Neighborhood Recovery Rates
DATA C E N T E R R E S E A R C H . O R G
Neighborhood Recovery Rates Growth continues through 2015 in New Orleans neighborhoods Allison Plyer and Vicki Mack, The Data Center Released: July 13, 2015 Ten years after Katrina, more than half of New Orleans’ 72 neighborhoods have recovered over 90 percent of the occupied households they had before the levees failed.
On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck and the levees protecting the city of New Orleans failed. More than 40 of the city’s 72 neighborhoods were flooded, many with more than 10 feet of water.1 The surge of water that hit the Lower Ninth Ward was so strong it knocked homes off their foundations, and made that neighborhood the focus of much media attention. However, more than 40 other New Orleans neighborhoods also suffered catastrophic flooding, and some neighborhoods that did not flood were damaged by hurricane force winds. All told, 107,379 New Orleans homes were flooded and 26,965 sustained wind damage. 2 Ten years after Katrina, more than half (40 of New Orleans’ 72 neighborhoods) have recovered over 90 percent of the population they had before the levees failed. There are 16 neighborhoods that now have a larger number of active addresses than they did prior to the levee breaches. Fifteen of these neighborhoods largely did not flood because they are in the “sliver by the river” or on the west bank. Only four neighborhoods have less than half the population they had prior to Katrina, including three public housing sites that have been demolished to make way for new mixed–income housing. They include B.W. Cooper, Florida Development, Iberville, and the Lower Ninth Ward, which was the most heavily damaged neighborhood of all when the levees failed. The Lower Ninth Ward, the one of the four that is not a public housing site, is bordered by canals to the west and north. Overall, New Orleans continues to grow 10 years after Hurricane Katrina. The most recent population data from the U.S. Census Bureau are estimates for 2014. According to these estimates, between 2010 and 2014, the New Orleans population grew 12 percent, and New Orleans was ranked 28th on population growth out of 714 U.S. cities with populations of 50,000 or more. 3 Even newer data from Valassis Inc. on households receiving mail suggests the population grew another 1 percent from 2014 to 2015. All told, New Orleans households receiving mail have increased by 19,651 since June 2010, with fully 65 of 72 neighborhoods experiencing gains. Neighborhoods most heavily flooded by the levee failures grew the fastest. Most of these heavily damaged areas experienced double-digit percentage increases between 2010 and 2015, including growth rates of more than 30 percent in Filmore, Holy Cross, Lakeview, Lower Ninth Ward, Pines Village, Pontchartrain Park, and West Lake Forest. Almost all of the “sliver by the river” neighborhoods added households between 2010 and 2015. The biggest gainers in this section of the city (and the number of households each gained) were the Central Business District (CBD) (1,355), Treme/Lafitte (545), Lower Garden District, which encompasses some of the Warehouse District (321), and the Bywater (297). Seven neighborhoods lost households from June 2010 to June 2015. Of those neighborhoods, five were on the west bank (Behrman, McDonogh, Old Aurora, New Aurora/English Turn, and U.S. Naval Support Area). Looking at change from 2014 to 2015, eight neighborhoods gained more than 100 new households: CBD, Central City, St. Roch, Little Woods, Lower Ninth Ward, B.W. Cooper, Seventh Ward and Treme/Lafitte.
Uptown
Freret
West Riverside
Au du bo n Lower Garden District
Central Business District
Iberville
French Quarter
Jefferson Parish
Garden St. Thomas District Dev Touro Irish Channel East Riverside
Milan
Central City
B.W. Cooper
Tulane / Gravier
St. Roch
Gentilly Terrace
Milneburg
Florida Florida Dev Area
Desire
Gentilly Woods
Plum Orchard
Behrman
al B as e
Old Aurora
Tall Timbers / Brechtel
Holy Cr os s
Lower Ninth Ward
Pines Village
U.S. N av
Fischer Development
Whitney
Bywater
St. Claude
McDonogh
Algiers Point
Marigny
Seventh Ward
Treme' / Lafitte
Bayou St. John
Fairgrounds
St. Bernard Area
Dillard
Source: The Data Center analysis of data from FEMA.
Black Pearl
Broadmoor
Marlyville/ Fontainebleau
Gert Town
Mid-City
City Park
Filmore
St. Anthony
Pontchartrain Park
Little Woods
St. Bernard Parish
Plaquemines Parish
New Aurora / English Turn
Mississippi River
Read Blvd West
West Lake Forest
Read Blvd East
Viavant/Venetian Isles
Village de l'est
0
Lake Catherine
2 Miles
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East Carrollton
Leonidas
Navarre
Lakeview
Dixon
Lakewood
Hollygrove
Jefferson Parish
West End
Lakeshore / Lake Vista
Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Terrace & Oaks
Neighborhood Boundaries
Receded Waters September 11, 2005
NEW ORLEANS FLOOD EXTENT - SEPTEMBER 11, 200511, 2005 New Orleans flood extent September
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Uptown
Freret
West Riverside
Au du bo n
Central City Lower Garden District
Central Business District
Iberville
Jefferson Parish
Garden St. Thomas District Dev Touro Irish Channel East Riverside
Milan
Broadmoor
B.W. Cooper
French Quarter
Plum Orchard
Little Woods
Behrman
al B as e
Old Aurora
Tall Timbers / Brechtel
Holy Cr os s
Lower Ninth Ward
Pines Village
U.S. N av
Fischer Development
Whitney
McDonogh
Algiers Point
Bywater
St. Claude
Florida Florida Dev Area
Desire
Gentilly Woods
Pontchartrain Park
Source: The Data Center analysis of Valassis Residential and Business Database.
Black Pearl
East Carrollton
Marlyville/ Fontainebleau
Tulane / Gravier
St. Roch
Gentilly Terrace
Milneburg
Marigny
Seventh Ward
Dillard
Treme' / Lafitte
Bayou St. John
Fairgrounds
St. Bernard Area
Filmore
St. Anthony
Lake Terrace & Oaks
Lake Pontchartrain
St. Bernard Parish
Plaquemines Parish
New Aurora / English Turn
Mississippi River
Read Blvd West
West Lake Forest
Read Blvd East
Viavant/Venetian Isles
Village de l'est
0
Lake Catherine
2 Miles
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Leonidas
City Park
Mid-City
Gert Town
Navarre
Lakeview
Dixon
Lakewood
Hollygrove
Jefferson Parish
West End
Lakeshore / Lake Vista
100% or greater
90% - 99.9%
75% - 89.9%
50% - 74.9%
Less than 50%
PERCENT OF 20052005 RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES THAT WERE that ACTIVELY RECEIVING MAILreceiving IN JUNE 2015 mail in June 2015 Percent ofJUNE June residential addresses were actively
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Uptown
Freret
West Riverside
Au du bo n
Central City Lower Garden District
Central Business District
Iberville
French Quarter
Touro
Jefferson Parish
Garden St. Thomas District Dev Irish Channel East Riverside
Milan
Broadmoor
B.W. Cooper
Tulane / Gravier
St. Roch
Gentilly Terrace
Florida Florida Dev Area
Desire
Gentilly Woods
Plum Orchard
Little Woods
Behrman
al B as e
Old Aurora
Tall Timbers / Brechtel
Holy Cr os s
Lower Ninth Ward
Pines Village
U.S. N av
Fischer Development
Whitney
Bywater
St. Claude
McDonogh
Algiers Point
Marigny
Seventh Ward
Treme' / Lafitte
Bayou St. John
Fairgrounds
St. Bernard Area
Dillard
Milneburg
Pontchartrain Park
Source: The Data Center analysis of Valassis Residential and Business Database.
Black Pearl
East Carrollton
Marlyville/ Fontainebleau
Gert Town
Mid-City
City Park
Filmore
St. Anthony
Lake Terrace & Oaks
Lake Pontchartrain
St. Bernard Parish
Plaquemines Parish
New Aurora / English Turn
Mississippi River
Read Blvd West
West Lake Forest
Read Blvd East
Viavant/Venetian Isles
Village de l'est
in June 2015 0
Lake Catherine
2 Miles
| July 2015
Leonidas
Navarre
Lakeview
Dixon
Lakewood
Hollygrove
Jefferson Parish
West End
Lakeshore / Lake Vista
Greater than 50%
25.1 - 50%
10.1 - 25%
0.1 - 10%
-100 - 0%
PERCENT JUNE 20102010 RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES THAT WERE that ACTIVELY RECEIVING MAILreceiving IN JUNE 2015mail PercentOFof June residential addresses were actively
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Uptown
Freret
West Riverside
Au du bo n
Central City Lower Garden District
Central Business District
Iberville
French Quarter
Touro
Jefferson Parish
Garden St. Thomas District Dev Irish Channel East Riverside
Milan
Broadmoor
B.W. Cooper
Tulane / Gravier
St. Roch
Gentilly Terrace
Florida Florida Dev Area
Desire
Gentilly Woods
Plum Orchard
Little Woods
Behrman
l B ase
Old Aurora
Tall Timbers / Brechtel
Holy Cr os s
Lower Ninth Ward
Pines Village
U.S. N ava
Fischer Development
Whitney
Bywater
St. Claude
McDonogh
Algiers Point
Marigny
Seventh Ward
Treme' / Lafitte
Bayou St. John
Fairgrounds
St. Bernard Area
Dillard
Milneburg
Pontchartrain Park
Source: The Data Center analysis of Valassis Residential and Business Database.
Black Pearl
East Carrollton
Marlyville/ Fontainebleau
Gert Town
Mid-City
City Park
Filmore
St. Anthony
Lake Terrace & Oaks
Lake Pontchartrain
St. Bernard Parish
Plaquemines Parish
New Aurora / English Turn
Mississippi River
Read Blvd West
West Lake Forest
Read Blvd East
Viavant/Venetian Isles
Village de l'est
0
Lake Catherine
2 Miles
| July 2015
Leonidas
Navarre
Lakeview
Dixon
Lakewood
Hollygrove
Jefferson Parish
West End
Lakeshore / Lake Vista
501 or more
251 - 500
100 - 250
51 - 100
50 or fewer
CHANGE IN in RESIDENTIAL RECEIVING MAIL SINCE JUNE Change numberADDRESSES of activeACTIVELY residential addresses from2010 June 2010 to June 2015
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DATA C E N T E R R E S E A R C H . O R G
About Valassis data The Data Center relies on the Valassis Residential and Business Database‚ which must be purchased from Valassis Direct Mail Inc, for neighborhood–level tabulations of addresses receiving mail. Valassis is one of only a few companies nationwide that qualifies to receive weekly data feeds from the U.S. Postal Services’ Address Management Services database. The Valassis Database is unique from other sources of U.S. Postal Service data because it provides address level data. Although the address level data cannot be released to the public‚ The Data Center developed a robust in–house geocoding process in order to generate extremely accurate census–block and neighborhood level data. The Valassis Database includes active and vacant addresses‚ but does not include no–stat addresses. You can find more detailed information in the following The Data Center publications: Plyer, A., & Ortiz, E. (2011, June). Valassis Lists Data as an Indicator of Population Recovery in the New Orleans Area. Retrieved from https://gnocdc.s3.amazonaws.com/reports/GNOCDC_ValassisListsDataAsAnIndicatorOfPopulationRecovery.pdf. This technical documentation includes detailed descriptions of the Valassis, Inc. database‚ including a comparison of counts of active residential addresses between sources of U.S. Postal Service data. Plyer, A., & Bonaguro, J. (2007, June). Using U.S. Postal Service Delivery Statistics To Track the Repopulation of New Orleans and the Metropolitan Area. Retrieved from https://gnocdc.s3.amazonaws.com/reports/GNOCDC_research_note_May07.pdf. This research note explains why U.S. Postal Service Delivery Statistics are useful for tracking repopulation in a post–disaster context‚ and documents some of the limitations of the data as a measure of repopulation. Plyer, A., Bonaguro, J., & Hodges, K. (2009). Using administrative data to estimate population displacement and resettlement following a catastrophic U.S. disaster. Retrieved from http://www.springerlink.com/content/27r338422847q807/. This paper published in an academic journal reviews literature from the fields of demography and other disciplines to identify available administrative data sets including USPS data that can form the basis of sound‚ relevant‚ and timely county–level population estimates following a catastrophic U.S. event.
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About the Authors Allison Plyer is executive director and chief demographer at The Data Center. Vicki Mack is senior research fellow at The Data Center.
About The Data Center The Data Center is the most trusted resource for data about greater New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana. Since 1997, The Data Center has been an objective partner in bringing reliable, thoroughly researched data to conversations about building a more prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable region. The Data Center (formerly known as the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center) became the local authority for tracking post-Katrina recovery with The New Orleans Index, developed in partnership with the Brookings Institution.
Acknowledgments Caroline Heffernan and Nihal Shrinath provided data and GIS analysis. Rebecca Osakwe provided editorial support. Whitney Soenksen provided layout and Southpaw Creative provided design. The Data Center is supported in part by Baptist Community Ministries, blue moon fund, Entergy Corp, Foundation for Louisiana, GPOA Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation, Institute for Mental Hygiene, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Methodist Health Systems Foundation, RosaMary Foundation, Patrick F. Taylor Foundation, United Way of Southeast Louisiana, Walton Family Foundation, Zemurray Foundation, and data users like you.
References 1. Overview of Hurricane Katrina in the New Orleans Area. (July 2006). In Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast. Mitigation Assessment Team Report. Building Performance Observations, Recommendation, and Technical Guidance (Chapter 8).FEMA 549. Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/ media-library-data/20130726-1520-20490-4521/549_ch8.pdf. 2. Current Housing Unit Damage Estimates. Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. (2006, February 12). Retrieved from https://gnocdc.s3.amazonaws. com/reports/Katrina_Rita_Wilma_Damage_2_12_06___revised.pdf. 3. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. (May 2015). Cumulative Estimates of Resident Population Change for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More in 2010, Ranked by Percent Change: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 [Data file]. Retrieved from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/ jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=PEP_2014_PEPCUMCHIP.US12A&prodType=table.
Neighborhood Recovery Rates Growth continues through 2015 in New Orleans neighborhoods Allison Plyer and Vicki Mack, The Data Center Released: July 13, 2015 Ten years after Katrina, more than half of New Orleans’ 72 neighborhoods have recovered over 90 percent of the occupied households they had before the levees failed.
On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck and the levees protecting the city of New Orleans failed. More than 40 of the city’s 72 neighborhoods were flooded, many with more than 10 feet of water.1 The surge of water that hit the Lower Ninth Ward was so strong it knocked homes off their foundations, and made that neighborhood the focus of much media attention. However, more than 40 other New Orleans neighborhoods also suffered catastrophic flooding, and some neighborhoods that did not flood were damaged by hurricane force winds. All told, 107,379 New Orleans homes were flooded and 26,965 sustained wind damage. 2 Ten years after Katrina, more than half (40 of New Orleans’ 72 neighborhoods) have recovered over 90 percent of the population they had before the levees failed. There are 16 neighborhoods that now have a larger number of active addresses than they did prior to the levee breaches. Fifteen of these neighborhoods largely did not flood because they are in the “sliver by the river” or on the west bank. Only four neighborhoods have less than half the population they had prior to Katrina, including three public housing sites that have been demolished to make way for new mixed–income housing. They include B.W. Cooper, Florida Development, Iberville, and the Lower Ninth Ward, which was the most heavily damaged neighborhood of all when the levees failed. The Lower Ninth Ward, the one of the four that is not a public housing site, is bordered by canals to the west and north. Overall, New Orleans continues to grow 10 years after Hurricane Katrina. The most recent population data from the U.S. Census Bureau are estimates for 2014. According to these estimates, between 2010 and 2014, the New Orleans population grew 12 percent, and New Orleans was ranked 28th on population growth out of 714 U.S. cities with populations of 50,000 or more. 3 Even newer data from Valassis Inc. on households receiving mail suggests the population grew another 1 percent from 2014 to 2015. All told, New Orleans households receiving mail have increased by 19,651 since June 2010, with fully 65 of 72 neighborhoods experiencing gains. Neighborhoods most heavily flooded by the levee failures grew the fastest. Most of these heavily damaged areas experienced double-digit percentage increases between 2010 and 2015, including growth rates of more than 30 percent in Filmore, Holy Cross, Lakeview, Lower Ninth Ward, Pines Village, Pontchartrain Park, and West Lake Forest. Almost all of the “sliver by the river” neighborhoods added households between 2010 and 2015. The biggest gainers in this section of the city (and the number of households each gained) were the Central Business District (CBD) (1,355), Treme/Lafitte (545), Lower Garden District, which encompasses some of the Warehouse District (321), and the Bywater (297). Seven neighborhoods lost households from June 2010 to June 2015. Of those neighborhoods, five were on the west bank (Behrman, McDonogh, Old Aurora, New Aurora/English Turn, and U.S. Naval Support Area). Looking at change from 2014 to 2015, eight neighborhoods gained more than 100 new households: CBD, Central City, St. Roch, Little Woods, Lower Ninth Ward, B.W. Cooper, Seventh Ward and Treme/Lafitte.
Uptown
Freret
West Riverside
Au du bo n Lower Garden District
Central Business District
Iberville
French Quarter
Jefferson Parish
Garden St. Thomas District Dev Touro Irish Channel East Riverside
Milan
Central City
B.W. Cooper
Tulane / Gravier
St. Roch
Gentilly Terrace
Milneburg
Florida Florida Dev Area
Desire
Gentilly Woods
Plum Orchard
Behrman
al B as e
Old Aurora
Tall Timbers / Brechtel
Holy Cr os s
Lower Ninth Ward
Pines Village
U.S. N av
Fischer Development
Whitney
Bywater
St. Claude
McDonogh
Algiers Point
Marigny
Seventh Ward
Treme' / Lafitte
Bayou St. John
Fairgrounds
St. Bernard Area
Dillard
Source: The Data Center analysis of data from FEMA.
Black Pearl
Broadmoor
Marlyville/ Fontainebleau
Gert Town
Mid-City
City Park
Filmore
St. Anthony
Pontchartrain Park
Little Woods
St. Bernard Parish
Plaquemines Parish
New Aurora / English Turn
Mississippi River
Read Blvd West
West Lake Forest
Read Blvd East
Viavant/Venetian Isles
Village de l'est
0
Lake Catherine
2 Miles
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East Carrollton
Leonidas
Navarre
Lakeview
Dixon
Lakewood
Hollygrove
Jefferson Parish
West End
Lakeshore / Lake Vista
Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Terrace & Oaks
Neighborhood Boundaries
Receded Waters September 11, 2005
NEW ORLEANS FLOOD EXTENT - SEPTEMBER 11, 200511, 2005 New Orleans flood extent September
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Uptown
Freret
West Riverside
Au du bo n
Central City Lower Garden District
Central Business District
Iberville
Jefferson Parish
Garden St. Thomas District Dev Touro Irish Channel East Riverside
Milan
Broadmoor
B.W. Cooper
French Quarter
Plum Orchard
Little Woods
Behrman
al B as e
Old Aurora
Tall Timbers / Brechtel
Holy Cr os s
Lower Ninth Ward
Pines Village
U.S. N av
Fischer Development
Whitney
McDonogh
Algiers Point
Bywater
St. Claude
Florida Florida Dev Area
Desire
Gentilly Woods
Pontchartrain Park
Source: The Data Center analysis of Valassis Residential and Business Database.
Black Pearl
East Carrollton
Marlyville/ Fontainebleau
Tulane / Gravier
St. Roch
Gentilly Terrace
Milneburg
Marigny
Seventh Ward
Dillard
Treme' / Lafitte
Bayou St. John
Fairgrounds
St. Bernard Area
Filmore
St. Anthony
Lake Terrace & Oaks
Lake Pontchartrain
St. Bernard Parish
Plaquemines Parish
New Aurora / English Turn
Mississippi River
Read Blvd West
West Lake Forest
Read Blvd East
Viavant/Venetian Isles
Village de l'est
0
Lake Catherine
2 Miles
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Leonidas
City Park
Mid-City
Gert Town
Navarre
Lakeview
Dixon
Lakewood
Hollygrove
Jefferson Parish
West End
Lakeshore / Lake Vista
100% or greater
90% - 99.9%
75% - 89.9%
50% - 74.9%
Less than 50%
PERCENT OF 20052005 RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES THAT WERE that ACTIVELY RECEIVING MAILreceiving IN JUNE 2015 mail in June 2015 Percent ofJUNE June residential addresses were actively
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Uptown
Freret
West Riverside
Au du bo n
Central City Lower Garden District
Central Business District
Iberville
French Quarter
Touro
Jefferson Parish
Garden St. Thomas District Dev Irish Channel East Riverside
Milan
Broadmoor
B.W. Cooper
Tulane / Gravier
St. Roch
Gentilly Terrace
Florida Florida Dev Area
Desire
Gentilly Woods
Plum Orchard
Little Woods
Behrman
al B as e
Old Aurora
Tall Timbers / Brechtel
Holy Cr os s
Lower Ninth Ward
Pines Village
U.S. N av
Fischer Development
Whitney
Bywater
St. Claude
McDonogh
Algiers Point
Marigny
Seventh Ward
Treme' / Lafitte
Bayou St. John
Fairgrounds
St. Bernard Area
Dillard
Milneburg
Pontchartrain Park
Source: The Data Center analysis of Valassis Residential and Business Database.
Black Pearl
East Carrollton
Marlyville/ Fontainebleau
Gert Town
Mid-City
City Park
Filmore
St. Anthony
Lake Terrace & Oaks
Lake Pontchartrain
St. Bernard Parish
Plaquemines Parish
New Aurora / English Turn
Mississippi River
Read Blvd West
West Lake Forest
Read Blvd East
Viavant/Venetian Isles
Village de l'est
in June 2015 0
Lake Catherine
2 Miles
| July 2015
Leonidas
Navarre
Lakeview
Dixon
Lakewood
Hollygrove
Jefferson Parish
West End
Lakeshore / Lake Vista
Greater than 50%
25.1 - 50%
10.1 - 25%
0.1 - 10%
-100 - 0%
PERCENT JUNE 20102010 RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES THAT WERE that ACTIVELY RECEIVING MAILreceiving IN JUNE 2015mail PercentOFof June residential addresses were actively
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Uptown
Freret
West Riverside
Au du bo n
Central City Lower Garden District
Central Business District
Iberville
French Quarter
Touro
Jefferson Parish
Garden St. Thomas District Dev Irish Channel East Riverside
Milan
Broadmoor
B.W. Cooper
Tulane / Gravier
St. Roch
Gentilly Terrace
Florida Florida Dev Area
Desire
Gentilly Woods
Plum Orchard
Little Woods
Behrman
l B ase
Old Aurora
Tall Timbers / Brechtel
Holy Cr os s
Lower Ninth Ward
Pines Village
U.S. N ava
Fischer Development
Whitney
Bywater
St. Claude
McDonogh
Algiers Point
Marigny
Seventh Ward
Treme' / Lafitte
Bayou St. John
Fairgrounds
St. Bernard Area
Dillard
Milneburg
Pontchartrain Park
Source: The Data Center analysis of Valassis Residential and Business Database.
Black Pearl
East Carrollton
Marlyville/ Fontainebleau
Gert Town
Mid-City
City Park
Filmore
St. Anthony
Lake Terrace & Oaks
Lake Pontchartrain
St. Bernard Parish
Plaquemines Parish
New Aurora / English Turn
Mississippi River
Read Blvd West
West Lake Forest
Read Blvd East
Viavant/Venetian Isles
Village de l'est
0
Lake Catherine
2 Miles
| July 2015
Leonidas
Navarre
Lakeview
Dixon
Lakewood
Hollygrove
Jefferson Parish
West End
Lakeshore / Lake Vista
501 or more
251 - 500
100 - 250
51 - 100
50 or fewer
CHANGE IN in RESIDENTIAL RECEIVING MAIL SINCE JUNE Change numberADDRESSES of activeACTIVELY residential addresses from2010 June 2010 to June 2015
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About Valassis data The Data Center relies on the Valassis Residential and Business Database‚ which must be purchased from Valassis Direct Mail Inc, for neighborhood–level tabulations of addresses receiving mail. Valassis is one of only a few companies nationwide that qualifies to receive weekly data feeds from the U.S. Postal Services’ Address Management Services database. The Valassis Database is unique from other sources of U.S. Postal Service data because it provides address level data. Although the address level data cannot be released to the public‚ The Data Center developed a robust in–house geocoding process in order to generate extremely accurate census–block and neighborhood level data. The Valassis Database includes active and vacant addresses‚ but does not include no–stat addresses. You can find more detailed information in the following The Data Center publications: Plyer, A., & Ortiz, E. (2011, June). Valassis Lists Data as an Indicator of Population Recovery in the New Orleans Area. Retrieved from https://gnocdc.s3.amazonaws.com/reports/GNOCDC_ValassisListsDataAsAnIndicatorOfPopulationRecovery.pdf. This technical documentation includes detailed descriptions of the Valassis, Inc. database‚ including a comparison of counts of active residential addresses between sources of U.S. Postal Service data. Plyer, A., & Bonaguro, J. (2007, June). Using U.S. Postal Service Delivery Statistics To Track the Repopulation of New Orleans and the Metropolitan Area. Retrieved from https://gnocdc.s3.amazonaws.com/reports/GNOCDC_research_note_May07.pdf. This research note explains why U.S. Postal Service Delivery Statistics are useful for tracking repopulation in a post–disaster context‚ and documents some of the limitations of the data as a measure of repopulation. Plyer, A., Bonaguro, J., & Hodges, K. (2009). Using administrative data to estimate population displacement and resettlement following a catastrophic U.S. disaster. Retrieved from http://www.springerlink.com/content/27r338422847q807/. This paper published in an academic journal reviews literature from the fields of demography and other disciplines to identify available administrative data sets including USPS data that can form the basis of sound‚ relevant‚ and timely county–level population estimates following a catastrophic U.S. event.
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About the Authors Allison Plyer is executive director and chief demographer at The Data Center. Vicki Mack is senior research fellow at The Data Center.
About The Data Center The Data Center is the most trusted resource for data about greater New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana. Since 1997, The Data Center has been an objective partner in bringing reliable, thoroughly researched data to conversations about building a more prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable region. The Data Center (formerly known as the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center) became the local authority for tracking post-Katrina recovery with The New Orleans Index, developed in partnership with the Brookings Institution.
Acknowledgments Caroline Heffernan and Nihal Shrinath provided data and GIS analysis. Rebecca Osakwe provided editorial support. Whitney Soenksen provided layout and Southpaw Creative provided design. The Data Center is supported in part by Baptist Community Ministries, blue moon fund, Entergy Corp, Foundation for Louisiana, GPOA Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation, Institute for Mental Hygiene, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Methodist Health Systems Foundation, RosaMary Foundation, Patrick F. Taylor Foundation, United Way of Southeast Louisiana, Walton Family Foundation, Zemurray Foundation, and data users like you.
References 1. Overview of Hurricane Katrina in the New Orleans Area. (July 2006). In Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast. Mitigation Assessment Team Report. Building Performance Observations, Recommendation, and Technical Guidance (Chapter 8).FEMA 549. Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/ media-library-data/20130726-1520-20490-4521/549_ch8.pdf. 2. Current Housing Unit Damage Estimates. Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. (2006, February 12). Retrieved from https://gnocdc.s3.amazonaws. com/reports/Katrina_Rita_Wilma_Damage_2_12_06___revised.pdf. 3. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. (May 2015). Cumulative Estimates of Resident Population Change for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More in 2010, Ranked by Percent Change: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 [Data file]. Retrieved from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/ jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=PEP_2014_PEPCUMCHIP.US12A&prodType=table.
