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Census Tract 243, Jefferson, LA

2,672 Population
1 square miles 2,792.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±5.5 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Elmwood: 33 ±1.7
  • a little less than the figure in Jefferson Parish: 40 ±0.3

Economics

$41,452 ±$7,894 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Elmwood: $59,418 † ±$9,527
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Jefferson Parish: $37,862 ±$683
$71,558 ±$13,185 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Elmwood: $89,430 † ±$12,819
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Jefferson Parish: $65,252 ±$1,992

13.5% ±8.9% (360  ±250) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Elmwood: 7.7% † 467 (±4.5% / ±278)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 16.6% 70,927 (±1% / ±4,063)

20.7 minutes ±2.5 (25,360  ±7,902) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Elmwood: 17.9 † 70,000 (±4.8 / ±13,202)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Jefferson Parish: 24.3 4,453,365 (±0.4 / ±101,952)

Families

1,274 ±263 Number of households
  • Elmwood: 3,897 † ±462
  • Jefferson Parish: 177,003 ±1,136
2 ±0.2 (2,577  ±615) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Elmwood: 1.6 6,057 (±0.1 / ±830)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Jefferson Parish: 2.4 427,697 (±0 / ±69)

9.2% ±14.5% (57  ±92) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Elmwood: 6.9% † 135 (±6.3% / ±128)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Jefferson Parish: 7% † 6,767 (±0.7% / ±723)

Housing

1,516 ±227 Number of housing units
  • Elmwood: 4,176 † ±421
  • Jefferson Parish: 194,418 ±143

$267,900 ±$40,300 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Elmwood: $188,100 † ±$23,111
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Jefferson Parish: $251,400 ±$3,985

19.8% ±11.5% (518  ±321.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Elmwood: 31.9% † 1,900 (±11.1% / ±708.1)
  • nearly double the rate in Jefferson Parish: 10.4% 44,245 (±0.7% / ±2,763.3)

Social

85.1% ±1.5% (1,637  ±305.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Elmwood: 97.2% † 4,777 (±9.9% / ±868.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson Parish: 86.3% 261,123 (±1.4% / ±4,359.7)
38.7% ±7.4% (744  ±198.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Elmwood: 60.6% † 2,979 (±10.9% / ±697.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than 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

9.7% ±10.1% (259  ±275) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Elmwood: 21.2% † 1,290 (±9% / ±573)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 14.6% 62,771

3.9% ±4.5% (79  ±92) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Elmwood: 4.9% † 270 (±2.9% / ±164)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 5.1% 17,007 (±0.3% / ±1,035)
79 Total veterans ±92 79 Male ±92 N/A Female ±14

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