Compare Jefferson Parish, LA vs New Orleans Metro Area, LA vs Louisiana (LA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Jefferson Parish, LA Parish |
New Orleans Metro Area, LA Metro Area |
Louisiana (LA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 430,920 | 981,662 | 4,611,961 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,190 | $1,217 | $1,064 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1975 | 1973 | 1983 | 1980 |
| Household income | $65,252 | $62,655 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $37,862 | $38,238 | $35,038 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 16.6% | 18.6% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.2% | 52.6% | 47.7% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 430,920 | 981,662 | 4,611,961 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 302,446 | 688,306 | 3,107,436 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 177,003 | 398,564 | 1,804,780 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $65,252 | $62,655 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $37,862 | $38,238 | $35,038 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 16.6% | 18.6% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.2% | 52.6% | 47.7% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,190 | $1,217 | $1,064 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1975 | 1973 | 1983 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 37.4% | 39.4% | 32.6% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 62.6% | 60.6% | 67.4% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 49.8% | 43.3% | 56.9% | 61% |
| Black | 25.5% | 37.9% | 30.7% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 4.3% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 12.6% | 10.3% | 7.4% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 18.9% | 13.1% | 7.2% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 81.1% | 86.9% | 92.8% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 91.8% | 89.5% | 91.9% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 24.0 min | 24.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 8.2% | 10.5% | 8.1% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 32.7% | 31.5% | 30.4% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 27.3% | 25.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 9.5% | 9.1% | 10% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 30.5% | 33.4% | 27% | 35.7% |