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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Orleans Parish School District is $27,255, which is higher than the state average of $24,775 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Orleans Parish School District median household income is $36,964. On average Orleans Parish School District residents spend 23.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.5 minutes and is lower than 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, #8

Orleans Parish School District	27,255 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

Orleans Parish School District	27,637 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

Orleans Parish School District	32,272 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

Orleans Parish School District	24,115 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, #44

Orleans Parish School District	36,964 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Orleans Parish School District	62,880 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Orleans Parish School District	1.95%
Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Orleans Parish School District 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

	Orleans Parish School District		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.19%	$25,302, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.67%	$14,157, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.06%	$2,447, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.76%	$24,182, 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

Orleans Parish School District	48,381 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Orleans Parish School District	78,285 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

	Orleans Parish School District	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$62,612, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$25,806, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,831, see rank	$44,481	$42,396
Asian	$44,479, see rank	$53,586	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$24,899, see rank	$41,408	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$2,499, see rank	$64,119	$53,370
One Race, Other	$35,809, see rank	$40,149	$40,300
Two or More Races	$43,047, see rank	$37,307	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Orleans Parish School District	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$17,211, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,081, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,474, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$29,604, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Orleans Parish School District	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	299,971, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	141,961, 47.32%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	92,622, 65.24%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	747, 0.53%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	91,875, 64.72%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	80,890, 88.04%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,985, 11.96%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	49,339, 34.76%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	158,010, 52.68%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	93,792, 59.36%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	51, 0.03%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	93,741, 59.33%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	83,229, 88.79%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,512, 11.21%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	64,218, 40.64%, 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

	Orleans Parish School District	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	161,558, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	112,918, 69.89%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15,806, 9.78%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	12,241, 7.58%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	8,065, 4.99%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	7,044, 4.36%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5,484, 3.39%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Orleans Parish School District	23.1 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

	Orleans Parish School District	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	164,119	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	80,890, 49.29%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	30,545, 37.76%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	17,716, 21.90%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,418, 12.88%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	331, 0.41%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7,516, 9.29%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11,329, 14.01%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	83,229, 50.71%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	36,557, 43.92%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	20,735, 24.91%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	22,563, 27.11%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	121, 0.15%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	331, 0.40%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,858, 3.43%, 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

	Orleans Parish School District	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	164,119, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,389, 1.46%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	9,117, 5.56%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6,817, 4.15%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,966, 1.81%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	15,005, 9.14%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8,098, 4.93%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	3,290, 2.00%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8,226, 5.01%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	19,552, 11.91%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	43,657, 26.60%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	28,638, 17.45%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	8,585, 5.23%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	7,779, 4.74%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Orleans Parish School District	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	98,937	27.68%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	17,527	22.69%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

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