Our research on housing—published in collaboration with the Urban Institute—covers affordable housing, blight, and housing needs for aging baby boomers.
Oct 06, 2021
How many people live in group quarters—nursing homes, jails, college dorms, etc.—across the New Orleans metro? In this brief, we analyze trends and map group quarters populations and average household size. And we examine what it tells us about policies and practices for protecting New Orleanians during hurricanes and pandemics.
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Aug 21, 2012
There are an estimated 35,700 blighted homes and empty lots in New Orleans as of March 2012, down from 43,755 in September 2010, as indicated by United States Postal Service (USPS) data.
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Jul 10, 2012
How will the aging of the baby boomers affect housing demand? And how can we leverage this demographic shift to increase our population and reduce blight? This report examines 2010 census data, ACS data, and other data sets to answer these questions.
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Nov 16, 2011
How will the aging of the baby boomers affect housing demand? And how can we leverage this demographic shift to increase our population and reduce blight? This report examines 2010 census data, ACS data, and other data sets to answer these questions.
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Oct 28, 2011
This brief examines 2010 census data for New Orleans’ neighborhoods and the metro area, and identifies changes from past decades. Included are data on households with elderly and children, single person households by age, vacant units by type of vacancy, renter–occupied and owner–occupied units, and households by race and ethnicity.
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May 17, 2011
This brief examines 2010 census data for New Orleans’ neighborhoods and the metro area, and identifies changes from past decades. Included are data on average household size and populations in nursing homes, adult correctional facilities, juvenile facilities, military barracks, college housing, and other group quarters.
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May 02, 2011
How has job growth impacted population and vacant housing in the New Orleans metro? This brief, entitled Fewer jobs mean fewer people and more vacant housing, examines what New Orleans can do to attract population and reduce blight.
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Feb 05, 2011
This brief examines 2010 census data for New Orleans’ neighborhoods. Included are data on total population, housing units and vacant housing units.
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Nov 30, 2010
How strong is your neighborhood's housing market? And how can limited resources be used to maximize blight reduction across New Orleans?
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Jul 13, 2010
2008 data on the location and density of jobs and workers by income level and industry with implications for the location of workforce housing.
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