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Census Tract 278.03, Jefferson, LA

3,713 Population
1.3 square miles 2,825.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.1 ±9 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Harvey: 41.6 † ±4.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Jefferson Parish: 40 ±0.3

Economics

$20,298 ±$4,191 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Harvey: $30,086 † ±$3,005
  • about half the amount in Jefferson Parish: $37,862 ±$683
$37,446 ±$4,125 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Harvey: $48,774 † ±$7,420
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $65,252 ±$1,992

27.3% ±11.3% (1,014  ±444) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Harvey: 25.8% † 5,344 (±4.8% / ±1,089)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Jefferson Parish: 16.6% 70,927 (±1% / ±4,063)

22.6 minutes ±1.4 (39,800  ±6,694) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Harvey: 28.7 † 262,805 (±3.7 / ±44,950)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Jefferson Parish: 24.3 4,453,365 (±0.4 / ±101,952)

Families

1,508 ±162 Number of households
  • Harvey: 8,421 ±527
  • Jefferson Parish: 177,003 ±1,136
2.5 ±0.2 (3,713  ±539) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Harvey: 2.5 20,729 (±0.1 / ±1,636)
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson Parish: 2.4 427,697 (±0 / ±69)

29.8% ±14.4% (272  ±148) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Harvey: 12.7% † 586 (±4.4% / ±220)
  • more than double the rate in Jefferson Parish: 7% † 6,767 (±0.7% / ±723)

Housing

1,683 ±127 Number of housing units
  • Harvey: 9,253 ±481
  • Jefferson Parish: 194,418 ±143

$164,300 ±$19,473 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Harvey: $200,100 ±$18,738
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $251,400 ±$3,985

22.7% ±8.7% (833  ±339.5) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Harvey: 12.5% † 2,568 (±3.1% / ±665.7)
  • more than double the rate in Jefferson Parish: 10.4% 44,245 (±0.7% / ±2,763.3)

Social

85.9% ±11% (1,729  ±334.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Harvey: 82.8% 12,385 (±4% / ±1,097.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson Parish: 86.3% 261,123 (±1.4% / ±4,359.7)
12.9% ±7.1% (260  ±147.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Harvey: 19.1% † 2,850 (±3.2% / ±529.5)
  • 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

12.2% ±9.8% (453  ±371) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Harvey: 15.6% † 3,256 (±3.8% / ±831)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 14.6% 62,771

3% ±2.7% (79  ±70) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Harvey: 6.9% † 1,121 (±1.8% / ±300)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 5.1% 17,007 (±0.3% / ±1,035)
79 Total veterans ±70 48 Male ±52 31 Female ±47

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