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Census Tract 290, Jefferson, LA

2,597 Population
0.5 square miles 5,096.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±3.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Metairie: 41.3 ±1
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson Parish: 40 ±0.3

Economics

$37,069 ±$8,378 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Metairie: $46,765 ±$1,254
  • about the same as the amount in Jefferson Parish: $37,862 ±$683
$52,475 ±$14,236 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Metairie: $73,042 ±$3,784
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $65,252 ±$1,992

10.8% ±4.6% (279  ±125) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Metairie: 12.5% 17,443 (±1.1% / ±1,517)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 16.6% 70,927 (±1% / ±4,063)

17.2 minutes ±2.6 (18,585  ±4,015) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Metairie: 21.7 1,327,755 (±0.5 / ±58,469)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Jefferson Parish: 24.3 4,453,365 (±0.4 / ±101,952)

Families

1,102 ±114 Number of households
  • Metairie: 61,248 ±1,276
  • Jefferson Parish: 177,003 ±1,136
2.4 ±0.3 (2,597  ±384) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Metairie: 2.3 139,244 (±0 / ±2,989)
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson Parish: 2.4 427,697 (±0 / ±69)

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,335 ±95 Number of housing units
  • Metairie: 66,355 ±1,112
  • Jefferson Parish: 194,418 ±143

$250,900 ±$46,311 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Metairie: $327,500 ±$6,997
  • about the same as the amount in Jefferson Parish: $251,400 ±$3,985

8.7% ±7.5% (226  ±197.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Metairie: 10.1% † 13,948 (±1% / ±1,432.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 10.4% 44,245 (±0.7% / ±2,763.3)

Social

85.7% ±22.8% (1,568  ±285.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Metairie: 91.3% 92,473 (±1.9% / ±2,590.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson Parish: 86.3% 261,123 (±1.4% / ±4,359.7)
33.7% ±8.1% (616  ±189.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Metairie: 41.2% 41,685 (±1.5% / ±1,695.5)
  • 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

11.5% ±9.8% (298  ±259) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Metairie: 14% 19,572 (±1.1% / ±1,595)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 14.6% 62,771

4.2% ±2.2% (83  ±47) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Metairie: 4.9% † 5,359 (±0.5% / ±567)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 5.1% 17,007 (±0.3% / ±1,035)
83 Total veterans ±47 83 Male ±47 N/A Female ±14

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