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Orleans Parish: People & Household Characteristics
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Finding the information you need within long rows of numbers is a tricky task, even under the best of conditions. When the terms used by the U.S. Census are different from everyday usage, the task becomes even harder.
For this reason, we've added a variety of side notes to these data tables, as well as links to the technical definition for each indicator. Our aim is to explain definitions that are sometimes misleading, and also to point you to additional information that you may find useful for program planning and grantwriting.
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| Total Numbers (2000) |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| Population | 484,674 |
4,468,976 |
281,421,906 |
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| Total households | 188,251 |
1,656,053 |
105,480,101 |
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Family households | 112,977 |
1,156,438 |
71,787,347 |
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Source Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000 Full-count Characteristics (SF1). From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> What's the difference between households and families? The Census definition of family is people living together who are “related... by birth, marriage, or adoption.” In contrast, the definition of household is “all the persons who occupy a housing unit.” Basic demographicsDefinitions and source links |
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| Gender (2000) |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| Female | 53.1% |
51.6% |
50.9% |
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| Male | 46.9% |
48.4% |
49.1% |
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| Age (2000) |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| 5 years old and under | 8.4% |
8.5% |
8.2% |
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| 6-11 years old | 9.2% |
9.2% |
8.9% |
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| 12-17 years old | 9.1% |
9.5% |
8.6% |
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| 18-34 years old | 25.9% |
24.3% |
23.8% |
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| 35-49 years old | 21.9% |
22.5% |
23.2% |
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| 50-64 years old | 13.8% |
14.5% |
14.9% |
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| 65-74 years old | 6.0% |
6.3% |
6.5% |
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| 75-84 years old | 4.2% |
3.9% |
4.4% |
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| 85 years old and older | 1.5% |
1.3% |
1.5% |
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Source Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000 Full-count Characteristics (SF1). From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> Race and ethnicity |
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| Racial & ethnic diversity (2000) |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| Black or African American | 66.6% |
32.3% |
12.1% |
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| White | 26.6% |
62.6% |
69.2% |
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| Asian | 2.3% |
1.2% |
3.6% |
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| American Indian | 0.2% |
0.5% |
0.7% |
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| Other | 0.2% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
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| 2 race categories | 1.0% |
0.9% |
1.6% |
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| Hispanic (any race) | 3.1% |
2.4% |
12.5% |
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Source Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000 Full-count Characteristics (SF1). From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> How residentially segregated is Orleans Parish? Because of its geography and social history, Orleans Parish has unusual patterns of segregation. To conduct a thorough analysis of residential segregation across Orleans Parish using maps and numbers, follow this link. Marital status and other partnerships The Census depends primarily on self-reported marital status. Married, for example, includes couples who live together who chose this category to represent their relationship. But many respondents may have indicated only their legally-recognized marital status. The limited number of categories offered by the Census does not capture living arrangements such as unmarried opposite-sex or same-sex couples. |
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| Marital status (2000) |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| Total population 15 years and older | 377,648 |
3,466,380 |
221,148,671 |
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| Never married | 41.0% |
28.6% |
27.1% |
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| Married | 35.5% |
51.2% |
54.4% |
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| Separated | 3.6% |
2.6% |
2.2% |
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| Widowed | 8.1% |
7.4% |
6.6% |
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| Divorced | 11.8% |
10.2% |
9.7% |
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Source Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000 Sample Characteristics (SF3). From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> Household CharacteristicsWhich number do you need? There are many ways to look at household characteristics. To get a more complete perspective, we recommend you take a look at households by type, and also scroll down to view data on what types of households children and the elderly live in. Note, we have chosen to look at 'households' rather than 'families' because of the Census' narrow definition of 'family.' |
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| Households by type (2000) |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| Total households | 188,251 |
1,656,053 |
105,480,101 |
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| Female householder (no husband present) with children under 18 | 17.7% |
11.9% |
8.4% |
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| Male householder (no wife present) with children under 18 | 2.5% |
2.6% |
2.4% |
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| Married-couple family, with children under 18 | 14.8% |
24.3% |
24.9% |
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| Nonfamily households, with children under 18 | 0.3% |
0.4% |
0.4% |
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| Households with no people under 18 years | 64.7% |
60.8% |
63.9% |
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| Children in households (2000) |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| Population under 18 years in households | 128,785 |
1,214,204 |
71,970,901 |
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| Children living as head of household | 0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
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| Children living with mother only | 39.2% |
24.6% |
18.5% |
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| Children living with father only | 4.7% |
4.8% |
4.9% |
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| Children living with married parents | 35.9% |
57.0% |
66.2% |
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| Children living with grandparents | 14.9% |
9.7% |
6.3% |
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| Children living with other relatives | 3.7% |
2.2% |
2.1% |
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| Children living with non-relatives | 1.5% |
1.6% |
1.9% |
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| Elderly in households (2000) |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| Elderly in households | 53,375 |
485,182 |
32,998,132 |
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| Living alone | 34.2% |
30.7% |
29.5% |
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| Living in family households | 62.6% |
67.2% |
68.0% |
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| Living in nonfamily households | 3.2% |
2.1% |
2.5% |
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Source Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000 Full-count Characteristics (SF1). From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> |
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| Children in foster care (2003) |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| Children in foster care | 477 |
4,353 |
na |
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| Children in foster care rate per 100,000 | 368.6 |
356.9 |
na |
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| Source Citation: Agenda for Children. 2003 Kids Count Data Book on Louisiana's Children. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> Note: na= comparable data not available Who’s watching the kids? One way of understanding children who might be in need of childcare or out-of-school-time care is to look at whether or not the parent or parents all work. If all parents (meaning if it is a single mom, she works or if there are two parents, they both work), then the child is more likely to need supervised activities – either with another adult caretaker or through organized activities during the times the parents are working. While this does not capture the many creative caregiving arrangements families use (such as one sister in the family who watches her three sisters’ children), it does create a starting point for planning out-of-school program needs. |
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| Supervision of children (2000) |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| Total children under 6 in families and subfamilies | 35,533 |
353,949 |
21,833,613 |
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| Children under 6 in families where both parents or the single parent works | 62.6% |
59.1% |
58.6% |
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| Children under 6 in families where at least one parent does not work | 37.4% |
40.9% |
41.4% |
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| Total children 6-17 in families and subfamilies | 79,338 |
772,612 |
46,049,013 |
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| Children 6-17 in families where both parents or the single parent works | 65.5% |
64.9% |
67.4% |
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| Children 6-17 in families where at least one parent does not work | 34.5% |
35.1% |
32.6% |
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Source Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000 Sample Characteristics (SF3). From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> Grandparents as caregivers Recently, there has been a lot of interest in understanding the role of grandparents as caregivers. Census 2000 data focuses on the number of grandparents who have responsibility for a grandchild (or grandchildren) in the household they live in, but does not give us information on the number of children who have grandparents as caregivers.
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| Grandparents as caregivers (2000) |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
United States |
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| Total grandparents living in households with grandchildren under 18 | 17,338 |
122,240 |
5,771,671 |
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| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren under 18 | 54.7% |
54.9% |
42.0% |
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| Grandparent not responsible for own grandchildren under 18 | 45.3% |
45.1% |
58.0% |
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| Source Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000 Sample Characteristics (SF3). From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> | ||||||
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