Jefferson vs River Ridge

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

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

River Ridge has the higher population (13,170 vs 9,984 in Jefferson). River Ridge has the higher median household income ($84,464 vs $56,875 in Jefferson). River Ridge has the higher median home value ($330,700 vs $238,000 in Jefferson).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	River Ridge
Population	9,984	13,170
Median age	44.7 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$84,464
Median home value	$238,000	$330,700
Median gross rent	$1,104	$1,067
Housing units	6,053	6,224
Homeownership rate	57.8%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	River Ridge
Population	10,501 → 9,984 (-4.9%)	13,337 → 13,170 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$50,972 → $56,875 (+11.6%)	$69,929 → $84,464 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$185,600 → $238,000 (+28.2%)	$265,300 → $330,700 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$919 → $1,104 (+20.1%)	$927 → $1,067 (+15.1%)

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

River Ridge

Population

13,33713,170

Median household income

$69,929$84,464

Median home value

$265,300$330,700

Median gross rent

$927$1,067

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	River Ridge
Under 5	4.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	10.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	5.9%
25 to 34	14.6%	9.5%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.6%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.9%	17.0%
65 to 74	13.7%	14.0%
75 and over	7.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	River Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	76.9%
Black or African American	20.8%	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	River Ridge
No high school diploma	12.0%	6.9%
High school graduate	24.6%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	River Ridge
Drove alone	72.8%	73.5%
Carpooled	11.2%	11.1%
Public transit	1.1%	0.1%
Walked	3.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	12.6%
Other means	1.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	River Ridge
1-unit, detached	60.3%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	3.9%
20 or more units	10.9%	12.2%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	River Ridge
Poverty rate	16.1%	8.0%
Average household size	1.88	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1958	1971