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Population

Greater New Orleans population 1.4 million people as of the 2000 Census (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)

As of July 1, 2005 New Orleans had an estimated population of 452,170 (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)

By July 1, 2006, aproximatly 1 year after the storm, New Orleans had a population of 223,000, less than 1/2 the pre-storm population (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)

Direct Impacts of Katrina:
- A total of 1577 died in Louisiana as a result of Katrina (Source: May 19, 2006, Deaths of evacuees push toll to 1,577, The Times-Picayune)
- As much as 80% of the streets of New Orleans flooded impacting 77% of the city's population, according to FEMA, 2/11/2006 (Source: Lousiana Speaks Parish Baseline Needs Assessment)

Jobs
- The number of employed people within New Orleans has decreased by 48% (Source: 2006 Louisiana Health and Population Survey)
- Over 18,000 businesses suffered "catastrophic" damage in Louisiana (Source: August 1, 2006, Bill Quigly, New Orleans 1 Year After The Storm)

Healthcare
- Approximately 1/2 of the hospitals open before Katrina are still closed and the state's biggest public healthcare provider, Charity Hospital, remains closed (Source: August 1, 2006, Bill Quigly, New Orleans 1 Year After The Storm)

Housing
- The official rate of increase in rents is ranges from 39% (Source: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund (PDF)) to 45% (Source: Greater New Orleans Community Data Center and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Comprehensive Market Analysis Report (PDF))
- Approximately 44,040 owner occupied housing units and 78,810 rental units were destroyed or severely damaged (Source: Louisiana Speaks Parish Baseline Needs Assessment and Data from FEMA and SBA as analyzed by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
- The Road Home Recovery Program is designed to help residents of Louisiana affected by Hurricane Katrina get back into their homes and is the largest single housing recovery program in US history.
  - As of February 20th, 2007, 109,053 individuals submitted an application, 75,536 of this total either had appointments or are awaiting one, and a total of 749 closings have taken place (Source: February 20th, 2007, The Road Home Program Update)
  - As of March 26th, 2007, of 119,297 applications, 4,373 closing have occured (Source: March 26th, 2007, The Road Home Program Update)

Gender Inequality
- Women made up 56% of the workforce before the storm and now make up only 46% of workers (Source: August 2006, Institute for Women's Policy Research (PDF))
- The number of single-mother families has dropped from 51,000 to 17,000 (Source: August 2006, Institute for Women's Policy Research (PDF))

Racial Inequality
- Before Hurricane Katrina hit in August of 2005, New Orleans was two-thirds black, according to the 2000 Census (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
- Currently the racial makeup of the city is estimated to be 47% black and 42% white (Source: 2006 Louisiana Health and Population Survey)

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