New Orleans, LA Profile

New Orleans, LA, population 354,850, is located in Louisiana's Orleans county, about 5.1 miles from Metairie and 73.1 miles from Baton Rouge.

Through the 90's New Orleans's population has declined by about 2%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of New Orleans has declined by about 6%. Since 2005 New Orleans's population has declined by about 22%.

New Orleans's property crime levels tend to be higher than Louisiana's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in New Orleans tend to be higher than Louisiana's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	28%
	African American	67%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	3%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	9.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	484,674	N/A
2001	477,932	-1.39%
2002	472,744	-1.09%
2003	467,761	-1.05%
2004	461,915	-1.25%
2005	455,188	-1.46%
2006	208,548	-9.99%
2007	288,113	9.99%
2008	336,644	9.99%
2009	354,850	5.41%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$27,133

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,214
2002	937
2003	967
2004	948
2005	N/A
2006	523
2007	1,564
2008	1,019
2009	777
2010	728

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	213	209	2,778	2,677
2002	258	162	1,994	2,142
2003	274	213	2,071	2,038
2004	264	189	1,836	2,178
2005	-	-	-	-
2006	162	87	761	1245
2007	209	115	1154	1973
2008	179	65	1085	1540
2009	174	98	932	1410
2010	175	144	953	1321

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	6,232
2002	5,482
2003	5,152
2004	5,162
2005	N/A
2006	2,825
2007	7,063
2008	5,287
2009	3,846
2010	3,549

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	5,262	16,187	8,731
2002	4,759	14,325	7,566
2003	4,879	12,726	6,872
2004	5,238	12,544	6,534
2005	-	-	-
2006	4087	5228	2863
2007	5039	7354	3190
2008	4591	7081	3208
2009	3821	6507	2612
2010	3695	6540	2410