Jefferson vs Waggaman

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

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

Waggaman has the higher population (10,617 vs 9,984 in Jefferson). Waggaman has the higher median household income ($59,566 vs $56,875 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($238,000 vs $158,500 in Waggaman).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Waggaman
Population	9,984	10,617
Median age	44.7 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$59,566
Median home value	$238,000	$158,500
Median gross rent	$1,104	$1,417
Housing units	6,053	4,087
Homeownership rate	57.8%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Waggaman
Population	10,501 → 9,984 (-4.9%)	10,017 → 10,617 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$50,972 → $56,875 (+11.6%)	$46,075 → $59,566 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$185,600 → $238,000 (+28.2%)	$112,800 → $158,500 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$919 → $1,104 (+20.1%)	$1,117 → $1,417 (+26.9%)

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

Waggaman

Population

10,01710,617

Median household income

$46,075$59,566

Median home value

$112,800$158,500

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Waggaman
Under 5	4.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	10.8%	22.3%
18 to 24	7.1%	10.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	8.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	14.7%
55 to 64	15.9%	14.1%
65 to 74	13.7%	9.4%
75 and over	7.6%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Waggaman
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	18.7%
Black or African American	20.8%	72.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Waggaman
No high school diploma	12.0%	18.3%
High school graduate	24.6%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Waggaman
Drove alone	72.8%	79.9%
Carpooled	11.2%	12.9%
Public transit	1.1%	0.9%
Walked	3.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	5.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Waggaman
1-unit, detached	60.3%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Waggaman
Poverty rate	16.1%	26.5%
Average household size	1.88	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1958	1981