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Regional Planning Commission 4--Jefferson Parish (Central) PUMA, LA

136,597 Population
23.6 square miles 5,779.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±2.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,501 ±$4,004 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Louisiana: $34,102 ±$426
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$65,465 ±$5,217 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $58,229 ±$1,143
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.9% ±2.6% (14,827  ±3,641) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 840,146 (±0.6% / ±27,162)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21.6 minutes ±0.4 (1,317,015  ±52,068) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

61,486 ±3,441 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,833,915 ±8,374
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.2 (136,072  ±7,404) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,450,122
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

7.4% ±3.6% (2,188  ±1,092) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 59,199 (±0.5% / ±5,096)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

67,334 ±3,219 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,124,930 ±297
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$319,700 ±$18,150 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Louisiana: $215,600 ±$3,099
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.5% ±2.8% (16,888  ±3,861.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 11.1% 499,723 (±0.5% / ±21,179.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.7% ±3.9% (88,883  ±5,701.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 87.8% 2,724,676 (±0.9% / ±28,705.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
39.9% ±2.9% (39,557  ±3,432.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 27% 837,518 (±0.5% / ±16,435.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

19.3% ±3% (25,210  ±3,962.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 8.3% 360,422 (±0.1% / ±5,400.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

15% ±2.5% (20,425  ±3,519) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 222,672
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.9% ±1.1% (5,242  ±1,222) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 203,031 (±0.2% / ±7,608)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
5,242 Total veterans ±1,222 4,676 Male ±1,057 566 Female ±412

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