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New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area is $27,458, which is higher than the state average of $24,775 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area median household income is $47,412. On average New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area residents spend 25.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.5 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #165

New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	27,458 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	30,786 USD
Louisiana	28,948 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	37,169 USD
Louisiana	37,322 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	25,346 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #367

New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	47,412 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	68,534 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	0.47%
Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

*The New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Louisiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.76%	$18,784, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.60%	$16,047, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.51%	$2,916, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.41%	$22,044, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	60,798 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	81,658 USD
Louisiana	75,064 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$60,086, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$30,379, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,161, see rank	$44,481	$42,396
Asian	$52,225, see rank	$53,586	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$31,171, see rank	$41,408	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$37,054, see rank	$64,119	$53,370
One Race, Other	$38,373, see rank	$40,149	$40,300
Two or More Races	$38,455, see rank	$37,307	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$24,112, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,118, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,829, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$34,196, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	977,266, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	468,142, 47.90%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	322,941, 68.98%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,301, 0.49%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	320,640, 68.49%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	290,901, 90.73%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	29,739, 9.27%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	145,201, 31.02%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	509,124, 52.10%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	298,640, 58.66%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	417, 0.08%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	298,223, 58.58%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	272,016, 91.21%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	26,207, 8.79%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	210,484, 41.34%, see rank	43.53%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	552,301, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	435,785, 78.90%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	58,124, 10.52%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	15,590, 2.82%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	13,763, 2.49%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	15,147, 2.74%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	13,892, 2.52%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	25.6 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	562,917	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	290,901, 51.68%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	89,301, 30.70%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	47,792, 16.43%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	44,331, 15.24%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,132, 0.73%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	39,930, 13.73%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	49,518, 17.02%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	272,016, 48.32%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	107,446, 39.50%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	62,138, 22.84%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	91,392, 33.60%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	443, 0.16%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,141, 0.42%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,570, 3.15%, see rank	3.93%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	562,917, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	11,369, 2.02%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	47,801, 8.49%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	37,715, 6.70%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	16,331, 2.90%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	62,686, 11.14%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	32,038, 5.69%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	9,180, 1.63%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	31,340, 5.57%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	60,940, 10.83%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	125,089, 22.22%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	70,391, 12.50%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	29,798, 5.29%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	28,239, 5.02%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner Area	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	225,241	18.66%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	42,946	14.49%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.