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Census Tract 278.16, Jefferson, LA

5,575 Population
1.5 square miles 3,751.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.6 ±4.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Harvey: 41.6 † ±4.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Jefferson Parish: 40 ±0.3

Economics

$39,179 ±$6,707 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Harvey: $30,086 † ±$3,005
  • a little higher than the amount in Jefferson Parish: $37,862 ±$683
$98,185 ±$16,213 Median household income
  • about double the amount in Harvey: $48,774 † ±$7,420
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Jefferson Parish: $65,252 ±$1,992

14.4% ±9.9% (805  ±566) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Harvey: 25.8% † 5,344 (±4.8% / ±1,089)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 16.6% 70,927 (±1% / ±4,063)

42.8 minutes ±9.5 (115,095  ±37,489) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Harvey: 28.7 † 262,805 (±3.7 / ±44,950)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Jefferson Parish: 24.3 4,453,365 (±0.4 / ±101,952)

Families

1,995 ±192 Number of households
  • Harvey: 8,421 ±527
  • Jefferson Parish: 177,003 ±1,136
2.8 ±0.3 (5,575  ±800) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Harvey: 2.5 20,729 (±0.1 / ±1,636)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Jefferson Parish: 2.4 427,697 (±0 / ±69)

3.3% ±3.5% (43  ±48) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Harvey: 12.7% † 586 (±4.4% / ±220)
  • about half the rate in Jefferson Parish: 7% † 6,767 (±0.7% / ±723)

Housing

2,055 ±170 Number of housing units
  • Harvey: 9,253 ±481
  • Jefferson Parish: 194,418 ±143

$259,600 ±$13,745 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Harvey: $200,100 ±$18,738
  • a little higher than the amount in Jefferson Parish: $251,400 ±$3,985

1.7% ±2.3% (96  ±129.3) Moved since previous year
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Harvey: 12.5% † 2,568 (±3.1% / ±665.7)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 10.4% 44,245 (±0.7% / ±2,763.3)

Social

95.8% ±5.5% (4,305  ±667.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Harvey: 82.8% 12,385 (±4% / ±1,097.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson Parish: 86.3% 261,123 (±1.4% / ±4,359.7)
34.1% ±7.3% (1,533  ±395.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times 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

19.3% ±7.9% (1,078  ±465) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Harvey: 15.6% † 3,256 (±3.8% / ±831)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Jefferson Parish: 14.6% 62,771

12% ±5% (571  ±252) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Harvey: 6.9% † 1,121 (±1.8% / ±300)
  • more than double the rate in Jefferson Parish: 5.1% 17,007 (±0.3% / ±1,035)
571 Total veterans ±252 479 Male ±215 92 Female ±93

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