ZIP 70005 · Metairie
Who lives in ZIP code 70005 (Metairie, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Metairie, LA · Jefferson Parish
uszips 2026
People24,088
Median age44.7
Household income$89,194
Home value$432,666
Median rent$1,178/mo
Poverty8.1%
College degree+52.7%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Wider region
- New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2,216 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,644
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.8% are 65 or older; 79.8% are adults.
Household income
44.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $52,599.
Education (adults 25+)
46.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.2%
- Never married
- 28.3%
- Divorced
- 15.1%
- Widowed
- 8.4%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 57.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.1%
- Rent burden
- 22.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 21.1%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.0%
- Veterans
- 4.0%
- With a disability
- 13.9%
- No health insurance
- 8.5%
- Limited English
- 3.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.