ZIP 70002 · Metairie
Who lives in ZIP code 70002 (Metairie, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Metairie, LA · Jefferson Parish
uszips 2026
People19,426
Median age38.1
Household income$65,436
Home value$381,882
Median rent$1,175/mo
Poverty15.0%
College degree+49.5%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Wider region
- New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2,325 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,881
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.0% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
31.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,140.
Education (adults 25+)
44.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
16.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.8%
- Never married
- 36.7%
- Divorced
- 16.5%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 2.98
- Dual-income families
- 51.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 50.7%
- Rent burden
- 33.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- 19.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.0%
- Veterans
- 4.8%
- With a disability
- 13.1%
- No health insurance
- 13.3%
- Limited English
- 6.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.