in the Uptown area of New Orleans. According to the data center that population of the Leonidas neighborhood in 2000 was 8,953. This population decreased in 2010 to 6,769. The drastic population decreased because of Hurricane Katrina. The demographics of the neighborhood have changed over a ten-year span. Some of these aspects include occupancy and income. In the year of 2000 vacancy was 12% but after the census in 2010 it increased to 25.9%. Income was also affected because of public assistance and average income. People who depended on public assistance income to pay their bills was 6.8% in 2000 and decreased to 0.1% in 2010. This decrease probably occurred from the city having to more funds in rebuilding the city, therefore public assistance funds became scarcer. The average income of the citizens in the Leonidas neighborhood was $44,119 in 2000 and increased to $51,216 in 2010. Other aspects that were affected demographically over time include population in aspects of race and age. Over the ten-year span the population of whites increased 20.6% to 30.7%. On the other hand, the population of blacks decreased from 75.5% to 62%. Even though the population of blacks in the neighborhood is decreasing the percentages show that there are mostly blacks. The ages of the residents in this neighborhood stayed constant between the two censuses. The only drastic change consisted of the age range from 50-64 changed from 14.5% to 20.7%. As of the census of 2000, there were 8,953 people, 3,633 households, and 2,051 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 9,731 /mi² (3,730 /km). As of the census of 2010, there were 6,769 people, 3,001 households, and 1,484 families residing in the neighborhood. See also New Orleans neighborhoods References Neighborhoods in New Orleans Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River