Good Pine vs Jena

A side-by-side comparison of Good Pine and Jena: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jena has the higher population (4,139 vs 338 in Good Pine). Since 2019, Jena's population has grown faster (+21.4% vs -11.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Good Pine	Jena
Population	338	4,139
Median age	66.1 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$85,955
Median home value	—	$157,900
Median gross rent	—	$922
Housing units	284	1,886
Homeownership rate	92.5%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Good Pine	Jena
Population	380 → 338 (-11.1%)	3,409 → 4,139 (+21.4%)
Median household income	$40,645 → $45,655 (+12.3%)	$47,060 → $85,955 (+82.6%)
Median home value	—	$118,700 → $157,900 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$632 → $922 (+45.9%)

Good Pine

Population

380338

Median household income

$40,645$45,655

Jena

Population

3,4094,139

Median household income

$47,060$85,955

Median home value

$118,700$157,900

Median gross rent

$632$922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Good Pine	Jena
Under 5	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	5.9%	13.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	0.9%	12.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	16.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	20.8%
55 to 64	41.4%	9.0%
65 to 74	29.6%	7.7%
75 and over	22.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Good Pine	Jena
White (non-Hispanic)	48.5%	63.8%
Black or African American	51.5%	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	20.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Good Pine	Jena
No high school diploma	39.6%	9.9%
High school graduate	35.2%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	2.8%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Good Pine	Jena
Drove alone	47.5%	71.1%
Carpooled	47.5%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	10.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Good Pine	Jena
1-unit, detached	54.6%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45.4%	12.1%

Poverty & households

	Good Pine	Jena
Poverty rate	40.8%	6.5%
Average household size	1.33	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	—	42
Median year structure built	1977	1970