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August 30, 2007
Table 1:
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New Orleans Population by Race/Hispanic
ethnicity, 2000-2006 |
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Total |
white, non-Hispanic |
Black, non-Hispanic |
Hispanic |
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2000 Census |
484,674 |
132,498 |
326,622 |
14,826 |
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7/1/2005 |
452,170 |
122,107 |
304,685 |
14,536 |
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7/1/2006 |
223,388 |
77,680 |
130,224 |
9,140 |
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Population change: |
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2000-2005 |
-32,504 |
-10,391 |
-21,937 |
-290 |
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2005-2006 |
-228,782 |
-44,427 |
-174,461 |
-5,396 |
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% change: |
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2000-2005 |
-6.7% |
-2.1% |
-4.5% |
-0.1% |
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2005-2006 |
-50.6% |
-36.4% |
-57.3% |
-37.1% |
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Note: Data are for
Orleans Parish. |
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Source: Census
Bureau,
County Characteristics Resident Population
Estimates, |
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August 9, 2007.
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Edwin S. Rubenstein (email
him) is President of
ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis. |
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