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Metairie, LA Demographics

Metairie, LA is the 4th most populous of 488 cities in Louisiana, with 143,507 residents across 23 square miles. That is about 6,197 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population	143,507
Land area	23 sq mi
Density	6,197 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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Figures come from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey, compared against national averages.

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