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Jefferson Parish, LA

427,253 Population
300.9 square miles 1,420.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,615 ±$1,565 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Louisiana: $35,440 ±$571
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$63,397 ±$4,083 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Louisiana: $60,986 ±$803
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17% ±2.5% (72,140  ±10,638) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 835,267 (±0.6% / ±28,512)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.6 minutes ±0.9 (4,944,015  ±230,216) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 26.2 49,209,404 (±0.3 / ±747,344)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

178,086 ±2,933 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,848,965 ±8,172
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (424,294  ±169) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,474,016
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.4% ±1.9% (6,192  ±1,839) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 61,866 (±0.4% / ±4,761)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

194,998 ±82 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,138,882 ±318
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$261,300 ±$7,409 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $223,200 ±$2,575
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.3% ±1.7% (43,493  ±7,120.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 10.6% 480,382 (±0.5% / ±22,340.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86.4% ±3.1% (260,437  ±9,475.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 88.2% 2,749,670 (±0.9% / ±28,980.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
31.2% ±1.8% (94,194  ±5,293) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 27.8% 867,511 (±0.5% / ±16,543.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

15.1% (64,443  ±4,951) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 5.2% 239,225
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.9% ±0.6% (16,245  ±2,035) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,934 (±0.2% / ±7,249)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
16,245 Total veterans ±2,035 14,297 Male ±1,873 1,948 Female ±948

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