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Census Tract 238, Jefferson, LA

3,651 Population
0.7 square miles 5,496.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±12.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in River Ridge: 45 ±4.4
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson Parish: 40 ±0.3

Economics

$41,807 ±$8,396 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in River Ridge: $49,190 ±$3,428
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Jefferson Parish: $37,862 ±$683
$48,261 ±$7,324 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in River Ridge: $84,336 † ±$9,814
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $65,252 ±$1,992

17.9% ±9.8% (654  ±373) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in River Ridge: 9.7% † 1,280 (±3.5% / ±471)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson Parish: 16.6% 70,927 (±1% / ±4,063)

21.6 minutes ±2.4 (45,300  ±9,039) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in River Ridge: 26.2 † 149,045 (±5.1 / ±32,996)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Jefferson Parish: 24.3 4,453,365 (±0.4 / ±101,952)

Families

1,860 ±234 Number of households
  • River Ridge: 5,821 ±481
  • Jefferson Parish: 177,003 ±1,136
2 ±0.2 (3,651  ±566) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in River Ridge: 2.3 13,312 (±0 / ±1,101)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Jefferson Parish: 2.4 427,697 (±0 / ±69)

7.5% ±7.6% (68  ±72) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in River Ridge: 7.7% † 204 (±4.3% / ±117)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson Parish: 7% † 6,767 (±0.7% / ±723)

Housing

2,055 ±212 Number of housing units
  • River Ridge: 6,325 ±464
  • Jefferson Parish: 194,418 ±143

$295,500 ±$35,860 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in River Ridge: $357,400 ±$18,448
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Jefferson Parish: $251,400 ±$3,985

16.5% ±9.3% (593  ±346.4) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in River Ridge: 8.9% † 1,176 (±3.1% / ±423.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Jefferson Parish: 10.4% 44,245 (±0.7% / ±2,763.3)

Social

92% ±9.8% (2,564  ±452.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in River Ridge: 94.1% † 9,208 (±11% / ±746.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson Parish: 86.3% 261,123 (±1.4% / ±4,359.7)
26.3% ±7.1% (733  ±223.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in River Ridge: 38.8% 3,802 (±2.6% / ±407.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 30.5% 92,294 (±0.9% / ±2,612.4)

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

14.1% ±10.4% (513  ±386) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in River Ridge: 5.3% † 704 (±3% / ±408)
  • a little less than the rate in Jefferson Parish: 14.6% 62,771

7.8% ±3.7% (248  ±120) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in River Ridge: 6.5% † 680 (±1.5% / ±168)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Jefferson Parish: 5.1% 17,007 (±0.3% / ±1,035)
248 Total veterans ±120 248 Male ±120 N/A Female ±14

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