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70002 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 70002 covers Metairie, Louisiana, with a population of about 19,240 and a median household income of $65,576.

Population
19,2405,964 per square mile
Median age
38.3about the US average
Median household income
$65,5761.1× the Louisiana median
Poverty rate
12.2%about the US average
Typical home value
$364,954up 5.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,1281.1× the Louisiana median
Degree or higher
50.4%15.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
50.8%14.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,760

Where 70002 is

Metairie, Louisiana — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population19,240
Median age38.3
Family households52.4%
Born outside the US16.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home21.3%
White (non-Hispanic)59.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)16.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.4%
Hispanic or Latino14.7%
Veterans5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$65,576
Income per person$47,580
Poverty rate12.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k4.3%
$15–20k5.1%
$20–25k4.4%
$25–30k6.0%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k5.0%
$40–45k4.4%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k8.3%
$75–100k10.7%
$100–125k5.9%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k8.9%
$200k or more12.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed8,950
Mean adjusted gross income$104,011
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.6%
Returns, under $25k33.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.6%
Returns, $200k or more10.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$379,400
Median gross rent$1,128
Rent as a share of household income30.8%
Owner-occupied50.8%
Vacant homes8.5%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house45.4%
Attached house2%
2 to 4 units8.4%
5 to 19 units17.3%
20 or more units26.7%
Mobile home0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$364,954as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 30%
Typical asking rent$1,335as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$370,709$179,857

$179,857 in 2000 to $364,954 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.4%
High school diploma or higher94.5%
Works from home12%
Drives to work alone70.8%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity37.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19% 1.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.4% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79% 4.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.3% 7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.4% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use83.1% 7.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.3% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.3% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,760
People employed25,945
Annual payroll$1,505,640,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 90.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss90.6 out of 100
Community resilience96.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding89.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm81.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave71.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave66.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake38.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind29.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide28.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Louisiana and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPLouisianaUnited States
Median household income$65,576$60,023$78,538
Income per person$47,580$34,211$43,289
Poverty rate12.2%18.9%12.4%
Median home value$379,400$208,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,128$1,038$1,348
Homeownership50.8%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.4%26.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%6.3%5.2%
Works from home12%7.2%13.5%
Born outside the US16.9%4.7%13.9%
Median age38.337.838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationNEW ORLEANS INTL AP, LA US8.7 km away
Rain in a year63 in

Average high and low by month

January62.5°F / 46.1°F5.18 in rain
February66.4°F / 49.7°F4.13 in rain
March72.3°F / 55.3°F4.36 in rain
April78.5°F / 61.7°F5.22 in rain
May85.3°F / 69°F5.64 in rain
June90°F / 74.7°F7.62 in rain
July91.4°F / 76.5°F6.79 in rain
August91.3°F / 76.6°F6.91 in rain
September88.1°F / 73.5°F5.11 in rain
October80.6°F / 64.3°F3.7 in rain
November71.2°F / 53.7°F3.87 in rain
December64.8°F / 48.4°F4.82 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket7% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Jefferson Parish School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability10.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

70001 Metairie, LA2.6 km away
70006 Metairie, LA2.8 km away
70004 Metairie, LA3 km away
70009 Metairie, LA3 km away
70010 Metairie, LA3 km away
70011 Metairie, LA3 km away
70033 Metairie, LA3 km away
70055 Metairie, LA3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Jefferson Parish100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.23 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq mi
Population density5,964 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.0098, -90.1630

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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