Jefferson vs Westwego

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

Jefferson and Westwego 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 8,382 in Westwego). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $49,291 in Westwego). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($238,000 vs $168,600 in Westwego).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Westwego
Population	9,984	8,382
Median age	44.7 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$49,291
Median home value	$238,000	$168,600
Median gross rent	$1,104	$1,013
Housing units	6,053	4,425
Homeownership rate	57.8%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Westwego
Population	10,501 → 9,984 (-4.9%)	8,438 → 8,382 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$50,972 → $56,875 (+11.6%)	$30,126 → $49,291 (+63.6%)
Median home value	$185,600 → $238,000 (+28.2%)	$123,600 → $168,600 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$919 → $1,104 (+20.1%)	$895 → $1,013 (+13.2%)

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

Westwego

Population

8,4388,382

Median household income

$30,126$49,291

Median home value

$123,600$168,600

Median gross rent

$895$1,013

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Westwego
Under 5	4.9%	3.3%
5 to 17	10.8%	12.7%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.6%	17.9%
55 to 64	15.9%	16.4%
65 to 74	13.7%	10.9%
75 and over	7.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Westwego
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	63.0%
Black or African American	20.8%	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.5%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Westwego
No high school diploma	12.0%	22.1%
High school graduate	24.6%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Westwego
Drove alone	72.8%	79.6%
Carpooled	11.2%	10.0%
Public transit	1.1%	2.4%
Walked	3.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	5.0%
Other means	1.7%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Westwego
1-unit, detached	60.3%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	12.4%
20 or more units	10.9%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Westwego
Poverty rate	16.1%	21.5%
Average household size	1.88	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1958	1970