Demographic Data

Learn more about New Orleans’ edu­cated and diverse population.

Explore our pop­u­la­tion demo­graph­ics and dis­cover the diver­sity that makes New Orleans such a great city to live, work and play.

The skilled work­force of Orleans Parish means great employ­ees are avail­able for any com­pany. With a low unem­ploy­ment rate, high pop­u­la­tion of col­lege grad­u­ates, and grow­ing entre­pre­neur­ial scene—companies no longer have to ask why New Orleans for a great work­force, but why not?

Aver­age Annual Salary

Edu­ca­tional Attain­ment

Key Indi­ca­tors

Pop­u­la­tion Pyra­mid

Pop­u­la­tion

Racial Make-Up

For more infor­ma­tion and resources regard­ing New Orleans Demo­graph­ics, visit:

The US Bureau of Labor Sta­tis­tics Web­site

Louisiana Work­force Com­mis­sion Web­site

Greater New Orleans Com­mu­nity Data Cen­ter Web­site

New Orleans Work­force Invest­ment Board & JOB 1 Web­site

Louisiana Fast­Start Web­site

Louisiana Com­mu­nity and Tech­ni­cal Col­lege Sys­tem Web­site