A periodic email alert about new publications and data updates from GNOCDC
Easy look–up tables of Census 2010 data for each New Orleans neighborhood — great background info for grantwriters and neighborhood leaders. Includes data on population, basic demographics, household characteristics, homeownership rates, vacant units, and more. Find your neighborhood data profile.
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. |
Drivers of Housing DemandNovember 2011 New!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. |
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? |
Benchmarks for BlightOctober 2010Over the last year, New Orleans has dramatically reduced the level of blight in the city. This is in contrast to many cities around the country where blight is growing or has declined only slightly. |
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 IndicatorsJanuary 2012Data 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. |
Who Lives in New Orleans and the Metro Area Now?September 2011This brief examines 2010 ACS data for Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, and the metro area, and identifies significant changes since 2000. Included are data on poverty, income, educational attainment, access to vehicles, the foreign born population, and homeowners without a mortgage. |
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. |
Total Population CountsFebruary 2011Census population counts 1980–2010 for each of the 7 parishes in the New Orleans metro area. |
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. |
Facts for Features: Katrina RecoveryAugust 2011Six years after Hurricane Katrina, what does the very latest data say about how the city and region are doing? |
Facts for Features: Katrina ImpactAugust 2011A 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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