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Census Tract 272, Jefferson, LA

4,554 Population
0.9 square miles 5,099.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.9 ±3.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Westwego: 43.6 † ±6.7
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Jefferson Parish: 40 ±0.3

Economics

$28,210 ±$3,254 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Westwego: $28,598 † ±$3,380
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $37,862 ±$683
$47,456 ±$11,581 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Westwego: $46,261 † ±$9,559
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $65,252 ±$1,992

22.7% ±9.1% (1,032  ±423) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Westwego: 20.2% † 1,684 (±6.2% / ±516)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Jefferson Parish: 16.6% 70,927 (±1% / ±4,063)

24.9 minutes ±5 (42,350  ±11,725) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Westwego: 24.3 † 81,030 (±3.9 / ±16,460)
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson Parish: 24.3 4,453,365 (±0.4 / ±101,952)

Families

2,008 ±214 Number of households
  • Westwego: 3,663 ±302
  • Jefferson Parish: 177,003 ±1,136
2.3 ±0.3 (4,547  ±363) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Westwego: 2.3 8,328 (±0.2 / ±21)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Jefferson Parish: 2.4 427,697 (±0 / ±69)

5.1% ±6.1% (58  ±70) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Westwego: 4.1% † 80 (±3.8% / ±76)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 7% † 6,767 (±0.7% / ±723)

Housing

2,392 ±267 Number of housing units
  • Westwego: 4,156 ±339
  • Jefferson Parish: 194,418 ±143

$172,200 ±$13,159 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Westwego: $177,400 ±$11,322
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $251,400 ±$3,985

8.3% ±4.4% (374  ±197.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Westwego: 7.4% † 608 (±3.2% / ±265.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 10.4% 44,245 (±0.7% / ±2,763.3)

Social

80.6% ±11.1% (2,754  ±453.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher 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)
18.3% ±7.7% (624  ±268.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Westwego: 16.9% † 1,039 (±5.7% / ±355)
  • about three-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

3% ±3.1% (137  ±141) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Westwego: 4.2% † 350 (±2.2% / ±186)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 14.6% 62,771

6% ±3.8% (232  ±148) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Westwego: 6.1% † 417 (±2.6% / ±180)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson Parish: 5.1% 17,007 (±0.3% / ±1,035)
232 Total veterans ±148 198 Male ±133 34 Female ±43

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