Jefferson vs Timberlane

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

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

Timberlane has the higher population (11,169 vs 9,984 in Jefferson). Timberlane has the higher median household income ($66,170 vs $56,875 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($238,000 vs $209,200 in Timberlane).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Timberlane
Population	9,984	11,169
Median age	44.7 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$66,170
Median home value	$238,000	$209,200
Median gross rent	$1,104	$1,410
Housing units	6,053	3,869
Homeownership rate	57.8%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Timberlane
Population	10,501 → 9,984 (-4.9%)	9,950 → 11,169 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$50,972 → $56,875 (+11.6%)	$54,702 → $66,170 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$185,600 → $238,000 (+28.2%)	$162,500 → $209,200 (+28.7%)
Median gross rent	$919 → $1,104 (+20.1%)	$1,075 → $1,410 (+31.2%)

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

Timberlane

Population

9,95011,169

Median household income

$54,702$66,170

Median home value

$162,500$209,200

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,410

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Timberlane
Under 5	4.9%	11.5%
5 to 17	10.8%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.9%
25 to 34	14.6%	16.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	15.9%	8.0%
65 to 74	13.7%	6.9%
75 and over	7.6%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Timberlane
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	31.2%
Black or African American	20.8%	42.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.4%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Timberlane
No high school diploma	12.0%	9.3%
High school graduate	24.6%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Timberlane
Drove alone	72.8%	91.0%
Carpooled	11.2%	4.8%
Public transit	1.1%	0.4%
Walked	3.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.8%	2.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Timberlane
1-unit, detached	60.3%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	15.2%
20 or more units	10.9%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Timberlane
Poverty rate	16.1%	21.4%
Average household size	1.88	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1958	1978