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Census Tract 271, Jefferson, LA

3,458 Population
1 square miles 3,425.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±4.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Westwego: 43.6 † ±6.7
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson Parish: 40 ±0.3

Economics

$29,723 ±$6,852 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Westwego: $28,598 † ±$3,380
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $37,862 ±$683
$51,128 ±$17,791 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Westwego: $46,261 † ±$9,559
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $65,252 ±$1,992

17.8% ±8.3% (614  ±293) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Westwego: 20.2% † 1,684 (±6.2% / ±516)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson Parish: 16.6% 70,927 (±1% / ±4,063)

23.6 minutes ±6.9 (35,345  ±12,325) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Westwego: 24.3 † 81,030 (±3.9 / ±16,460)
  • a little less than the figure in Jefferson Parish: 24.3 4,453,365 (±0.4 / ±101,952)

Families

1,419 ±154 Number of households
  • Westwego: 3,663 ±302
  • Jefferson Parish: 177,003 ±1,136
2.4 ±0.4 (3,458  ±375) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Westwego: 2.3 8,328 (±0.2 / ±21)
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson Parish: 2.4 427,697 (±0 / ±69)

3.3% ±5.3% (22  ±36) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Westwego: 4.1% † 80 (±3.8% / ±76)
  • about half the rate in Jefferson Parish: 7% † 6,767 (±0.7% / ±723)

Housing

1,495 ±154 Number of housing units
  • Westwego: 4,156 ±339
  • Jefferson Parish: 194,418 ±143

$196,200 ±$18,712 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Westwego: $177,400 ±$11,322
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $251,400 ±$3,985

6.8% ±4.4% (234  ±154) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Westwego: 7.4% † 608 (±3.2% / ±265.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 10.4% 44,245 (±0.7% / ±2,763.3)

Social

74.9% ±11.6% (1,818  ±366.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Westwego: 78.1% † 4,794 (±8.5% / ±604.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 86.3% 261,123 (±1.4% / ±4,359.7)
12.6% ±6.1% (306  ±153) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Westwego: 16.9% † 1,039 (±5.7% / ±355)
  • about two-fifths 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

5.8% ±3.7% (202  ±131) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Westwego: 4.2% † 350 (±2.2% / ±186)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 14.6% 62,771

6.8% ±3.6% (185  ±98) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Westwego: 6.1% † 417 (±2.6% / ±180)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Jefferson Parish: 5.1% 17,007 (±0.3% / ±1,035)
185 Total veterans ±98 170 Male ±97 15 Female ±29

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