,387$39K$306K25%28%88%25 min
7011422,659$43K$207K41%27%75%27 min
7011531,183$90K$643K54%65%94%22 min
7011610,404$52K$387K48%52%86%22 min
7011725,652$46K$260K52%36%86%26 min
7011836,072$64K$466K49%52%92%20 min
7011937,253$53K$371K37%47%86%22 min
7012235,253$49K$284K60%37%92%23 min
7012421,778$121K$581K78%72%92%22 min
7012517,821$61K$429K47%50%87%20 min
7012627,047$42K$192K54%23%80%27 min
7012723,107$41K$205K47%20%76%31 min
7012822,986$56K$240K68%29%84%33 min
701299,769$56K$174K70%19%83%31 min
7013012,560$80K$563K38%64%92%21 min
7013125,151$62K$238K65%39%88%29 min
70148281$2K$-666667K0%85%100%13 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

371,853 residents in 155,821 households, next to the Louisiana figure.

20%
under 18
24%
aged 18–34
17%
aged 65 and over
44%
of households are people living alone
28%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

195,552 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $315,700 (±$7,417).

51%
of households own their home
46%
of homes are detached single-family houses
21%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
1%
are mobile homes
20%
of housing units are vacant
$1,251
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20196%
2000–20098%
1990–19993%
1980–19898%
1970–197913%
1960–196910%
1950–195912%
1940–19497%
1939 or earlier31%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,781.

$56,631
median household income
22.6%
of people live below the poverty line
7.5%
unemployment rate
42%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

25 min
average commute to work
10%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
71%
of workers drive or carpool
5%
take public transportation
7%
walk or bike
15%
work from home
17%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

87%
of households have a broadband subscription
10%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Orleans Parish, Louisiana, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Atrium Quatar Pavilion XULA
i
Atrium Quatar Pavilion XULA
Photo: Bart Everson · CC BY 2.0
View on Wikimedia Commons
Bayou Conversation
i
Bayou Conversation
Photo: Bart Everson · CC BY 2.0
View on Wikimedia Commons
Fresh Concrete Lafayette Corridor New Orleans
i
Fresh Concrete Lafayette Corridor New Orleans
Photo: Bart Everson · CC BY 2.0
View on Wikimedia Commons