New Orleans City, Louisiana Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent New Orleans Population: 484674 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 227094 46.85% Female 257580 53.15%       Under 5 years 33496 6.91% 5 to 9 years 37133 7.66% 10 to 14 years 36769 7.59% 15 to 19 years 38312 7.9% 20 to 24 years 38932 8.03% 25 to 34 years 70466 14.54% 35 to 44 years 71497 14.75% 45 to 54 years 63690 13.14% 55 to 59 years 21068 4.35% 60 to 64 years 16658 3.44% 65 to 74 years 28949 5.97% 75 to 84 years 20296 4.19% 85 years and over 7408 1.53%       Median age (years) 33.1       18 years and over 355266 73.3% Male 161445 33.31% Female 193821 39.99% 21 years and over 330751 68.24% 62 years and over 66324 13.68% 65 years and over 56653 11.69% Male 21423 4.42% Female 35230 7.27%       Race     One race % White 135956 28.05% Black or African American 325947 67.25% American Indian and Alaska Native 991 0.2% Asian 10972 2.26% Asian indian 1195 0.25% Chinese 958 0.2% Filipino 515 0.11% Japanese 283 0.06% Korean 358 0.07% Vietnamese 7118 1.47% Other Asian 545 0.11% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 109 0.02% Native Hawaiian 27 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 29 0.01% Samoan 24 0% Other Pacific Islander 29 0.01% Some other race 4498 0.93% Two or more races 6201 1.28%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 484674 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 14826 3.06% Mexican 2578 0.53% Puerto Rican 1031 0.21% Cuban 1615 0.33% Other Hispanic or Latino 9602 1.98% Not Hispanic or Latino 469848 96.94% White alone 128871 26.59%       Relationship     Total Population 484674 100.00% In households 467033 96.36% Householder 188251 38.84% Spouse 58013 11.97% Child 148684 30.68% Own child under 18 years 102859 21.22% Other relatives 45527 9.39% Under 18 years 23902 4.93% Nonrelatives 26558 5.48% Unmarried partner 11358 2.34% In group quarters 17641 3.64% Institutionalized population 9772 2.02% Non-Institutionalized population 7869 1.62%       Households by Type     Total Households 188251 100.0 % Family households (families) 112977 60.01% With own children under 18 years 55053 29.24% Married-couple family 58013 30.82% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 46171 24.53% With own children under 18 years 26389 14.02% Non Family households 75274 39.99% Householder living alone 62422 33.16% Householder 65 years and over 18228 9.68%       Households with individuals under 18 years 66489 35.32% Households with individuals 65 years and over 42618 22.64%       Average Household size 2.48 Average family size 3.23       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 215091 100.00% Occupied housing units 188251 87.52% Vacant housing units 26840 12.48% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2406 1.12% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.9       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 188251 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 87589 46.53% Renter-occupied housing units. 100662 53.47%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.6 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.37

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