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Census Tract 282, Jefferson, LA

4,674 Population
5.5 square miles 854.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.2 ±6.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Bridge City: 32.9 † ±5.8
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Jefferson Parish: 40 ±0.3

Economics

$25,716 ±$6,498 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Bridge City: $23,190 † ±$3,993
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $37,862 ±$683
$64,268 ±$19,242 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Bridge City: $57,031 † ±$10,969
  • about the same as the amount in Jefferson Parish: $65,252 ±$1,992

29% ±19.3% (1,337  ±941) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Bridge City: 24.1% † 1,743 (±12.9% / ±973)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Jefferson Parish: 16.6% 70,927 (±1% / ±4,063)

23.5 minutes ±5 (35,510  ±10,566) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Bridge City: 23.6 † 58,040 (±3 / ±12,172)
  • a little less than the figure in Jefferson Parish: 24.3 4,453,365 (±0.4 / ±101,952)

Families

1,638 ±221 Number of households
  • Bridge City: 2,700 † ±322
  • Jefferson Parish: 177,003 ±1,136
2.8 ±0.5 (4,606  ±1,044) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Bridge City: 2.7 † 7,229 (±0.3 / ±1,150)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Jefferson Parish: 2.4 427,697 (±0 / ±69)

4.6% ±6.3% (46  ±64) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Bridge City: 2.8% † 46 (±3.8% / ±64)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 7% † 6,767 (±0.7% / ±723)

Housing

1,848 ±194 Number of housing units
  • Bridge City: 3,177 † ±354
  • Jefferson Parish: 194,418 ±143

$150,900 ±$32,237 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Bridge City: $95,700 † ±$23,926
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $251,400 ±$3,985

12.8% ±7.7% (591  ±381.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Bridge City: 13% † 940 (±6.2% / ±470.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson Parish: 10.4% 44,245 (±0.7% / ±2,763.3)

Social

74.1% ±10.3% (2,103  ±426.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Bridge City: 75.9% 3,405 (±7.3% / ±548.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 86.3% 261,123 (±1.4% / ±4,359.7)
11.3% ±5.2% (321  ±156.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Bridge City: 7.7% † 347 (±3% / ±140.1)
  • 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

20.9% ±14.7% (977  ±722) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Bridge City: 21.5% † 1,569 (±10.5% / ±803)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Jefferson Parish: 14.6% 62,771

4.6% ±2.5% (143  ±79) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Bridge City: 4.3% † 222 (±1.8% / ±96)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 5.1% 17,007 (±0.3% / ±1,035)
143 Total veterans ±79 88 Male ±59 55 Female ±59

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