Jena vs Olla

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

Jena and Olla 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 1,315 in Olla). Jena has the higher median household income ($85,955 vs $34,444 in Olla). Jena has the higher median home value ($157,900 vs $117,800 in Olla).

Population, income & housing

	Jena	Olla
Population	4,139	1,315
Median age	39.7 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$85,955	$34,444
Median home value	$157,900	$117,800
Median gross rent	$922	$443
Housing units	1,886	610
Homeownership rate	89.0%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jena	Olla
Population	3,409 → 4,139 (+21.4%)	1,754 → 1,315 (-25.0%)
Median household income	$47,060 → $85,955 (+82.6%)	$41,375 → $34,444 (-16.8%)
Median home value	$118,700 → $157,900 (+33.0%)	$77,200 → $117,800 (+52.6%)
Median gross rent	$632 → $922 (+45.9%)	$804 → $443 (-44.9%)

Jena

Population

3,4094,139

Median household income

$47,060$85,955

Median home value

$118,700$157,900

Median gross rent

$632$922

Olla

Population

1,7541,315

Median household income

$41,375$34,444

Median home value

$77,200$117,800

Median gross rent

$804$443

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jena	Olla
Under 5	5.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	13.9%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	13.2%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	16.7%	10.6%
45 to 54	20.8%	14.0%
55 to 64	9.0%	8.3%
65 to 74	7.7%	12.1%
75 and over	6.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jena	Olla
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	88.1%
Black or African American	8.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20.3%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jena	Olla
No high school diploma	9.9%	19.0%
High school graduate	28.8%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jena	Olla
Drove alone	71.1%	77.6%
Carpooled	13.5%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.9%
Worked from home	4.6%	2.9%
Other means	10.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jena	Olla
1-unit, detached	84.8%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	21.0%

Poverty & households

	Jena	Olla
Poverty rate	6.5%	24.3%
Average household size	2.37	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	42	20
Median year structure built	1970	1979