Jeanerette vs New Iberia

A side-by-side comparison of Jeanerette and New Iberia: population, income, housing, and more.

Jeanerette and New Iberia are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Iberia has the higher population (27,926 vs 4,732 in Jeanerette). Jeanerette has the higher median household income ($51,311 vs $50,802 in New Iberia). New Iberia has the higher median home value ($150,300 vs $94,600 in Jeanerette).

Population, income & housing

	Jeanerette	New Iberia
Population	4,732	27,926
Median age	36.9 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,311	$50,802
Median home value	$94,600	$150,300
Median gross rent	$787	$878
Housing units	2,281	13,373
Homeownership rate	73.5%	51.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jeanerette	New Iberia
Population	5,385 → 4,732 (-12.1%)	29,456 → 27,926 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$34,643 → $51,311 (+48.1%)	$38,221 → $50,802 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$84,600 → $94,600 (+11.8%)	$114,600 → $150,300 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $787 (+8.6%)	$762 → $878 (+15.2%)

Jeanerette

Population

5,3854,732

Median household income

$34,643$51,311

Median home value

$84,600$94,600

Median gross rent

$725$787

New Iberia

Population

29,45627,926

Median household income

$38,221$50,802

Median home value

$114,600$150,300

Median gross rent

$762$878

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jeanerette	New Iberia
Under 5	4.6%	8.9%
5 to 17	24.3%	17.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.5%
25 to 34	9.5%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	16.4%	10.5%
55 to 64	9.1%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.5%
75 and over	6.8%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jeanerette	New Iberia
White (non-Hispanic)	21.0%	43.6%
Black or African American	74.6%	43.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.6%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jeanerette	New Iberia
No high school diploma	19.8%	16.5%
High school graduate	38.7%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jeanerette	New Iberia
Drove alone	69.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	6.6%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	3.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	3.2%
Other means	1.3%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jeanerette	New Iberia
1-unit, detached	77.6%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.7%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	16.4%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Jeanerette	New Iberia
Poverty rate	28.0%	26.6%
Average household size	2.69	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	37	21
Median year structure built	1965	1973