New Orleans–Metairie–Hammond combined statistical area

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Location of the New Orleans–Metairie–Hammond CSA and its components:

  New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner MSA

  Hammond MSA

  Bogalusa μSA

  Picayune μSA

  Louisiana

  Mississippi

The New Orleans–Metairie–Hammond combined statistical area is made up of ten parishes in southeastern Louisiana and one county in Mississippi. The statistical area consists of the New Orleans metropolitan statistical area (MSA), Hammond metropolitan statistical area, Picayune micropolitan statistical area (μSA), and the Bogalusa micropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census estimates, the CSA had a population of 1,510,672.

The area was severely affected by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005.

Parishes and counties[]

Louisiana

• Jefferson
• Orleans
• Plaquemines
• St. Bernard
• St. Charles
• St. James
• St. John the Baptist
• St. Tammany
• Tangipahoa
• Washington

Mississippi

• Pearl River

Communities[]

Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants[]

• New Orleans (Principal city)
• Kenner
• Metairie (census-designated place; Principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants[]

Places with less than 10,000 inhabitants[]

Demographics[]

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,360,436 people, 515,054 households, and 347,173 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 57.7% White, 37.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 2.1% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.3% of the population.

The median income for a household in the CSA was $37,053, and the median income for a family was $42,860. Males had a median income of $35,659 versus $23,150 for females. The per capita income for the CSA was $17,474.

See also[]

• Louisiana census statistical areas
• List of cities, towns, and villages in Louisiana
• List of census-designated places in Louisiana
• Pearl River County, Mississippi

References[]