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Census Tract 278.14, Jefferson, LA

3,355 Population
0.8 square miles 3,989.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±2.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Harvey: 41.6 † ±4.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Jefferson Parish: 40 ±0.3

Economics

$32,166 ±$6,305 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Harvey: $30,086 † ±$3,005
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $37,862 ±$683
$85,406 ±$23,567 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Harvey: $48,774 † ±$7,420
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Jefferson Parish: $65,252 ±$1,992

9.9% ±6.4% (332  ±219) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Harvey: 25.8% † 5,344 (±4.8% / ±1,089)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 16.6% 70,927 (±1% / ±4,063)

30.5 minutes ±4.5 (40,045  ±10,432) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Harvey: 28.7 † 262,805 (±3.7 / ±44,950)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Jefferson Parish: 24.3 4,453,365 (±0.4 / ±101,952)

Families

1,089 ±145 Number of households
  • Harvey: 8,421 ±527
  • Jefferson Parish: 177,003 ±1,136
3.1 ±0.1 (3,355  ±458) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Harvey: 2.5 20,729 (±0.1 / ±1,636)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Jefferson Parish: 2.4 427,697 (±0 / ±69)

8.1% ±9.3% (52  ±61) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Harvey: 12.7% † 586 (±4.4% / ±220)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson Parish: 7% † 6,767 (±0.7% / ±723)

Housing

1,164 ±109 Number of housing units
  • Harvey: 9,253 ±481
  • Jefferson Parish: 194,418 ±143

$319,500 ±$46,641 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Harvey: $200,100 ±$18,738
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Jefferson Parish: $251,400 ±$3,985

0.9% ±1.6% (30  ±53.8) Moved since previous year
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Harvey: 12.5% † 2,568 (±3.1% / ±665.7)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 10.4% 44,245 (±0.7% / ±2,763.3)

Social

90.9% ±11.3% (2,175  ±365.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Harvey: 82.8% 12,385 (±4% / ±1,097.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Jefferson Parish: 86.3% 261,123 (±1.4% / ±4,359.7)
34.6% ±8.1% (828  ±214.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Harvey: 19.1% † 2,850 (±3.2% / ±529.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than 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

14.7% ±3.9% (492  ±146) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Harvey: 15.6% † 3,256 (±3.8% / ±831)
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson Parish: 14.6% 62,771

8.3% ±4.1% (212  ±108) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Harvey: 6.9% † 1,121 (±1.8% / ±300)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Jefferson Parish: 5.1% 17,007 (±0.3% / ±1,035)
212 Total veterans ±108 157 Male ±99 55 Female ±48

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