Gardere vs Old Jefferson

A side-by-side comparison of Gardere and Old Jefferson: population, income, housing, and more.

Gardere and Old Jefferson are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gardere has the higher population (12,130 vs 7,790 in Old Jefferson). Old Jefferson has the higher median household income ($85,466 vs $60,694 in Gardere). Gardere has the higher median home value ($250,600 vs $235,900 in Old Jefferson).

Population, income & housing

	Gardere	Old Jefferson
Population	12,130	7,790
Median age	26.5 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,694	$85,466
Median home value	$250,600	$235,900
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,174
Housing units	5,593	3,777
Homeownership rate	42.9%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	56.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gardere	Old Jefferson
Population	11,394 → 12,130 (+6.5%)	7,659 → 7,790 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$39,418 → $60,694 (+54.0%)	$70,323 → $85,466 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$168,700 → $250,600 (+48.5%)	$197,300 → $235,900 (+19.6%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $1,135 (+23.9%)	$1,256 → $1,174 (-6.5%)

Gardere

Population

11,39412,130

Median household income

$39,418$60,694

Median home value

$168,700$250,600

Median gross rent

$916$1,135

Old Jefferson

Population

7,6597,790

Median household income

$70,323$85,466

Median home value

$197,300$235,900

Median gross rent

$1,256$1,174

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gardere	Old Jefferson
Under 5	11.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	20.6%	16.0%
18 to 24	14.8%	8.8%
25 to 34	24.0%	14.6%
35 to 44	8.4%	12.7%
45 to 54	8.3%	11.7%
55 to 64	6.8%	6.4%
65 to 74	5.0%	20.4%
75 and over	0.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gardere	Old Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	24.4%	65.0%
Black or African American	44.8%	19.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.1%
Asian	2.5%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	25.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gardere	Old Jefferson
No high school diploma	10.7%	9.1%
High school graduate	35.6%	15.2%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	44.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gardere	Old Jefferson
Drove alone	74.5%	87.6%
Carpooled	8.5%	4.4%
Public transit	4.7%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	7.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gardere	Old Jefferson
1-unit, detached	45.8%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	35.2%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	7.1%
20 or more units	5.8%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Gardere	Old Jefferson
Poverty rate	28.4%	8.9%
Average household size	2.72	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	2002	1989