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Census Tract 270, Jefferson, LA

5,766 Population
1 square miles 5,909.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±10.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Marrero: 39.3 ±3.8
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Jefferson Parish: 40 ±0.3

Economics

$24,120 ±$4,154 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Marrero: $24,140 ±$1,603
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $37,862 ±$683
$38,618 ±$14,775 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Marrero: $41,402 † ±$4,731
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $65,252 ±$1,992

32.3% ±11.4% (1,860  ±713) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Marrero: 23% † 7,421 (±3.4% / ±1,196)
  • nearly double the rate in Jefferson Parish: 16.6% 70,927 (±1% / ±4,063)

22.1 minutes ±4.4 (45,130  ±14,048) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Marrero: 23.2 280,760 (±2.1 / ±37,893)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Jefferson Parish: 24.3 4,453,365 (±0.4 / ±101,952)

Families

2,317 ±311 Number of households
  • Marrero: 12,668 ±684
  • Jefferson Parish: 177,003 ±1,136
2.5 ±0.2 (5,766  ±870) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Marrero: 2.6 32,357 (±0.1 / ±1,991)
  • a little higher than the figure in Jefferson Parish: 2.4 427,697 (±0 / ±69)

2.6% ±4.5% (36  ±65) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Marrero: 9% † 666 (±4.5% / ±344)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 7% † 6,767 (±0.7% / ±723)

Housing

2,558 ±310 Number of housing units
  • Marrero: 13,920 ±568
  • Jefferson Parish: 194,418 ±143

$186,800 ±$44,256 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Marrero: $169,800 ±$6,011
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $251,400 ±$3,985

14.2% ±9.9% (816  ±583.1) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Marrero: 8.3% † 2,663 (±2.9% / ±934.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Jefferson Parish: 10.4% 44,245 (±0.7% / ±2,763.3)

Social

69.7% ±9.5% (2,449  ±457.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Marrero: 78% 16,990 (±3.7% / ±1,279.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 86.3% 261,123 (±1.4% / ±4,359.7)
20.7% ±6.5% (729  ±247) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Marrero: 14.3% † 3,116 (±2.2% / ±508.3)
  • about two-thirds 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

11.9% ±4.6% (688  ±283) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Marrero: 9.9% † 3,211 (±2.5% / ±820)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 14.6% 62,771

4.1% ±2.5% (189  ±118) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Marrero: 4.2% † 1,053 (±0.9% / ±243)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 5.1% 17,007 (±0.3% / ±1,035)
189 Total veterans ±118 189 Male ±118 N/A Female ±20

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