Metairie is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 143,507 people and 40 associated neighborhoods, Metairie is the fourth largest community in Louisiana.

Metairie real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Metairie house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.45% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The population of Metairie is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.04% of adults in Metairie have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Metairie in 2018 was $43,170, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,680 for a family of four. However, Metairie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Metairie is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Metairie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Metairie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Metairie also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.90% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Metairie include French, German, Italian, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Metairie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.