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.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Metairie use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Metairie's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Metairie Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Metairie citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.81% of adults in Metairie have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

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.