People QuickFacts Metairie CDP Louisiana Population, 2011 estimate X 4,574,766 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base X 4,533,372 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 X 0.9% Population, 2010 138,481 4,533,372 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 5.9% 6.9% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 19.5% 24.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 17.1% 12.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.3% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 80.0% 62.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 10.4% 32.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.7% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 3.3% 1.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.0% 1.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 12.6% 4.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 72.4% 60.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 85.1% 85.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 12.4% 3.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 16.7% 8.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 87.7% 81.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 32.7% 21.1% Veterans, 2007-2011 9,922 314,677 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 20.8 24.9  Housing units, 2010 65,691 1,964,981 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 63.0% 67.9% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 33.4% 18.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $211,100 $135,400 Households, 2007-2011 58,049 1,675,097 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.37 2.60 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $32,281 $23,853 Median household income, 2007-2011 $52,150 $44,086 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 10.7% 18.4%     Business QuickFacts Metairie CDP Louisiana Total number of firms, 2007 16,375 375,808 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 15.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.3% 2.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.3% 27.4%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 286,298 205,054,723 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 971,560 51,415,553 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,861,291 56,543,203 Retail sales per capita, 2007 NA $12,921 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 376,245 9,729,869     Geography QuickFacts Metairie CDP Louisiana Land area in square miles, 2010 23.22 43,203.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 5,963.4 104.9 FIPS Code 50115 22 Counties Jefferson Parish (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts