Housing in Mid-city at a glance
- Population
- about 13,897
- Housing units
- about 7,536
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $384,000New Orleans: $315,700 (+22%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,410 a monthNew Orleans: $1,251 (+13%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 27.5%New Orleans: 51.2%
- Homes built before 1980
- 77%
- Median year built
- 1944
West of the centre of New Orleans, Mid-city rents more than it owns: 27.5% of households own, ninth of ten, 23.7 points under the city's 51.2%. Yet its prices land high in the New Orleans range, with a $384,000 median value, third of ten and 22% above the city, and $1,410 in rent, also third. The housing is old, its middle home dates from 1944, and 77% of it predates 1980. Lakeview next door tops the group at $591,000 and $2,000 rent, and 79% of its households own, so Mid-city is the renter-heavy side of the pair. Central City is alike on tenure, at 24.8% owners, but much lower on rent, $990. Of Mid-city's 7,536 homes, the households inside split 1,703 owning to 4,486 renting, among 13,897 residents. Seen against the city's 51.2% owner share, the gap is large, and it is the reverse of Lakeview's pattern.
Questions about Mid-city
What is the median home value in Mid-city, New Orleans?
$384,000 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 Mid-city?
$1,410 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 Mid-city own or rent?
Most rent: 27.5% 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 7 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.
Mid-city is one of the 10 most populous of 72 neighborhood statistical areas of New Orleans: estimated population about 13,897 (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 Mid-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
Work in one of these trades in Mid-city? Ask for your spot.