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Economic Synergies across Southeast Louisiana
April 2013 New!
Southeast Louisiana has received high rankings for economic performance recently, but projected job growth lags more robust southern metros. Working together, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Houma-Thibodaux can produce greater, sustainable economic growth. Learn more.

Easy look–up tables of Census 2010, American Community Survey 2006–2010, and 2010 Local Employment Dynamics data for each New Orleans neighborhood statistical area — great background info for grantwriters and neighborhood leaders. Includes data on housing and housing costs, income and poverty, transportation, educational attainment, language, employment, and more.
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Geographies of Poverty: Mapping CollectionDecember 2012Block group maps of American Community Survey 2007–2011, Census 2010, and 2010 Local Employment Dynamics data for New Orleans. Includes GNOCDC–enhanced data for poverty and eight key indicators of poverty. |
Economic Synergies across Southeast LouisianaApril 2013 New!What strengths do Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Houma-Thibodaux together offer for accelerating growth in legacy industries and growing new industries? This report examines commuter patterns, industry specializations, and freight flows data to answer these questions. | Strengthening Our Workforce from WithinJanuary 2013How many New Orleanians lack literacy skills? Who are they? What is needed for an effective workforce development system? What occupations are in high demand? This report examines ACS, Louisiana Workforce Commission, and other data to answer these questions. |
Economic Ties across Southeast LouisianaApril 2012How many workers commute between the New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Houma-Thibodaux metro? What is a super region? This report uses 2010 Local Employment Dynamics data from the Census Bureau to examine where workers live and work across Southeast Louisiana. |
Building an Inclusive, High–Skilled WorkforceMarch 2012How does the New Orleans regional workforce stack up in the New Economy? And how can we leverage our diverse workforce to take advantage of new economic opportunities? This report examines 2010 census data, ACS data, and other data sets to answer these questions. Included are population projections by race/ethnicity and age through 2030. |
Regional “Export” IndustriesAugust 2011This brief examines employment in the region and the “export” industries that drive economic growth. Featuring a podcast interview with Dr. Allison Plyer and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. |
Economic TimelineAugust 2010Historical events that shaped the New Orleans Economy from 1700–2010 |
Coastal EmploymentJuly 2010This brief describes employment in coastal Louisiana two years prior to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. The jobs data within this brief serves as a baseline against which future impacts of the oil disaster may be compared. |
Benchmarks for BlightAugust 2012There 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. |
Video: Drivers of Housing DemandJuly 2012Five-minute video of Drivers of Housing Demand: Preparing for the Impending Elder Boom. |
Drivers of Housing DemandNovember 2011How 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. |
Housing Development and AbandonmentOctober 2011This 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. |
Average Household Size and Group QuartersMay 2011This 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. |
Want less blight? Create more jobs.May 2011How 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. |
Population Loss and Vacant Housing in New Orleans NeighborhoodsRevised April 2011This brief examines 2010 census data for New Orleans’ neighborhoods. Included are data on total population, housing units and vacant housing units. |
Optimizing Blight StrategiesNovember 2010How strong is your neighborhood's housing market? And how can limited resources be used to maximize blight reduction across New Orleans? |
Job Sprawl in Metro New OrleansJuly 20102008 data on the location and density of jobs and workers by income level and industry with implications for the location of workforce housing. |
Post–Katrina Commuter PatternsJanuary 20102008 data on where workers live compared to where they work by low, moderate and high–wage levels. |
Housing Production NeedsNovember 2009How much more housing and of what type does New Orleans need? And what do you do when market rate vacancies are rising but many people still cannot afford housing? |
Prevalent Wages and Affordable RentsNovember 2009This one-page fact sheet shows the number of workers in the New Orleans area by income range and affordable rent for various occupations making less than $35,000 a year. |
Housing Affordability in the New Orleans MetroOctober 2009In 2008, homeowners in New Orleans were more likely to face unaffordable housing costs than homeowners nationwide. And renters across the entire metro area faced a housing affordability crisis more severe than the nation. |
See also…
Housing Damage Estimates‚ The New Orleans Index at Six‚ ZIP Code Population Indicators |
ZIP Code Population IndicatorsMay 2013 Updated!Data on households actively receiving mail by ZIP code provides insight into the rate of population change in the 7–parish area. Plus, information about various sources of postal data. |
Total Population by ParishMarch 2013Census population counts (1980–2010) and latest estimates (2012) for each of the 7 parishes in the New Orleans metro area. |
Who Lives in New Orleans and the Metro Area Now?October 2012This brief examines 2011 demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau and identifies significant changes since the Census 2000 in parishes across the metro area. |
Assets & Opportunity ProfileAugust 2012This report examines the financial security of New Orleans families, including how many people in our community live without a checking or savings account, car, health insurance, a healthy credit score, and other assets. |
Neighborhood Growth RatesJuly 2012This brief examines 2012 data for New Orleans neighborhoods, and identifies changes in households receiving mail since 2005 and 2010. |
Poverty in Southeast Louisiana Post-KatrinaJune 2012This brief examines 2008–2010 ACS data for Southeast Louisiana, including the New Orleans metro and Houma–Thibodaux metro. Included is a data visualization with detailed poverty rates for 13 parishes. |
Homeownership, Household Makeup, and Latino and Vietnamese Population Growth in the New Orleans MetroRevised June 2011This brief examines 2010 census data for all parishes in the New Orleans metro and identifies changes from past decades. Included are data on homeownership rate, household makeup, and the Latino and Vietnamese populations. |
Shifts in Population and Loss of Children across the New Orleans Metro AreaRevised April 2011This brief examines 2010 census data for all of the cities, towns and parishes in the New Orleans Metro Area and identifies changes from past decades. Included are total population counts and child population counts. |
The Loss of Children from New Orleans NeighborhoodsRevised April 2011This brief examines 2010 census data for New Orleans neighborhoods and identifies changes from past decades. Included are total population counts, child population counts, percent of total population that are children and child population density. |
What Census 2010 Reveals about Population and Housing in New Orleans and the Metro AreaRevised April 2011This brief examines 2010 census data for New Orleans and the metro area, and identifies changes from past decades. Included are data on total population, age, race/ethnicity, number of housing units and occupancy status. |
Pre-Katrina Data Center Web SitePre-Katrina 2000Pre-storm data and background info on all 73 New Orleans neighborhoods, plus our articles, demographic maps, and data for the 10-parish area. |
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Report
Twenty indicators measuring greater New Orleans’ progress toward prosperity through economic growth, inclusion, quality of life, and sustainability. |
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Video Briefing
5–minute video briefing on New Orleans’ recovery based on the Index. |
Book
Resilience and Opportunity, published by Brookings Institution Press, builds on the author essays from The New Orleans Index at Five collection, which reported about important post–Katrina reform efforts, with additional reforms from Mississippi. |
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Video Intro
3–minute intro to Resilience and Opportunity by several editors and authors. |
Demographic data for places in Southeast LouisianaSeptember 2012A reference for understanding communities impacted by Hurricane Isaac. |
Facts for Features: Katrina RecoveryFebruary 2013Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, what does the very latest data say about how the city and region are doing? |
Facts for Features: Katrina ImpactAugust 2012A brief summary of the data on deaths, displaced residents, damages and recovery funding. |
Recovery Funding GapJanuary 2008Damages caused by Hurricane Katrina and Rita dwarfed those caused by previous disasters. Most federal spending has gone for relief, not rebuilding. Private insurance plus charitable giving does not close the gap. |
Housing Damage Estimates2006Detailed tables on the extent of damage, type of damage, tenure, insurance status, and housing type are provided for impacted states, as well as select counties in Mississippi, parishes in Louisiana, and each of Orleans Parish’s 14 Planning Districts. |
Hurricane ImpactPost-Katrina 2005Reports on the immediate impact of Hurricane Katrina, covering issues such as demographics, race and class, business and job losses. |
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