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Census Tract 296, Jefferson, LA

5,271 Population
0.2 square miles 21,620.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±3.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Metairie: 41.3 ±1
  • a little less than the figure in Jefferson Parish: 40 ±0.3

Economics

$33,077 ±$4,668 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Metairie: $46,765 ±$1,254
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $37,862 ±$683
$55,901 ±$6,415 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Metairie: $73,042 ±$3,784
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Jefferson Parish: $65,252 ±$1,992

14.1% ±6.9% (742  ±395) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Metairie: 12.5% 17,443 (±1.1% / ±1,517)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 16.6% 70,927 (±1% / ±4,063)

24.1 minutes ±4.4 (69,425  ±19,647) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Metairie: 21.7 1,327,755 (±0.5 / ±58,469)
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson Parish: 24.3 4,453,365 (±0.4 / ±101,952)

Families

2,381 ±289 Number of households
  • Metairie: 61,248 ±1,276
  • Jefferson Parish: 177,003 ±1,136
2.2 ±0.4 (5,258  ±1,085) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Metairie: 2.3 139,244 (±0 / ±2,989)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Jefferson Parish: 2.4 427,697 (±0 / ±69)

12.8% ±9.9% (177  ±146) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Metairie: 5.8% † 1,729 (±1.1% / ±336)
  • nearly double the rate in Jefferson Parish: 7% † 6,767 (±0.7% / ±723)

Housing

2,514 ±271 Number of housing units
  • Metairie: 66,355 ±1,112
  • Jefferson Parish: 194,418 ±143

$243,900 ±$102,617 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Metairie: $327,500 ±$6,997
  • a little less than the amount in Jefferson Parish: $251,400 ±$3,985

20.4% ±9.4% (1,048  ±533.2) Moved since previous year
  • about double the rate in Metairie: 10.1% † 13,948 (±1% / ±1,432.7)
  • about double the rate in Jefferson Parish: 10.4% 44,245 (±0.7% / ±2,763.3)

Social

85.8% ±9.9% (3,116  ±592.3) 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)
24.3% ±8.2% (881  ±327.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Metairie: 41.2% 41,685 (±1.5% / ±1,695.5)
  • about 80 percent 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

21.7% ±6.9% (1,141  ±434) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Metairie: 14% 19,572 (±1.1% / ±1,595)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Jefferson Parish: 14.6% 62,771

3.7% ±2.8% (146  ±110) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Metairie: 4.9% † 5,359 (±0.5% / ±567)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Jefferson Parish: 5.1% 17,007 (±0.3% / ±1,035)
146 Total veterans ±110 146 Male ±110 N/A Female ±20

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