Metairie is a larger medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 145,852 people and 42 constituent neighborhoods, Metairie is the fourth largest community in Louisiana.

Metairie is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Metairie is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Metairie who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.92%), sales jobs (14.34%), and management occupations (10.09%).

One of the nice things about Metairie is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

For the size of the town, public transportation in Metairie is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Metairie, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Metairie Information and Demographics

The education level of Metairie citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 29.81% of adults in Metairie have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Metairie in 2000 was $24,771, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,084 for a family of four.

Metairie is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Metairie home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Metairie is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Metairie include French, Italian, German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Metairie is English. Some people also speak Spanish.