Orleans Parish County vs. Plaquemines Parish County

Orleans Parish County (LA)Plaquemines Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)391,00623,410
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)13.7%1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)343,82823,039
Population, Census, April 1, 2010343,82923,042
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.0%25.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.8%13.4%
Female persons, percent52.7%49.6%
White alone, percent34.8%69.2%
Black or African American alone, percent60.2%21.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%1.8%
Asian alone, percent2.9%4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.6%7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent30.8%63.0%
Veterans, 2014-201816,3641,454
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.6%5.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)191,62710,396
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201847.4%67.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$219,600$173,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,696$1,477
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$503$316
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$973$1,151
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201341.4%11.5%
Building permits, 20181,30348
Households, 2014-2018154,0368,817
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.4%90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.4%9.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.8%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201869.6%77.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.2%82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201836.8%19.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.6%7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.9%11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.1%58.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.4%53.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,765,41459,751
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,667,40639,978
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,687,0202,228,328
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,245,075134,142
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,788$5,608
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.125.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,576$52,386
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,177$26,818
Persons in poverty, percent23.8%15.5%
Total employer establishments, 20179,422660
Total employment, 2017177,0089,006
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)8,199,807514,782
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.0%-11.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201739,0892,386
All firms, 201241,5063,099
Men-owned firms, 201219,4591,927
Women-owned firms, 201217,792776
Minority-owned firms, 201220,400895
Nonminority-owned firms, 201219,5112,111
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,008260
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201235,6552,716
Black-owned firms, percent, 200728.9%9.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%3.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.2%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.4%27.5%
Population per square mile, 20102,029.429.5
Land area in square miles, 2010169.42779.91

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Orleans Parish county (LA) and Plaquemines Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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