| PEOPLE | New Orleans | Lexington-Fayette | United States |
| Population | 343,829 | 295,803 | 308,035,306 |
| Pop. Density | 2,029 | 1,043 | 87 |
| Pop. Change | -27.68% | 14.58% | 8.07% |
| Median Age | 34.7 | 33.8 | 37.3 |
| Households | 142,158 | 123,043 | 116,716,292 |
| Household Size | 2.33 | 2.3 | 2.58 |
| Male Population | 48.35% | 49.22% | 49.27% |
| Female Population | 51.65% | 50.78% | 50.96% |
| Married Population | 23.45% | 43.98% | 47.02% |
| Single Population | 76.55% | 56.02% | 52.98% |
| ESTIMATED TOTAL POPULATION BY AGE | | | |
| Age 0 to 4 | 6.41% | 6.47% | 6.56% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5.68% | 6.00% | 6.61% |
| Age 10 to 14 | 5.49% | 5.47% | 6.71% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.71% | 3.23% | 4.21% |
| Age 18 to 20 | 3.29% | 3.77% | 2.95% |
| Age 21 to 24 | 9.48% | 10.33% | 7.01% |
| Age 25 to 34 | 16.41% | 16.64% | 13.33% |
| Age 35 to 44 | 12.35% | 13.28% | 13.33% |
| Age 45 to 49 | 14.20% | 13.50% | 14.61% |
| Age 50 to 54 | 14.20% | 13.50% | 14.61% |
| Age 55 to 59 | 12.04% | 10.77% | 11.84% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 12.04% | 10.77% | 11.84% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 6.08% | 5.73% | 7.05% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 3.41% | 3.34% | 4.24% |
| Age 85 and over | 1.46% | 1.45% | 1.78% |
| RACE | | | |
| White | 32.99% | 75.73% | 72.41% |
| Black | 60.17% | 14.53% | 12.61% |
| Asian | 2.90% | 3.23% | 4.75% |
| American Indian | 0.30% | 0.26% | 0.95% |
| Other | 3.64% | 6.26% | 9.28% |
| Hispanic | 1.34% | 0.00% | 16.35% |
| Non-Hispanic | 98.66% | 100.00% | 83.65% |
| FAMILY | | | |
| Married, w/children | 18.08% | 29.45% | 30.42% |
| Married, no children | 32.90% | 41.42% | 42.46% |
| Single, w/children | 24.05% | 15.99% | 14.39% |
| Single, no children | 24.96% | 13.15% | 12.73% |
| Divorced | 11.72% | 12.24% | 10.62% |
| Separated | 7.61% | 4.02% | 4.97% |
| Widowed | 7.42% | 5.02% | 6.14% |
| Now Married | 23.74% | 44.25% | 46.32% |
| Never Married | 49.51% | 34.47% | 31.95% |
