Metairie, Louisiana Neighborhood Info

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Metairie, Louisiana QuickFacts

	Metairie, Louisiana	United States
Total population	146,136	281,421,906
State	Louisiana
City	metairie

Metairie, Louisiana Population

	Metairie, Louisiana	%, Metairie, Louisiana	United States
Male	69,777	47.75%	49.06%
Female	76,359	52.25%	50.94%
Median age (years)	39.5		35.3

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	Metairie, Louisiana	%, Metairie, Louisiana	United States
18 years and over	116,083	79.43%	74.31%
21 years and over	111,124	76.04%	69.97%
62 years and over	27,809	19.03%	14.66%
65 years and over	24,033	16.45%	12.43%

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	Metairie, Louisiana	%, Metairie, Louisiana	United States
White	126,445	86.53%	75.14%
Black or African American	9,984	6.83%	12.32%
Asian	4,041	2.77%	3.64%
Some other race	3,215	2.2%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,451	1.68%	2.43%

Metairie, Louisiana Housing

	Metairie, Louisiana	%, Metairie, Louisiana	United States
Total households	63,741		105,480,101
Family households (families)	39,088	61.32%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	24,653	38.68%	31.94%

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	Metairie, Louisiana	%, Metairie, Louisiana	United States
Total housing units	67,081		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	3,484	5.19%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	63,741	95.02%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	39,410	58.75%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	24,331	36.27%	30.77%

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	Metairie, Louisiana	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	638	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	7,634	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	12,645	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,753	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	4,290	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,925	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	872	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	182	0.57%
Median (dollars)	139,100	119,600

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	Metairie, Louisiana	%, Metairie, Louisiana	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	11,982	18.8%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	15,516	24.34%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	9,570	15.01%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	8,448	13.25%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	9,187	14.41%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	8,906	13.97%	9.65%

Metairie, Louisiana Education

	Metairie, Louisiana	%, Metairie, Louisiana	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	35,111		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,949	8.4%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,728	4.92%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	13,430	38.25%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	7,051	20.08%	21.38%
College or graduate school	9,953	28.35%	22.81%

Metairie, Louisiana Economy

	Metairie, Louisiana	%, Metairie, Louisiana	United States
Population 16 years and over	119,628		217,168,077
In labor force	77,513	64.8%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	77,251	64.58%	63.39%
- - Employed	74,222	62.04%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,029	2.53%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	262	0.22%	0.53%
Not in labor force	42,115	35.2%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	63,421	53.02%	51.66%
In labor force	36,664	30.65%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	36,610	30.6%	29.65%
- - Employed	35,106	29.35%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	9,197	7.69%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	5,969		12,787,501

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	Metairie, Louisiana	%, Metairie, Louisiana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	63,793		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	5,263	8.25%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,111	6.44%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	9,057	14.2%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	8,830	13.84%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	10,848	17.01%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	12,066	18.91%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,220	9.75%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,451	6.98%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,314	2.06%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,633	2.56%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	41,265		41,994

	Metairie, Louisiana	%, Metairie, Louisiana	United States
With earnings	50,968	42.61%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	54,880		56,604
With Social Security income	18,456	15.43%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,759		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,946	1.63%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,408		6,320
With public assistance income	873	0.73%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,311		3,032
With retirement income	10,824	9.05%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,269		17,376

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