Population Forecast
5 year Forecast - -2.9%
The current population of the New Orleans-Houma, LA Market is 1,699,997 as of the April 2025 PopStats estimate. PopStat’s Trend models indicate a 5 year population change of -2.9%, resulting in a Population of 1,650,108 by April 2030. This percentage change in Population ranks 164th across STI Markets. The New Orleans-Houma, LA Market currently ranks 63rd in overall population, and will rank 64th by April 2030.
High and Low Range - -4.6% to 5.3%
While the summation of mid range 5 year forecasts foresee a change in Population of -2.9% for New Orleans-Houma, LA Market. The forecast high ranges of these forecasts leaves open the possibility for a Population change as high as 5.3% at 1,790,451. Similarly a population change as low as -4.6% at 1,621,855 is not without possibility.
Figure 73: Population Trend and Forecast
10 year Projections - -4.1%
By April 2035 we project the Population of the New Orleans-Houma, LA Market to be 1,630,421 resulting in a change of -4.1% compared to the current Population. This projected percentage change in Population ranks 163rd across STI Markets. The New Orleans-Houma, LA Market currently ranks 63rd in overall population, and will rank 69th by April 2035.
