Old Jefferson vs Westminster

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

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

Old Jefferson has the higher population (7,790 vs 2,810 in Westminster). Westminster has the higher median household income ($89,944 vs $85,466 in Old Jefferson). Westminster has the higher median home value ($248,300 vs $235,900 in Old Jefferson).

Population, income & housing

	Old Jefferson	Westminster
Population	7,790	2,810
Median age	37.4 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$85,466	$89,944
Median home value	$235,900	$248,300
Median gross rent	$1,174	$1,417
Housing units	3,777	1,512
Homeownership rate	74.6%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.4%	54.7%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Old Jefferson	Westminster
Population	7,659 → 7,790 (+1.7%)	2,760 → 2,810 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$70,323 → $85,466 (+21.5%)	$88,778 → $89,944 (+1.3%)
Median home value	$197,300 → $235,900 (+19.6%)	$256,700 → $248,300 (-3.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,256 → $1,174 (-6.5%)	$1,519 → $1,417 (-6.7%)

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

Westminster

Population

2,7602,810

Median household income

$88,778$89,944

Median home value

$256,700$248,300

Median gross rent

$1,519$1,417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Old Jefferson	Westminster
Under 5	5.2%	12.0%
5 to 17	16.0%	5.1%
18 to 24	8.8%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.6%	20.1%
35 to 44	12.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.4%
55 to 64	6.4%	12.2%
65 to 74	20.4%	6.2%
75 and over	4.1%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Old Jefferson	Westminster
White (non-Hispanic)	65.0%	79.9%
Black or African American	19.9%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Old Jefferson	Westminster
No high school diploma	9.1%	2.3%
High school graduate	15.2%	8.1%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	44.8%	35.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Old Jefferson	Westminster
Drove alone	87.6%	83.4%
Carpooled	4.4%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	6.1%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Old Jefferson	Westminster
1-unit, detached	75.4%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	16.7%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	0.3%
20 or more units	1.8%	14.2%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Old Jefferson	Westminster
Poverty rate	8.9%	3.6%
Average household size	2.06	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1989	1973