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Census Tract 256, Jefferson, LA

1,535 Population
0.4 square miles 3,926.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Gretna: 38.3 ±1.8
  • a little less than the figure in Jefferson Parish: 40 ±0.3

Economics

$33,574 ±$6,583 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Gretna: $29,607 ±$2,739
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $37,862 ±$683
$64,914 ±$6,930 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Gretna: $43,110 † ±$7,162
  • about the same as the amount in Jefferson Parish: $65,252 ±$1,992

17.2% ±8.8% (262  ±147) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Gretna: 26.9% † 4,379 (±4.3% / ±696)
  • a little higher than the rate in Jefferson Parish: 16.6% 70,927 (±1% / ±4,063)

19.3 minutes ±2.3 (12,405  ±3,152) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Gretna: 25.4 † 167,390 (±2.8 / ±23,470)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Jefferson Parish: 24.3 4,453,365 (±0.4 / ±101,952)

Families

688 ±115 Number of households
  • Gretna: 7,544 ±480
  • Jefferson Parish: 177,003 ±1,136
2.2 ±0.3 (1,526  ±343) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Gretna: 2.2 16,262 (±0.1 / ±58)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Jefferson Parish: 2.4 427,697 (±0 / ±69)

8.7% ±8.3% (34  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Gretna: 7% † 271 (±2.9% / ±116)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson Parish: 7% † 6,767 (±0.7% / ±723)

Housing

772 ±117 Number of housing units
  • Gretna: 8,352 ±477
  • Jefferson Parish: 194,418 ±143

$286,500 ±$77,459 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Gretna: $257,400 ±$25,428
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Jefferson Parish: $251,400 ±$3,985

9.8% ±3.7% (150  ±66.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Gretna: 16.1% † 2,778 (±3.4% / ±582.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Jefferson Parish: 10.4% 44,245 (±0.7% / ±2,763.3)

Social

81.5% ±6.5% (821  ±158.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Gretna: 75.7% 9,121 (±4.9% / ±711.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Jefferson Parish: 86.3% 261,123 (±1.4% / ±4,359.7)
30.9% ±8.9% (311  ±104.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Gretna: 24.5% † 2,946 (±3.1% / ±388.3)
  • about the same as 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

16.8% ±8.8% (258  ±147) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Gretna: 19.4% † 3,376 (±3.6% / ±623)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson Parish: 14.6% 62,771

3% ±2% (35  ±24) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Gretna: 2.8% † 379 (±0.8% / ±111)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 5.1% 17,007 (±0.3% / ±1,035)
35 Total veterans ±24 29 Male ±22 6 Female ±11

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