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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Population
139,729
US Census ACS 2024 5-year average
Median home value
$327,500
Owner-occupied units

Metairie, LA

Louisiana · 29.998° N, 90.178° W · 23 sq mi

Metairie is a city in Louisiana, with a population of 139,729 and about 6,033 residents per square mile. The median household earns $73,042 a year, and the median home is worth $327,500.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
23 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
6,033
People per square mile
Rank by population
#208
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#580
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$73,042
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,175
Per month
Homeownership
62.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
21.7 min
One way

People

Median age
41.3
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
41.2%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
14%
Households
61,248
2.27 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 39/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 201/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 0/yr
Days above 90° 40/yr
Below freezing 3/yr
Annual rainfall 68.3in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
August
Average high 90°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 46°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 23.4%
Professional & business services 13.4%
Retail trade 11.2%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.4%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Louisiana

Name
Todd Graves
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$17.2B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Baton Rouge
Source of wealth
Fast food

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Louisiana · private sector

Employer
Ochsner Health
Sector
Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Louisiana

Company
Lumen Technologies
Revenue
$13.1B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Monroe
Ticker
LUMN

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Louisiana

State bird
Brown Pelican
State flower
Magnolia
State capital
Baton Rouge
Nickname
The Pelican State

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