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No U.S. city celebrates indulgence like New Orleans.
Though residents seem a bit self-conscious of their
city's reputation for revelry they're part of a place
where everything seems to get a lagniappe -- a local
term that means "a little something extra". The proof is
in the wide variety of visitors who flock to the city,
everyone from music lovers to retirees to youthful
adventurers to business conventioneers. Metropolitan Area Residents
1980:
1,303,800
1990: 1,285,262
2000: 1,337,726
Percent change, 1990–2000: 4.08%
U.S. rank in 1980: 27th
U.S. rank in 1990: 32nd
U.S. rank in 2000: 34th
City Residents
1980: 557,515
1990: 496,938
2000: 484,674
2003 estimate: 469,032
Percent change, 1990–2000: −2.46%
U.S. rank in 1980: 21st
U.S. rank in 1990: 24th (State rank: 1st)
U.S. rank in 2000: 38th (State rank: 1st)
Density: 2,684.3 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 135,956
Black or African American: 325,947
American Indian and Alaska Native: 991
Asian: 10,972
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 109
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 14,826
Other: 7,240
Percent of residents born in state: 77.4%
(2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population Under 5 years: 33,496
Population 5 to 9 years: 37,133
Population 10 to 14 years: 36,769
Population 15 to 19 years: 38,312
Population 20 to 24 years: 38,932
Population 25 to 34 years: 70,466
Poplation 35 to 44 years: 71,497
Poplation 45 to 54 years: 63,690
Poplation 55 to 59 years: 21,068
Poplation 60 to 64 years: 16,658
Poplation 65 to 74 years: 28,949
Poplation 75 to 84 years: 20,296
Population 85 years and over: 7,408
Median age: 33.1 years
Births (Orleans Parish, 2002)
Total number: 7,068
Deaths (Orleans Parish, 2002)
Total number: 5,656 (of which, 92 were infants under
the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $17,258
Median household income: $27,133
Total Number of households: 188,365 (2000)
Number of households with income of . . .
Less than $10,000: 39,617
$10,000 to $14,999: 17,991
$15,000 to $24,999: 29,760
$25,000 to $34,999: 25,460
$35,000 to $49,999: 26,399
$50,000 to $74,999: 23,724
$75,000 to $99,999: 10,802
$100,000 to $149,999: 7,920
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,620
$200,000 or more: 4,072
Percent of families below poverty level: 23.7%
(of which, 61.4% were female householder families with
related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 31,206
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