People in New Orleans, Louisiana

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People	New Orleans, LA	United States
Population	343,829	308,035,306
Pop. Density	2,029	87
Pop. Change	-27.68%	8.07%
Median Age	34.7	37.3
Households	142,158	116,716,292
Household Size	2.33	2.58
Male Population	48.35%	49.27%
Female Population	51.65%	50.96%
Married Population	23.45%	47.02%
Single Population	76.55%	52.98%

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The 2012 New Orleans, LA, population is 343,829. There are 2,029 people per square mile (population density).

Family in New Orleans, LA

The median age is 34.7. The US median is 37.3. 23.45% of people in New Orleans, LA, are married. 11.72% are divorced.

The average household size is 2.33 people. 18.08% of people are married, with children. 24.05% have children, but are single.

Race in New Orleans, LA

32.99% of people are white, 60.17% are black, 2.90% are asian, 0.30% are native american, and 3.64% claim 'Other'.

1.34% of the people in New Orleans, LA, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 98.66% are non-hispanic).

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New Orleans People SperlingViews

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