Tulane's Living Circumstances

Orleans Parish School District Overview

Tulane University of Louisiana located in Orleans Parish School District area. A total of 153,819 households are located in Orleans Parish School District area. Among them, 33,270 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.66 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 114,633 and 97,177 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.04% (11,466) of residents are non-citizens and 8.14% (30,653) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Orleans Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	153,819
Population	376,595
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	33,270 (21.63%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	114,633
Total Students	97,177
Pre-Kindergarten	7,208
Kindergarten	3,778
Grade 1-8	35,998
Grade 9-12	16,208
College/Graduate School	33,985
Veterans	311,576
Non-citizen	11,466
Non-English Home Language	30,653
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

320,201 residents are over the age of 16 and 198,369 people are in labor force. Among them, 197,605 people are in civilian labor force and 764 are in armed labor force. 181,973 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Orleans Parish School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	178,947	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	121,617	67.96%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	16,266	9.09%
Public transportation	12,119	6.77%
Walked	9,711	5.43%
Other method	8,949	5.00%
Worked from home	10,285	5.75%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	181,973	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	78,422	43.10%
Service	41,222	22.65%
Sales and office	35,337	19.42%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	10,972	6.03%
Production, transportation, and material moving	16,020	8.80%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	181,973	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,614	0.89%
Construction	8,847	4.86%
Manufacturing	6,724	3.70%
Wholesale trade	3,055	1.68%
Retail trade	17,001	9.34%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	10,364	5.70%
Information	3,359	1.85%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	9,572	5.26%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	23,062	12.67%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	48,359	26.57%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	31,420	17.27%
Other services, except public administration	8,782	4.83%
Public administration	9,814	5.39%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	181,973	-
Private wage and salary workers	143,603	78.91%
Government workers	25,398	13.96%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	12,758	7.01%
Unpaid family workers	214	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $71,938 for the 153,819 households in Orleans Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $31,288. 348,856 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.76%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	153,819	-
Less than $10,000	22,130	14.39%
$10,000 - $14,999	11,808	7.68%
$15,000 - $24,999	18,787	12.21%
$25,000 - $34,999	15,863	10.31%
$35,000 - $49,999	17,738	11.53%
$50,000 - $74,999	21,886	14.23%
$75,000 - $99,999	13,571	8.82%
$100,000 - $149,999	15,166	9.86%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,991	4.54%
More than $200,000	9,879	6.42%
Median Household Income	$41,604	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$71,938	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	72,247	-
Less than $10,000	5,667	7.84%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,206	4.44%
$15,000 - $24,999	7,058	9.77%
$25,000 - $34,999	6,900	9.55%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,967	11.03%
$50,000 - $74,999	10,635	14.72%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,818	10.82%
$100,000 - $149,999	9,982	13.82%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,090	7.05%
More than $200,000	7,924	10.97%

Median Family Income	$61,310	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$98,864	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,288	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,849	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,849	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	384,363	-
With health insurance coverage	348,856	90.76%
Public coverage	164,808	42.88%
Private health insurance	216,466	56.32%
Without health insurance coverage	35,507	9.24%

Housing

There are 191,808 housing units in Orleans Parish School District area, Louisiana with 153,819 units (80.19%) occupied. 74,240 houses (48.26%) are occupied by owner and 79,579 houses (51.74%) are rented. The average housing value is $231,500 and the average rental cost is $998. 2,382 houses (1.24%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 79,959 houses (41.69%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	191,808	-
Occupied	153,819	80.19%
Owner Occupied	74,240	48.26%
Renter Occupied	79,579	51.74%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	85,749	44.71%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	17,941	9.35%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	87,081	45.40%
Mobile Homes	920	0.48%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	117	0.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	191,808	-
Built 2014 or later	2,382	1.24%
Built 2010 - 2013	4,097	2.14%
Built 2000 - 2009	13,709	7.15%
Built 1990 - 1999	6,719	3.50%
Built 1980 - 1989	13,985	7.29%
Built 1970 - 1979	26,294	13.71%
Built 1960 - 1969	21,365	11.14%
Built 1950 - 1959	23,298	12.15%
Built 1949 or earlier	79,959	41.69%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	191,808	-
1 room	5,397	2.81%
2 rooms	7,692	4.01%
3 rooms	25,182	13.13%
4 rooms	39,363	20.52%
5 rooms	38,986	20.33%
6 rooms	27,374	14.27%
7 rooms	19,048	9.93%
8 rooms	12,775	6.66%
9 rooms or more	15,991	8.34%
Median Number of Rooms	5.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	191,808	-
no bedroom	5,740	2.99%
1 bedroom	37,564	19.58%
2 bedrooms	62,963	32.83%
3 bedrooms	59,213	30.87%
4 bedrooms	21,410	11.16%
5 bedrooms or more	4,918	2.56%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	74,240	-
Less than $50,000	2,089	2.81%
$50,000 - $99,999	5,836	7.86%
$100,000 - $149,999	10,238	13.79%
$150,000 - $199,999	13,794	18.58%
$200,000 - $299,999	14,739	19.85%
$300,000 - $499,999	15,186	20.46%
$500,000 - $999,999	9,647	12.99%
$1,000,000 or more	2,711	3.65%
Median House Value	$231,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	75,502	-
Less than $500	9,639	12.77%
$500 - $999	28,249	37.41%
$1,000 - $1,499	25,448	33.71%
$1,500 - $1,999	8,703	11.53%
$2,000 - $2,499	2,302	3.05%
$2,500 - $2,999	673	0.89%
$3,000 or more	488	0.65%
Median Rental Costs	$998	-

Demographic

A total of 390,845 people lives in Orleans Parish School District area, Louisiana with 185,513 male and 205,332 female. The males to female ratio is 47.46 to 52.54. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	390,845	-
Male	185,513	47.46%
Female	205,332	52.54%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	390,845	-
Under 5 years	23,112	5.91%
5 - 9 years	22,531	5.76%
10 - 14 years	20,691	5.29%
15 - 19 years	21,638	5.54%
20 - 24 years	25,389	6.50%
25 - 34 years	70,855	18.13%
35 - 44 years	52,231	13.36%
45 - 54 years	47,390	12.13%
55 - 59 years	26,028	6.66%
60 - 64 years	25,699	6.58%
65 - 74 years	34,088	8.72%
75 - 84 years	14,650	3.75%
85 years and older	6,543	1.67%
Median Age	36.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	390,845	-
One Race	383,345	98.08%
White	132,643	33.94%
Black or African American	232,660	59.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native	763	0.20%
Asian	11,361	2.91%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	62	0.02%
Other	5,856	1.50%

Two or more races	7,500	1.92%
White and Black or African American	3,237	0.83%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,108	0.28%
White and Asian	1,078	0.28%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	375	0.10%