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Jefferson Parish, LA

421,777 Population
300.9 square miles 1,401.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,593 ±$1,635 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $34,102 ±$426
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$61,085 ±$2,741 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Louisiana: $58,229 ±$1,143
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

17% ±1.9% (71,087  ±7,865) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 840,146 (±0.6% / ±27,162)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24 minutes ±1 (4,380,435  ±225,216) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 47,593,008 (±0.2 / ±648,548)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

176,635 ±2,529 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,833,915 ±8,374
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (418,513  ±120) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 † 4,450,122 (±,302.9 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

6.4% ±1.7% (6,042  ±1,640) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 59,199 (±0.5% / ±5,096)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

194,632 ±107 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,124,930 ±297
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$259,100 ±$7,657 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $215,600 ±$3,099
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.3% ±1.7% (42,979  ±7,109.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 11.1% 499,723 (±0.5% / ±21,179.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

85.5% ±3.2% (254,725  ±9,394.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 87.8% 2,724,676 (±0.9% / ±28,705.9)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
30% ±1.9% (89,459  ±5,572.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 27% 837,518 (±0.5% / ±16,435.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

14% ±18,467.1% (59,134  ±5,299) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% † 222,672 (±,591.4% / ±11,789)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5% ±0.6% (16,500  ±2,041) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 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)
16,500 Total veterans ±2,041 14,294 Male ±1,909 2,206 Female ±860

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