where we live now in new orleans, 10 years later
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In New Orleans, the black community has shrunk. In Jefferson Parish it has grown. In St. Tammany,relatively safe from anxiety of hurricane season, every demographic has has surged. Below, census datareveal how Hurricane Katrina reshaped the metropolitan area.TRANSCRIPT
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Where we live now, 10 years later...In New Orleans, the black community has shrunk. In Jefferson Parish it has grown. In St. Tammany, relatively safe from anxiety of hurricane season, every demographic has has surged. Below, census data reveal how Hurricane Katrina reshaped the metropolitan area.
PERCENT CHANGE, 2000-2014: White: -20.9% Black: +10.5% Hispanic: +85.3% Asian: +28.7% TOTAL: -4.3%
PERCENT CHANGE, 2000-2014: White: -7% Black: -30.1% Hispanic: +43.7% Asian: +3.9% TOTAL: -20.7%
PERCENT CHANGE, 2000-2014: White: -15.8% Black: -24.8% Hispanic: +249.2% Asian: +25.2% TOTAL: -12.4%
PERCENT CHANGE, 2000-2014: White: -49.9% Black: +89.1% Hispanic: +24.1% Asian: +18.5% TOTAL: -33.9%
PERCENT CHANGE, 2000-2014: White: +2% Black: +14% Hispanic: +129.9% Asian: +87.4% TOTAL: +9.7%
PERCENT CHANGE, 2000-2014: White: --1.1% Black: +1.4% Hispanic: +190% Asian: +450% TOTAL: +2%
PERCENT CHANGE, 2000-2014: White: -25% Black: +24.5% Hispanic: +92.7% Asian: +44.8% TOTAL: +1.6%
PERCENT CHANGE, 2000-2014: White: +19.8% Black: +54.3% Hispanic: +179.5% Asian: +130% TOTAL: +28.5%
PERCENT CHANGE, 2000-2014: White: -10.3% Black: -13.4% Hispanic: +81.4% Asian: +24.8% TOTAL: -6.4%
2000
2010
2014*
455,466
432,552
435,716
By EMMETT MAYER III, Special to The Advocate
White Black Hispanic Asian Other
Jefferson Parish
2000
2010
2014*
484,674
343,829
384,320
Orleans Parish
2000
2010
2014*
26,757
23,042
23,447
Plaquemines Parish
2000
2010
2014*
67,229
35,897
44,409
St. Bernard Parish
2000
2010
2014*
48,072
52,780
52,745
St. Charles Parish
2000
2010
2014*
21,216
22,102
21,638
St. James Parish
2000
2010
2014*
43,044
45,924
43,745
St. John the Baptist Parish
2000
2010
2014*
191,268
233,740
245,829
St. Tammany Parish
METRO AREA
0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and The Data Center