Metairie, Louisiana

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 136477
|1980= 164160
|1990= 149428
|2000= 146136
|2010= 138481
|2020= 143507
|footnote=source:<ref name="Census of Population and Housing" /><ref>[http://louisiana.gov/Explore/Historical_Census/PL94B1.php Population of Louisiana cities & Towns by population – 1990 & 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521200608/http://louisiana.gov/Explore/Historical_Census/PL94B1.php|date=2017-05-21 }}. Retrieved 2013-08-19.</ref>[http://www.city-data.com/city/Metairie-Louisiana.html]
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Metairie CDP, Louisiana – Racial and Ethnic Composition'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. Census Bureau treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Metairie CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US2250115&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Metairie CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2250115&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Metairie CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2250115&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|119,535
|100,280
|style='background: #ffffe6; |89,070
|81.80%
|72.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |62.07%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|9,860
|14,020
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,827
|6.75%
|10.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.03%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|336
|294
|style='background: #ffffe6; |247
|0.23%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.17%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4,002
|4,458
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,474
|2.74%
|3.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.81%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|31
|39
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|0.02%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|129
|372
|style='background: #ffffe6; |817
|0.09%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,648
|1,571
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,604
|1.13%
|1.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.21%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|10,595
|17,447
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27,444
|7.25%
|12.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.12%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''146,136'''
|'''138,481'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''143,507'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

According to the 2019 [[American Community Survey]], there were 130,427 people living in the census-designated place.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Census profile: Metairie, LA|url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US2250115-metairie-la/|access-date=2021-07-17|website=Census Reporter|language=en}}</ref> At the [[2010 United States census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 138,481 people living in Metairie.<ref name="Census of Population and Housing"/> The [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] reported 143,507 people living in the CDP. As of 2019, population density was 5,607.7 people per square mile, with a median age of 40.6.

At the 2019 American Community Survey, the racial and ethnic makeup was 69% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 10% [[African Americans|Black and African American]], 4% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 1% multiracial, and 16% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic and Latino American]]. According to 2017 census estimates, the racial makeup of Metairie was 67.5% White, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino American of any race, 9.9% Black and African American, 3.9% Asian, 0.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], 0.9% from two or more races, and 0.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Metairie, Louisiana (LA) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders|url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Metairie-Louisiana.html|website=www.city-data.com|access-date=July 17, 2021}}</ref> By the time of the 2020 census, its racial and ethnic makeup was 62.89% non-Hispanic white, 10.98% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 3.73% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 18.20% two or more races, and 18.42% Hispanic or Latino American of any race.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2250115&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1 |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Among the population of Metairie, 52% were female in 2019. There were 56,421 households with an average of 2.63 persons per household. An estimated 52% of households were married couples living together, 23% non-family, 18% female householder with no male present, and 7% male householder with no female present. Approximately 61,354 housing units were in the community, and 92% were occupied; 59% of housing units were owner-occupied, and 64% of housing units were single unit structures. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $246,600, and the median household income was $60,404. Residents had a per capita income of $35,007 at the 2019 American Community Survey.<ref name=":2" />

===Religion===
In Metairie, 54.1% of residents identified with some religion as of 2019. Due to Spanish and French colonial influence, Metairie and the surrounding area have an overwhelmingly Catholic populace. Approximately 34.6% identify with the [[Catholic Church]], served by the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans]]; 5.9% were [[Baptists|Baptist]], 3.1% [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]], 1.4% [[Methodism|Methodist]], 0.6% [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]], 0.6% [[Latter Day Saint movement|Latter-Day Saints]], 0.5% [[Anglicanism|Anglican]], and 0.5% from another [[List of Christian denominations|Christian group]] including the [[Metropolitan Community Church]] among others.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/louisiana/metairie|title=Metairie, Louisiana Religion|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref>

Approximately 0.7% were [[Islam|Muslims]] and 0.4% identified with an [[Eastern religions|Eastern religion]] such as [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], or [[Sikhism]];<ref name=":1" /> 0.6% of the community claimed affiliation with [[Judaism]].<ref name=":1" /> Metairie is home to Congregation Gates of Prayer, a [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] synagogue, and beside it is [[Congregation Beth Israel (New Orleans)|Congregation Beth Israel]], the oldest [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] congregation in the New Orleans metro area. Beth Israel constructed its new building in Metairie in 2012, several years after its building in [[Lakeview, New Orleans]] was destroyed by [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tapper |first=Josh |date=2015-08-17 |title=10 years on, Katrina still fosters a bond for New Orleans Jews |language=en-US |work=The Times of Israel |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/for-new-orleans-jews-katrina-10-years-on-still-fosters-communal-bond/ |access-date=2022-11-21}}</ref>