Median Age in Orleans Parish, LA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Median Age
38.8 years −0.3% vs nat'l
Rank #2,425 of 3,222
25th percentile

How Orleans Parish Compares

Orleans Parish
38.8 years
Louisiana Average
38.8 years
Rank #36 of 64 in state
National
38.9 years
0.3% below

National Distribution

Where Orleans Parish falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for median age.

21.4 years 86.2 years

■ Orleans Parish: 38.8 years

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,422 Pratt County, KS 38.8 years
#2,423 Wichita County, KS 38.8 years
#2,424 Simpson County, KY 38.8 years
#2,425 Orleans Parish, LA 38.8 years
#2,426 Anoka County, MN 38.8 years
#2,427 Lawrence County, MO 38.8 years
#2,428 Camden County, NJ 38.8 years
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Median Age in Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Orleans Parish, Louisiana has a median age of 38.8 years, which ranks #2,425 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 0.3% below the national value of 38.9 years.

Within Louisiana, Orleans Parish ranks #36 of 64 out of 64 counties. This places it in the 25th percentile nationally.

The median age of the total population. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.