Cities / Louisiana / New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

371,853 people

Right Now

Weather

87.8°F

Clear

Today: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 98°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, New Orleans)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 11.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MSY

12 mi — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

Population & People

Population

371,853

Median age

38.8

Median household income

$56,631

Poverty rate

22.6%

Unemployment rate

7.5%

Bachelor's degree+

42.4%

Avg. commute

19 min

Hispanic or Latino

8.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$315,700

Median gross rent

$1,251/mo

Homeownership rate

51.18%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,331

HUD Fair Market Rent (Orleans Parish, 12 mi from New Orleans), 2026. Efficiency $964, 1BR $1113, 2BR $1331, 3BR $1701, 4BR $1996. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Louisiana commercial electricity

11.2¢/kWh

Louisiana industrial electricity

6.23¢/kWh

Louisiana residential electricity

12.57¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

340079.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

259927.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Louisiana

376.99

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Louisiana-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MSY

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

12 mi away

PNS

Pensacola International Airport

176 mi away

HOU

William P. Hobby Airport

313 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Louisiana energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Louisiana economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).