New Orleans Population 2024

New Orleans is a city on the Mississippi River in the U.S state of Louisiana, located in the Mississippi River Delta, on the banks of the Mississippi River, south of Lake Pontchartrain, approximately 105 miles upriver from the Gulf of Mexico. New Orleans population in 2024 is estimated to be 381,539, covering area 349.85 sq mi (906.10 sq km) , ranks filthiest in the United States. New Orleans was founded in 1718 by French colonists, was once the territorial capital of French Louisiana before becoming part of the United States in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. New Orleans is an economic and commercial hub for the Gulf Coast region of the United States. New Orleans due to its prominent role in the film industry and in pop culture it has been known as Hollywood South. Greater New Orleans, is a metropolitan statistical area designated by the US Census Bureau. New Orleans is the top most dangerous cities in Louisiana.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the New Orleans population by year:

New Orleans Metropolitan

New Orleans Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, population of New Orleans by age is 390,144, out of these 184,206 are male, 205,938 are female, The sex ratio of New Orleans is 89. The median age of the New Orleans population is 38.3, New Orleans population by age are, under 18 years is 77,134, 16 years and over is 320,571, 18 years and over is 313,010, 21 years and over is 296,528, 65 years and over is 77,254. 47.2% are male, 52.8% are female, 19.8% are under 18 years old, 82.2% are 16 years and over, 80.2% are 18 years and over, 76.0% are 21 years and over, 15.5% are 65 years and over. There are total 192,236 housing units, The voting population of New Orleans are 303,459, out of these 140,112 are male voters, 163,347 are female voters, 46.2% are male, 53.8% are female. New Orleans population in 2023 is estimated to be 381,040, population in 2022 is estimated to be 380,157, and in 2021 is estimated to be 376,970.

New Orleans Population by Race

White Population

White population in New Orleans, Louisiana are 132,595, percentage wise 34.0 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in New Orleans, Louisiana are 229,418, percentage wise 58.8 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in New Orleans, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Carribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in New Orleans are 11,049, percentage wise 2.8 percent are asians, out of these 1,858 are Asian Indians, 2,100 are Chinese, 382 are Filipinos, 453 are Japanese, 466 are Korean, 4,412 are Vietnamese and 1,378 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in New Orleans, Louisiana are 21,483. Percentage wise 5.5 percent are hispanics, out of these 5,631 are Mexican people, 624 are Puerto Ricans, 1,414 are Cubans, and 13,814 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

Total New Orleans native population is 367,221, out of these 274,543 born in the Louisiana state and 88,332 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 22,923, out of these 11,013 are Naturalised US citizen, 1,422 are in Europe, 4,739 in Asia, 208 in Africa, 4,266 in Latin America and 378 in Northern America. Total Foreigners who are non US citizens living in New Orleans are 11,910, out of these 1,887 are from Europe, 2,981 are from Asia, 499 from Africa, 6,486 are from Latin America and 57 are from Northern America.