Housing in Central City at a glance
- Population
- about 13,689
- Housing units
- about 8,610
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $290,000New Orleans: $315,700 (-8%)
- Median gross rent
- $990 a monthNew Orleans: $1,251 (-21%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 24.8%New Orleans: 51.2%
- Homes built before 1980
- 73%
- Median year built
- 1951
Owners are scarce in Central City: only 24.8% of households own, the lowest share of the ten sectors and 26.4 points under the New Orleans figure of 51.2%. The sector lies south-west of the centre, and prices run below the city, with a $290,000 median value 8% under $315,700 and rent of $990 ranking ninth of ten, 21% lower. The typical home dates from 1951, and 73% were put up before 1980. Audubon next door is a very different market: $934,000 values and $1,880 rent. Mid-city is closer in spirit, with 27.5% owners, but its $1,410 rent is far higher than Central City's. Renting households number 4,416 against just 1,459 owning, across 8,610 homes and 13,689 residents. Both named neighbours are valued well above Central City, which sits low in the list on rent and on ownership. Together, those facts make it the most renter-heavy of the ten sectors, though its rent is below the city's $1,251.
Questions about Central City
What is the median home value in Central City, New Orleans?
$290,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $315,700 for New Orleans as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Central City?
$990 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,251 in New Orleans (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Central City own or rent?
Most rent: 24.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 51.2% in New Orleans (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 9 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Central City is one of the 10 most populous of 72 neighborhood statistical areas of New Orleans: estimated population about 13,689 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from New Orleans Public Library, City Archives, Neighborhood Statistical Areas (City Planning Commission boundaries), consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for New Orleans as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Central City. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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