Housing

Post–Katrina Commuter Patterns: Based on 2008 Local Employment Dynamics data from the U.S. Census Bureau

Jan 15, 2010

2008 data on where workers live compared to where they work by low, moderate and high–wage levels.

Housing Production Needs: Three Scenarios for New Orleans

Nov 12, 2009

How much more housing and of what type does New Orleans need? And what do you do when market rate vacancies are rising but many people still cannot afford housing?

Prevalent wages and affordable rents

This one-page fact sheet shows the number of workers in the New Orleans area by income range and affordable rent for various occupations making less than $35,000 a year.

Post–Katrina housing affordability challenges continue in 2008, worsening among Orleans Parish very low income renters: Based on 2004, 2007 and 2008 American Community Survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau