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Metairie, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $322,400 (it was $137,200 in 2000)
Metairie:

$322,400
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $241,700 - $451,500

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $380,529
Here:

$380,529
State:

$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $444,651
Here:

$444,651
State:

$297,713

In 2-unit structures: $250,215
Here:

$250,215
State:

$325,117

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $260,176
Here:

$260,176
State:

$213,088

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $199,515
Here:

$199,515
State:

$257,054

Mobile homes: $119,031
Here:

$119,031
State:

$89,857

Total population: 138,481 (All urban)

Houses: 68,023 (63,674 occupied: 39,816 owner occupied, 23,858 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

37%
State:

32%

Housing density: 2,931 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $492,141.

Median contract rent in 2022: $976 (lower quartile is $798, upper quartile is $1,225)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,146


Median gross rent in Metairie, LA in 2022: $1,118

Housing units in Metairie with a mortgage: 22,303 (1,811 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,075 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 506

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $123,005

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $76,348

Median monthly housing costs: $1,173

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Metairie, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1970

Median year apartment built: 1979

Household type by relationship:

Households: 144,729
  • Male householders: 30,510 (10,203 living alone), Female householders: 33,164 (13,807 living alone)
  • 24,816 spouses (24,468 opposite-sex spouses), 6,089 unmarried partners, (5,910 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 36,042 children (32,545 natural, 1,524 adopted, 1,973 stepchildren), 4,347 grandchildren, 1,368 brothers or sisters, 1,838 parents, 0 foster children, 2,542 other relatives, 3,493 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 520

Size of family households: 16,134 2-persons, 8,579 3-persons, 7,480 4-persons, 1,774 5-persons, 206 6-persons, 716 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24,010 1-person, 4,414 2-persons, 76 3-persons, 285 4-persons.

17,314 married couples with children.
8,608 single-parent households (3,124 men, 5,484 women).

83.6% of residents of Metairie speak English at home.
9.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 34% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 16,684 (11.5%)
(50.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Metairie, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Metairie, Louisiana
  • 107no bedroom
  • 9511 bedroom
  • 4,6642 bedrooms
  • 21,0573 bedrooms
  • 10,2714 bedrooms
  • 2,7665+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Metairie, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Metairie, Louisiana
  • 3,544no bedroom
  • 5,7101 bedroom
  • 10,0342 bedrooms
  • 3,8983 bedrooms
  • 5264 bedrooms
  • 1465+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Metairie in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Metairie in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,115no vehicle
  • 13,9331 vehicle
  • 17,2012 vehicles
  • 5,7703 vehicles
  • 1,6424 vehicles
  • 1555+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Metairie in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Metairie in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,529no vehicle
  • 14,2601 vehicle
  • 6,5002 vehicles
  • 5693 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Metairie, Louisiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Metairie, Louisiana
  • 1071 room
  • 582 rooms
  • 3263 rooms
  • 4,1254 rooms
  • 6,5075 rooms
  • 9,6316 rooms
  • 6,5207 rooms
  • 5,1378 rooms
  • 7,4059+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Metairie, Louisiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Metairie, Louisiana
  • 3,5441 room
  • 1,8912 rooms
  • 3,6853 rooms
  • 7,7314 rooms
  • 3,2755 rooms
  • 2,0616 rooms
  • 1,1657 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 5069+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Metairie, LA
Metairie CDP income, earnings, and wages data

  • Metairie, LA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Metairie, LA in 2022
  • 2,821Less than $10,000
  • 5,220$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,097$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,457$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,968$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4,208$50,000 to $59,999
  • 6,225$60,000 to $74,999
  • 7,640$75,000 to $99,999
  • 6,466$100,000 to $124,999
  • 4,102$125,000 to $149,999
  • 6,267$150,000 to $199,999
  • 7,203$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Metairie, LA

  • Distribution of house value in Metairie, LA in 2022
  • 210Less than $10,000
  • 46$10,000 to $14,999
  • 292$15,000 to $19,999
  • 118$20,000 to $24,999
  • 102$25,000 to $29,999
  • 327$30,000 to $34,999
  • 115$35,000 to $39,999
  • 34$40,000 to $49,999
  • 162$50,000 to $59,999
  • 238$60,000 to $69,999
  • 130$70,000 to $79,999
  • 241$80,000 to $89,999
  • 42$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,182$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,197$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,221$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,276$175,000 to $199,999
  • 3,623$200,000 to $249,999
  • 7,182$250,000 to $299,999
  • 9,709$300,000 to $399,999
  • 4,688$400,000 to $499,999
  • 4,106$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,915$750,000 to $999,999
  • 775$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 552$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 333$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Metairie, LA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Metairie, LA in 2022
  • 37Less than $100
  • 48$100 to $149
  • 3$150 to $199
  • 43$200 to $249
  • 26$250 to $299
  • 16$300 to $349
  • 361$350 to $399
  • 114$400 to $449
  • 94$450 to $499
  • 107$500 to $549
  • 293$550 to $599
  • 226$600 to $649
  • 682$650 to $699
  • 883$700 to $749
  • 1,842$750 to $799
  • 3,258$800 to $899
  • 3,276$900 to $999
  • 4,926$1,000 to $1,249
  • 2,359$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,669$1,500 to $1,999
  • 494$2,000 to $2,499
  • 48$2,500 to $2,999
  • 66$3,000 to $3,499
  • 21$3,500 or more
  • 1,010No cash rent
Work and jobs in Metairie: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.1%
Number of people working at home: 8,735 (12.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 859
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 5,935
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 9,505
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 13,681
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 10,592
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 3,997
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 11,520
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,386
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,278
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,481
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,626
  • 90 or more minutes: 510
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Metairie

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 56,604 (78.1%)
  • Carpooled: 5,468 (7.5%)
  • Bus: 235 (0.3%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 27 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 901 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle: 23 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 940 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 8,735 (12.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 0.7%Males
  • 5.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.0%Males
  • 16.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 9.5%Females
Races in Metairie detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Metairie, Louisiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Metairie, Louisiana
  • 7,3432010 or later
  • 5,1562000 to 2009
  • 1,7221990 to 1999
  • 3,0261980 to 1989
  • 1,7871970 to 1979
  • 3,018Before 1970
Ancestries in Metairie, LA

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 6,751 (10.2%)
  • French: 5,084 (7.7%)
  • American: 4,480 (6.7%)
  • Irish: 4,410 (6.6%)
  • German: 4,078 (6.1%)
  • English: 3,310 (5.0%)
  • European: 1,552 (2.3%)
  • French Canadian: 563 (0.8%)
  • Russian: 515 (0.8%)
  • Brazilian: 498 (0.8%)
  • Haitian: 455 (0.7%)
  • Jordanian: 454 (0.7%)
  • Greek: 450 (0.7%)
  • Cajun: 440 (0.7%)
  • Scottish: 346 (0.5%)
  • Polish: 278 (0.4%)
  • Egyptian: 253 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 246 (0.4%)
  • African: 228 (0.3%)
  • Turkish: 226 (0.3%)
  • Lebanese: 220 (0.3%)
  • Ethiopian: 201 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 194 (0.3%)
  • Palestinian: 189 (0.3%)
  • Belizean: 183 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 182 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 164 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 162 (0.2%)
  • British: 155 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 155 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 134 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 113 (0.2%)
  • Iraqi: 107 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 99 (0.1%)
  • Croatian: 89 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 79 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 65 (0.10%)
  • Ukrainian: 51 (0.08%)
  • Austrian: 41 (0.06%)
  • Czech: 41 (0.06%)
  • Yugoslavian: 38 (0.06%)
  • Danish: 34 (0.05%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 30 (0.05%)
  • Portuguese: 29 (0.04%)
  • Canadian: 28 (0.04%)
  • Welsh: 26 (0.04%)
  • Syrian: 23 (0.03%)
  • South African: 23 (0.03%)
  • Cape Verdean: 23 (0.03%)
  • Moroccan: 22 (0.03%)
  • Basque: 19 (0.03%)
  • Slavic: 18 (0.03%)
  • Nigerian: 16 (0.02%)
  • Belgian: 14 (0.02%)
  • Kenyan: 12 (0.02%)
  • Iranian: 11 (0.02%)
  • Serbian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Slovak: 7 (0.01%)
  • Guyanese: 5 (0.01%)
  • West Indian: 5 (0.01%)
  • Armenian: 4 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Honduras
Metairie:

30.8% (5,938)
Louisiana:

18.9% (37,225)

Nicaragua
Metairie:

7.4% (1,421)
Louisiana:

2.1% (4,115)

Cuba
Metairie:

5.0% (967)
Louisiana:

3.1% (6,172)

Guatemala
Metairie:

5.0% (964)
Louisiana:

2.8% (5,576)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Metairie:

4.4% (844)
Louisiana:

3.4% (6,779)

Mexico
Metairie:

3.5% (676)
Louisiana:

12.1% (23,732)

Vietnam
Metairie:

3.3% (626)
Louisiana:

9.2% (18,115)

Egypt
Metairie:

3.2% (607)
Louisiana:

0.8% (1,613)

India
Metairie:

2.3% (445)
Louisiana:

3.9% (7,741)

Brazil
Metairie:

2.3% (443)
Louisiana:

1.5% (2,923)

Pakistan
Metairie:

2.0% (394)
Louisiana:

1.2% (2,282)

Philippines
Metairie:

1.9% (370)
Louisiana:

3.1% (6,086)

Other Central America
Metairie:

1.9% (370)
Louisiana:

0.7% (1,337)

El Salvador
Metairie:

1.7% (326)
Louisiana:

2.2% (4,241)

Jordan
Metairie:

1.7% (321)
Louisiana:

0.7% (1,370)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 99,526
  • Other state: 26,199
  • Northeast: 4,271
  • Midwest: 3,776
  • South: 14,408
  • West: 3,744

89.2% of Metairie residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78.9% lived in Louisiana.


Metairie:

89.2%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 218
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 45
  • 5th and 6th grade: 210
  • 7th and 8th grade: 501
  • 9th grade: 740
  • 10th grade: 440
  • 11th grade: 721
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 911
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,855
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,788
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,283
  • Associate degree: 3,150
  • Bachelor's degree: 13,672
  • Master's degree: 3,886
  • Professional school degree: 3,214
  • Doctorate degree: 1,182
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 469
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 621
  • 7th and 8th grade: 707
  • 9th grade: 539
  • 10th grade: 434
  • 11th grade: 900
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 813
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,943
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,702
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,227
  • Associate degree: 5,641
  • Bachelor's degree: 12,612
  • Master's degree: 6,583
  • Professional school degree: 2,040
  • Doctorate degree: 749
Educational Attainment for Females
Metairie marital status for males
Metairie marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 41,359
  • One, attached: 3,373
  • Two: 1,809
  • 3 or 4: 4,395
  • 5 to 9: 3,333
  • 10 to 19: 3,198
  • 20 to 49: 4,803
  • 50 or more: 5,389
  • Mobile homes: 294
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 70
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Metairie
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Metairie, LA
  • 69.7%Utility gas
  • 28.8%Electricity
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Metairie, LA
  • 78.0%Electricity
  • 20.8%Utility gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5,519
Here:

43.2%
Louisiana:

19.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,774
Here:

61.1%
Louisiana:

18.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,485
Here:

30.2%
Louisiana:

17.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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