Language Spoken At Home in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 319,241 | 100% |
English only | 288,083 | 90.2% |
Language other than English | 31,158 | 9.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,750 | 3.7% |
Spanish | 14,898 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,446 | 2.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 7,274 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,119 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 8,104 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,029 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 882 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 156 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 341,407 | 100% |
American | 11,501 | 3.4% |
Arab | 1,107 | 0.3% |
Czech | 381 | 0.1% |
Danish | 395 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,177 | 0.3% |
English | 14,236 | 4.2% |
French (except Basque) | 21,670 | 6.3% |
French Canadian | 1,840 | 0.5% |
German | 23,346 | 6.8% |
Greek | 608 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 623 | 0.2% |
Irish | 19,664 | 5.8% |
Italian | 13,144 | 3.8% |
Lithuanian | 225 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 759 | 0.2% |
Polish | 2,604 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 310 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,564 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,207 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 3,497 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 81 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 8,744 | 2.6% |
Swedish | 1,007 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 392 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 320 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 999 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 876 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 143,851 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 77,069 | 53.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 33,701 | 23.4% |
Married-couple family | 40,809 | 28.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,546 | 10.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7,236 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,788 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 29,024 | 20.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,367 | 11.4% |
Nonfamily households | 66,782 | 46.4% |
Householder living alone | 54,799 | 38.1% |
65 years and over | 12,486 | 8.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 39,992 | 27.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 29,205 | 20.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 328,870 | 100% |
Householder | 143,851 | 43.7% |
Spouse | 40,733 | 12.4% |
Child | 91,322 | 27.8% |
Other relatives | 29,615 | 9.0% |
Nonrelatives | 23,349 | 7.1% |
Unmarried partner | 9,579 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 133,730 | 100% |
Never married | 66,362 | 49.6% |
Now married, except separated | 46,674 | 34.9% |
Separated | 3,291 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 3,557 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 13,846 | 10.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 146,564 | 100% |
Never married | 65,538 | 44.7% |
Now married, except separated | 43,563 | 29.7% |
Separated | 5,048 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 13,756 | 9.4% |
Divorced | 18,659 | 12.7% |
Fertility in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 5,222 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 3,036 | 58.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 82 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 35 | 0% |
Grandparents in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 8,837 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 4,639 | 52.5% |
Less than 1 year | 861 | 9.7% |
1 or 2 years | 1,167 | 13.2% |
3 or 4 years | 903 | 10.2% |
5 or more years | 1,708 | 19.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,639 | 100% |
Who are female | 3,276 | 70.6% |
Who are married | 2,625 | 56.6% |
School Enrollment in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 91,271 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 6,283 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 4,069 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 31,255 | 34.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 16,124 | 17.7% |
College or graduate school | 33,540 | 36.7% |
Educational Attainment in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 226,231 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 11,269 | 5.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 23,361 | 10.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 56,871 | 25.1% |
Some college, no degree | 50,399 | 22.3% |
Associate's degree | 9,641 | 4.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 42,702 | 18.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 31,988 | 14.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 33.0% |
Veteran Status in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 267,019 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 19,464 | 7.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 336,059 | 100% |
With a disability | 45,718 | 13.6% |
Under 18 years | 73,344 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,604 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 225,971 | 100% |
With a disability | 27,043 | 12.0% |
65 years and over | 36,744 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,071 | 41.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 337,223 | 100% |
Same house | 271,162 | 80.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 64,062 | 19.0% |
Same county | 35,885 | 10.6% |
Different county | 28,177 | 8.4% |
Same state | 12,531 | 3.7% |
Different state | 15,646 | 4.6% |
Abroad | 1,999 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 341,407 | 100% |
Native | 322,148 | 94.4% |
Born in United States | 319,974 | 93.7% |
State of residence | 249,260 | 73.0% |
Different state | 70,714 | 20.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,174 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 19,259 | 5.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 19,259 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 8,209 | 42.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 11,050 | 57.4% |
Year of Entry in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 21,433 | 100% |
Native | 2,174 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 81 | 3.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,093 | 96.3% |
Foreign born | 19,259 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,103 | 5.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 18,156 | 94.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Orleans Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 19,259 | 100% |
Europe | 2,539 | 13.2% |
Asia | 6,706 | 34.8% |
Africa | 1,015 | 5.3% |
Oceania | 82 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 8,546 | 44.4% |
Northern America | 371 | 1.9% |