New Orleans, Louisiana
City in Orleans Parish, Louisiana · ZIP 70112, 70113, 70114
- Orleans Parish
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 75 public schools
- 362,701 (2024 estimate)Population
- 155,060Households
- $55,339Median household income
- $296,400Median home value
- 75Public schools
- 20ZIP codes
About New Orleans
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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 484,674 |
| 2010 | 343,829 |
| 2020 | 383,997 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 22, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 22, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 22, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $55,339 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 22, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 78,376 units
- Renter occupied
- 76,684 units
- Vacancy rate
- 20.4%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 22, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | New Orleans | Orleans Parish | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 376,035 | 376,035 | 4,621,025 |
| Median household income | $55,339 | $55,339 | $60,023 |
| Median age | 38.4 | 38.4 | 37.8 |
| Median home value | $296,400 | $296,400 | $208,700 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 42.0% | 42.0% | 26.6% |
| Foreign-born residents | 6.6% | 6.6% | 4.7% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 50.5% | 50.5% | 67.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 22.7 minutes | 22.7 minutes | 25.8 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 22, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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Schools
| School | Type | Grades | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School |
| Arthur Ashe Charter School | Charter | K–8 | Arthur Ashe Charter School |
| Audubon Charter Gentilly | Charter | Pre-K–7 | Audubon Charter Gentilly |
| Audubon Charter School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Audubon Charter School |
| Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Orleans Parish |
| Bricolage Academy | Charter | Pre-K–7 | Bricolage Academy |
| Dorothy Height Charter School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Dorothy Height Charter School |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School |
| Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview | Charter | K–8 | Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview |
| Edward Hynes Charter School - Parkview | Charter | K–8 | Edward Hynes Charter School - Parkview |
| Edward Hynes Charter School - UNO | Charter | K–4 | Edward Hynes Charter School - UNO |
| Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest | Charter | Pre-K–5 | Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest |
| Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est | Charter | Pre-K–5 | Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est |
| Elan Academy Charter School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Orleans Parish |
| Esperanza Charter School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Esperanza Charter School |
| Fannie C. Williams Charter School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Fannie C Williams Charter School |
| Foundation Preparatory Academy | Charter | K–8 | Foundation Preparatory Academy |
| Harriet Tubman Charter School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Harriet Tubman Charter School |
| Homer Plessy Community School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Homer Plessy Community School |
| International School of Louisiana | Charter | K–8 | International School of Louisiana |
| KIPP Believe | Charter | Pre-K–8 | KIPP Believe |
| KIPP Central City | Charter | Pre-K–8 | KIPP Central City |
| KIPP East | Charter | Pre-K–8 | KIPP East Community Primary |
| KIPP Leadership | Charter | Pre-K–8 | KIPP Leadership |
| KIPP Morial | Charter | Pre-K–8 | KIPP Ernest N. Dutch Morial |
| Lafayette Academy Charter School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Lafayette Academy Charter School |
| Lake Forest Elementary Charter School | Charter | K–8 | Lake Forest Elementary Charter School |
| Langston Hughes Charter Academy | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Langston Hughes Charter Academy |
| Martin Behrman Charter Acad of Creative Arts & Sci | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Martin Behrman Elementary School |
| Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Orleans Parish |
| Mildred Osborne Charter School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Mildred Osborne Charter School |
| Noble Minds | Charter | K–8 | Noble Minds |
| Phillis Wheatley Community School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Phillis Wheatley Community School |
| Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M. School |
| ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary | Charter | Pre-K–8 | ReNew Dolores T Aaron Elementary |
| ReNEW Laurel Elementary | Charter | Pre-K–8 | ReNEW SciTech Academy at Laurel |
| ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary | Charter | Pre-K–8 | ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary |
| Robert Russa Moton Charter School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Robert Russa Moton Charter School |
| Samuel J. Green Charter School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Samuel J Green Charter School |
| Success @ Thurgood Marshall | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Success Preparatory Academy |
| Wilson Charter School | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Wilson Charter School |
| Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary | Charter | Pre-K–8 | Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary |
| Einstein Charter Middle Sch at Sarah Towles Reed | Charter | 6–8 | Einstein Charter Middle Sch at Sarah Towles Reed |
| The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men | Charter | 9 | Orleans Parish |
| Abramson Sci Academy | Charter | 9–12 | Sci Academy |
| Benjamin Franklin High School | Charter | 9–12 | Benjamin Franklin High School |
| Booker T. Washington High School | Charter | 9–12 | KIPP Booker T. Washington |
| Edna Karr High School | Charter | 9–12 | Edna Karr High School |
| Eleanor McMain Secondary School | Charter | 8–12 | Eleanor McMain Secondary School |
| Frederick A. Douglass High School | Charter | 9–12 | Frederick A. Douglass High School |
| G W Carver High School | Charter | 9–12 | G W Carver Collegiate Academy |
| International High School of New Orleans | Charter | 9–12 | Voices for International Business & Education |
| John F. Kennedy High School | Charter | 9–12 | John F. Kennedy High School |
| L.B. Landry High School | Charter | 9–12 | Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker High |
| Living School | Charter | 9–12 | Living School Inc. |
| Livingston Collegiate Academy | Charter | 9–12 | Livingston Collegiate Academy |
| McDonogh 35 Senior High School | Charter | 9–12 | McDonogh 35 Senior High School |
| New Harmony High Institute | Charter | 9–12 | New Harmony High Institute |
| New Orleans Accelerated High School | Charter | 8–12 | New Orleans Accelerated High School |
| New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | Special education | 9–12 | New Orleans Center for Creative Arts |
| New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HS | Charter | 9–12 | New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HS |
| New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy | Charter | 8–12 | New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy |
| Opportunities Academy | Charter | 12 | Opportunities Academy |
| Rooted School | Charter | 9–13 | Rooted School |
| Sarah Towles Reed High School | Charter | 9–12 | Sarah Towles Reed High School |
| Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence | Charter | 6–12 | Sophie B Wright Institute of Academic Excellence |
| The NET 2 Charter High School | Charter | 8–12 | The NET2 High School |
| The NET Charter High School | Charter | 8–12 | The NET Charter High School |
| Walter L. Cohen High School | Charter | 9–12 | Walter L. Cohen High School |
| Warren Easton Charter High School | Charter | 9–12 | Warren Easton Charter Foundation Inc. |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech | Charter | Pre-K–12 | Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech |
| Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans | Charter | Pre-K–12 | Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans |
| Morris Jeff Community School | Charter | Pre-K–12 | Morris Jeff Community School |
| The Willow School | Charter | K–12 | The Willow School |
| Travis Hill School | Alternative | 3–12 | Orleans Parish |
Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.
Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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