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[The Data Center, August 28, 2015]
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<p>Allison Plyer, The Data Center</p>
<p>Published: Aug 28, 2015</p>
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<p><strong>New Orleans is a smaller city but continues to grow nearly ten years after Katrina.</strong></p>
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As of July 2014, the U.S. Census Bureau has estimated New Orleans’ population at 384,320, or 79 percent of its 2000 population of 484,674. The metro area, with 1,251,849 residents, has 94 percent of its 2000 population of 1,337,726.1</li>
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According to the Census Bureau, the population of New Orleans and the metro area grew by 5,314 people and 9,900 people, respectively, between July 2013 and July 2014.</li>
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As of June 2015, Valassis, Inc. data on households receiving mail indicates that more than half (40) of New Orleans’ 72 neighborhoods have recovered 90 percent of their June 2005 population, and 16 neighborhoods have more population than they did in June 2005.</li>
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<p><strong>Metro New Orleans is taking the first steps toward a new path, with signs of a more competitive economy and expanded amenities.</strong></p>
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New Orleans’ sales tax revenue for Jan-May 2015 was 29 percent higher than for the same months in 2005 pre-Katrina (despite the city’s smaller population today), and 49 percent higher than in 2009 at the depth of the Great Recession.2</li>
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Metro New Orleans has rebounded from the Great Recession impressively. As of 2014, metro New Orleans had reached 5 percent above its 2008 recession-era employment level while the nation had reached just 1 percent above its 2008 job level.</li>
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Entrepreneurship in metro New Orleans at 471 business startups per 100,000 adults in the three-year period ending in 2013 exceeds the nation by 64 percent.</li>
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Bikeways and trails (including shared lanes) are growing exponentially in New Orleans. As of 2014, the city had 92.4 miles of bikeways as compared to the 10.7 miles that existed in 2004.</li>
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<p>Published: Aug 28, 2015</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>New Orleans is a smaller city but continues to grow nearly ten years after Katrina.</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
As of July 2014, the U.S. Census Bureau has estimated New Orleans’ population at 384,320, or 79 percent of its 2000 population of 484,674. The metro area, with 1,251,849 residents, has 94 percent of its 2000 population of 1,337,726.1</li>
<li>
According to the Census Bureau, the population of New Orleans and the metro area grew by 5,314 people and 9,900 people, respectively, between July 2013 and July 2014.</li>
<li>
As of June 2015, Valassis, Inc. data on households receiving mail indicates that more than half (40) of New Orleans’ 72 neighborhoods have recovered 90 percent of their June 2005 population, and 16 neighborhoods have more population than they did in June 2005.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Metro New Orleans is taking the first steps toward a new path, with signs of a more competitive economy and expanded amenities.</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
New Orleans’ sales tax revenue for Jan-May 2015 was 29 percent higher than for the same months in 2005 pre-Katrina (despite the city’s smaller population today), and 49 percent higher than in 2009 at the depth of the Great Recession.2</li>
<li>
Metro New Orleans has rebounded from the Great Recession impressively. As of 2014, metro New Orleans had reached 5 percent above its 2008 recession-era employment level while the nation had reached just 1 percent above its 2008 job level.</li>
<li>
Entrepreneurship in metro New Orleans at 471 business startups per 100,000 adults in the three-year period ending in 2013 exceeds the nation by 64 percent.</li>
<li>
Bikeways and trails (including shared lanes) are growing exponentially in New Orleans. As of 2014, the city had 92.4 miles of bikeways as compared to the 10.7 miles that existed in 2004.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.datacenterresearch.org/data-resources/katrina/facts-for-features-katrina-recovery/">MORE>></a></p>