Harahan vs Jefferson

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

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

Jefferson has the higher population (9,984 vs 8,939 in Harahan). Harahan has the higher median household income ($78,222 vs $56,875 in Jefferson). Harahan has the higher median home value ($309,400 vs $238,000 in Jefferson).

Population, income & housing

	Harahan	Jefferson
Population	8,939	9,984
Median age	47.1 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,222	$56,875
Median home value	$309,400	$238,000
Median gross rent	$1,052	$1,104
Housing units	4,471	6,053
Homeownership rate	76.5%	57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	35.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harahan	Jefferson
Population	9,304 → 8,939 (-3.9%)	10,501 → 9,984 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$66,741 → $78,222 (+17.2%)	$50,972 → $56,875 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$240,300 → $309,400 (+28.8%)	$185,600 → $238,000 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,052 (-1.0%)	$919 → $1,104 (+20.1%)

Harahan

Population

9,3048,939

Median household income

$66,741$78,222

Median home value

$240,300$309,400

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,052

Jefferson

Population

10,5019,984

Median household income

$50,972$56,875

Median home value

$185,600$238,000

Median gross rent

$919$1,104

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harahan	Jefferson
Under 5	3.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	11.9%	10.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	14.6%
35 to 44	13.9%	12.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	15.9%	15.9%
65 to 74	13.9%	13.7%
75 and over	10.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harahan	Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	62.9%
Black or African American	3.2%	20.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harahan	Jefferson
No high school diploma	7.3%	12.0%
High school graduate	21.6%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harahan	Jefferson
Drove alone	82.6%	72.8%
Carpooled	5.6%	11.2%
Public transit	0.7%	1.1%
Walked	2.7%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.5%	9.8%
Other means	0.2%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harahan	Jefferson
1-unit, detached	80.4%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	7.9%
20 or more units	1.6%	10.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Harahan	Jefferson
Poverty rate	8.4%	16.1%
Average household size	2.08	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1973	1958