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70118 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 70118 covers New Orleans, Louisiana, with a population of about 36,061 and a median household income of $62,665.

Population
36,0617,797 per square mile
Median age
32.76 points below the US average
Median household income
$62,665about the Louisiana median
Poverty rate
24.3%11.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$364,976down 9.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,2571.2× the Louisiana median
Degree or higher
54%19 points above the US average
Homeownership
50.4%14.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
680

Where 70118 is

New Orleans, 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

Population36,061
Median age32.7
Family households46.7%
Born outside the US9.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home14.4%
White (non-Hispanic)47%
Black (non-Hispanic)34%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Hispanic or Latino11%
Veterans2.5%
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$62,665
Income per person$44,179
Poverty rate24.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.3%
$10–15k4.9%
$15–20k4.5%
$20–25k7.6%
$25–30k3.3%
$30–35k4.0%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k5.7%
$60–75k8.1%
$75–100k9.9%
$100–125k6.8%
$125–150k4.9%
$150–200k6.9%
$200k or more14.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,420
Mean adjusted gross income$132,922
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13.2%
Returns, under $25k33.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.6%
Returns, $200k or more13.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$451,600
Median gross rent$1,257
Rent as a share of household income36.9%
Owner-occupied50.4%
Vacant homes18%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house45.9%
Attached house7.2%
2 to 4 units35.5%
5 to 19 units4.2%
20 or more units7.1%
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$364,976as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 9.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 11.7%
Typical asking rent$1,701as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 23.3%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 44.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$439,486$127,490

$127,490 in 2000 to $364,976 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,701$1,175

$1,175 in 2016 to $1,701 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher54%
High school diploma or higher92%
Works from home14.9%
Drives to work alone50.3%
Takes public transport4.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.6%
Health

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

Obesity28.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.5% 8.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.6% 6.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.6% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.7% 2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.5% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.3% 7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.8% 3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21% 3.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.3% 4.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness40.6% 6.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.6% 6.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments680
People employed17,347
Annual payroll$905,195,000
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 53.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 22 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.3 out of 100
Community resilience99.9 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.

Hurricane94.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding82.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave60.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning58.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail49.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather33.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado20.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding15.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide15.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind13.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire6.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm2.4Very 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$62,665$60,023$78,538
Income per person$44,179$34,211$43,289
Poverty rate24.3%18.9%12.4%
Median home value$451,600$208,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,257$1,038$1,348
Homeownership50.4%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher54%26.6%35%
Unemployment rate7.1%6.3%5.2%
Works from home14.9%7.2%13.5%
Born outside the US9.1%4.7%13.9%
Median age32.737.838.7
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 AUDUBON, LA US3.8 km away
Rain in a year65 in

Average high and low by month

January64.3°F / 46.5°F4.95 in rain
February68.4°F / 50.5°F4.14 in rain
March74.5°F / 55.8°F4.6 in rain
April80.9°F / 62°F4.99 in rain
May87.9°F / 69.3°F5.39 in rain
June92.5°F / 74.9°F7.37 in rain
July93.9°F / 76.6°F8.77 in rain
August94°F / 76.9°F6.8 in rain
September90.1°F / 73.6°F5.72 in rain
October82.6°F / 64.7°F3.58 in rain
November72.9°F / 54.6°F3.78 in rain
December66.4°F / 49°F4.51 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 supermarket7% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket17% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket31% 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%.

Orleans 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability14.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

70125 New Orleans, LA2 km away
70115 New Orleans, LA3.3 km away
70121 New Orleans, LA3.5 km away
70113 New Orleans, LA3.9 km away
70119 New Orleans, LA4.6 km away
70163 New Orleans, LA4.6 km away
70004 Metairie, LA4.7 km away
70009 Metairie, LA4.7 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.

Orleans Parish100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.62 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq mi
Population density7,797 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.9504, -90.1236

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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