ZIP 70126 · New Orleans
Who lives in ZIP code 70126 (New Orleans, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
New Orleans, LA · Orleans Parish
uszips 2026
People27,047
Median age38.4
Household income$41,709
Home value$190,510
Median rent$1,103/mo
Poverty27.2%
College degree+23.2%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Wider region
- New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 865 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,028
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.5% are 65 or older; 77.5% are adults.
Household income
16.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,302.
Education (adults 25+)
36.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 21.8%
- Never married
- 54.0%
- Divorced
- 17.5%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.65
- Dual-income families
- 31.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 54.2%
- Rent burden
- 54.2%
- Men / women
- 46% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.8%
- Unemployment
- 12.1%
- Self-employed
- 14.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.4%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 18.2%
- No health insurance
- 7.9%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.