Humidity & wind
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Population
362,154
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$315,700
Owner-occupied units
New Orleans, LA
Louisiana · 30.053° N, 89.935° W · 170 sq mi
New Orleans is a city in Louisiana, with a population of 362,154 and about 2,136 residents per square mile. The median household earns $56,631 a year, and the median home is worth $315,700.
Conditions
UV index
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
170 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,136
People per square mile
Rank by population
#54
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#40
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$56,631
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,251
Per month
Homeownership
51.2%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
22.6 min
One way
People
Median age
38.8
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
42.4%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
6.6%
Households
155,821
2.29 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 29.1%
Professional & business services 14.2%
Arts, food & hospitality 13.9%
Retail trade 8.8%
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.
State of Louisiana
State bird
Brown Pelican
State flower
Magnolia
State capital
Baton Rouge
Nickname
The Pelican State
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Cities near New Orleans
- Metairie, LA15 mi · 139,729
- Kenner, LA19 mi · 65,136
- Gulfport, MS58 mi · 76,506
- Baton Rouge, LA76 mi · 222,795
- Mobile, AL117 mi · 200,824
- Lafayette, LA126 mi · 123,311
- Jackson, MS157 mi · 141,196
Cities about the same size
- Cleveland, OH363,608
- Henderson, NV353,289
- Urban Honolulu, HI341,868
- Anaheim, CA341,008
- Orlando, FL333,888
- Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY329,751
- Stockton, CA324,597
- Newark, NJ323,808
More in Louisiana
- Shreveport175,902
- Lake Charles82,676
- Bossier City63,259