Jennings

Population: 9,679
Median household income: $45,194
Median home value: $140,800

Located in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, Jennings is a community with a population of 9,679. At $45,194, its median household income sits below Jefferson Davis Parish's $56,500.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jennings's population declined 3.0% from 9,980 to 9,679, while its median home value rose 24.6% from $113,000 to $140,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 65.0% of the population. 82.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,679
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $45,194
Median home value: $140,800
Median gross rent: $861
Housing units: 4,945
Homeownership rate: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,9809,679

Median household income

$29,819$45,194

Median home value

$113,000$140,800

Median gross rent

$625$861

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,980	$29,819	$113,000	$625
2020	9,874	$28,360	$94,400	$630
2021	9,836	$37,301	$124,300	$708
2022	9,819	$39,888	$129,500	$773
2023	9,679	$45,194	$140,800	$861

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	650	6.7%
5 to 17	1,852	19.1%
18 to 24	710	7.3%
25 to 34	1,040	10.7%
35 to 44	1,108	11.4%
45 to 54	966	10.0%
55 to 64	1,127	11.6%
65 to 74	1,129	11.7%
75 and over	1,097	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,292	65.0%
Black or African American	2,170	22.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.4%
Asian	55	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.2%
Two or more races	674	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	424	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.6%

High school graduate42.9%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,399	21.6%
High school graduate	2,775	42.9%
Some college or associate's	1,348	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	479	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	466	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,940	82.8%
Carpooled	328	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	69	1.9%
Bicycle	31	0.9%
Worked from home	103	2.9%
Other means	81	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,616	46.9%
15 to 29 min	479	13.9%
30 to 44 min	270	7.8%
45 to 59 min	421	12.2%
60+ min	663	19.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 20.1% (1,850 of 9,218)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,523	65.1%
Nonfamily households	1,352	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,875	78.4%
Vacant	1,070	21.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,483	64.1%
Renter-occupied	1,392	35.9%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other10.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,878	78.4%
1-unit, attached	19	0.4%
2 to 4 units	326	6.6%
5 to 19 units	144	2.9%
20 or more units	38	0.8%
Mobile home & other	540	10.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2238355
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 30.2240, -92.6583