In 1980 the New Orleans City Planning Commission, for planning and decision-making purposes, divided the city into Census Tract based 'neighborhoods'. Additional neighborhoods were created after the 1990 and 2000 Censuses. Following Hurricane Katrina the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center (GNOCDC) settled on these boundaries to facilitate the use of local data in decision-making. These neighborhoods underwent further change during the 2010 Census due to modifications (consolidation and/or splitting) of Census Tracts. The resulting boundaries were renamed as 'Neighborhood Statistical Areas' to reflect their actual function. Census Tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county or statistically equivalent entity delineated by local participants as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program. The primary purpose of Census Tracts is to provide a stable set of geographic units for the presentation of decennial census data.

Following the 2020 Census, the New Orleans City Council passed ordinance MCS 28968 redistricting the City of New Orleans effective on the second Monday in January 2026. These static files can be used leading up to the change of official council districts on January 12, 2026. Included are a file geodatabase and independent shapefiles.

Census data (block, block group, tract) for New Orleans, compiled by the New Orleans Regional Planning Commission.Scroll down to red Census tab then click on New Orleans tab.

A. SUMMARY The Department of Public Health and the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, with support from the Planning Department, created these 41 neighborhoods by grouping 2010 Census tracts, using common real estate and residents’ definitions for the purpose of providing consistency in the analysis and reporting of socio-economic, demographic, and environmental data, and data on City-funded programs and services. These neighborhoods are not codified in Planning Code nor Administrative Code, although this map is referenced in Planning Code Section 415 as the “American Community Survey Neighborhood Profile Boundaries Map. Note: These are NOT statistical boundaries as they are not controlled for population size. This is also NOT an official map of neighborhood boundaries in SF but an aggregation of Census tracts and should be used in conjunction with other spatial boundaries for decision making. B. HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED This dataset is produced by assigning Census tracts to neighborhoods based on existing neighborhood definitions used by Planning and MOHCD. A qualitative assessment is made to identify the appropriate neighborhood for a given tract based on understanding of population distribution and significant landmarks. Once all tracts have been assigned a neighborhood, the tracts are dissolved to produce this dataset, Analysis Neighborhoods. C. UPDATE PROCESS This dataset is static. Changes to the analysis neighborhood boundaries will be evaluated as needed by the Analysis Neighborhood working group led by DataSF and the Planning department and includes staff from various other city departments. Contact us for any questions. D. HOW TO USE THIS DATASET Downloading this dataset and opening it in Excel may cause some of the data values to be lost or not display properly (particularly the Analysis Neighborhood column). For a simple list of Analysis Neighborhoods without geographic coordinates, click here: https://data.sfgov.org/resource/xfcw-9evu.csv?$select=nhood E. RELATED DATASETS 2020 Census tracts assigned a neighborhood 2010 Census tracts assigned a neighborhood

Historic Zoning Districts for the City of New Orleans. This data is archived to show the status of zoning for parcels previous to changes made in August of 2012. Zoning regulates land use to promote smart growth and preserve the quality of life in communities. Permitted Use are allowed by right, subject to compliance with appropriate standards. Conditional Use require City Planning Commission review with a recommendation forwarded to the City Council for final action.

IP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) within the City of New Orleans are approximate area representations of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ZIP Code service areas that the Census Bureau creates for tabulating summary statistics from census data. This entity was developed to overcome the difficulties in precisely defining the land area covered by each ZIP Code. Data users should not use ZCTAs to identify the official USPS ZIP Code for mail delivery.

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