Jeanerette

Population: 4,732
Median household income: $51,311
Median home value: $94,600

Jeanerette, a community in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, has 4,732 residents. The median household income of $51,311 is below the Iberia Parish median ($57,811).

From 2019 to 2023, Jeanerette's population declined 12.1% from 5,385 to 4,732, while its median home value rose 11.8% from $84,600 to $94,600.

Owners occupy 73.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,732
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $51,311
Median home value: $94,600
Median gross rent: $787
Housing units: 2,281
Homeownership rate: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3854,732

Median household income

$34,643$51,311

Median home value

$84,600$94,600

Median gross rent

$725$787

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,385	$34,643	$84,600	$725
2020	5,321	$42,616	$106,400	$751
2021	4,892	$46,125	$97,200	$771
2022	4,807	$50,987	$92,900	$965
2023	4,732	$51,311	$94,600	$787

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1724.3%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5416.4%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	219	4.6%
5 to 17	1,149	24.3%
18 to 24	315	6.7%
25 to 34	451	9.5%
35 to 44	651	13.8%
45 to 54	776	16.4%
55 to 64	432	9.1%
65 to 74	415	8.8%
75 and over	324	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	994	21.0%
Black or African American	3,529	74.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	103	2.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.6%
Two or more races	78	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.8%

High school graduate38.7%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	604	19.8%
High school graduate	1,181	38.7%
Some college or associate's	885	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	307	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	72	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,137	69.0%
Carpooled	108	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	330	20.0%
Other means	21	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	505	38.3%
15 to 29 min	379	28.8%
30 to 44 min	173	13.1%
45 to 59 min	61	4.6%
60+ min	199	15.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 28.0% (1,315 of 4,697)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,220	69.3%
Nonfamily households	541	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,761	77.2%
Vacant	520	22.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,294	73.5%
Renter-occupied	467	26.5%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other16.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,771	77.6%
1-unit, attached	1	0.0%
2 to 4 units	62	2.7%
5 to 19 units	57	2.5%
20 or more units	16	0.7%
Mobile home & other	374	16.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2238075
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.31 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 29.9152, -91.6763