Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

21 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 432,484
Median household income: $65,246
Median home value: $243,500

Jefferson Parish is a county in Louisiana with a population of 432,484. 21 cities and places have their primary county here. At $65,246, its median household income sits above Louisiana's $60,023.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jefferson Parish's population held roughly steady from 434,850 to 432,484, while its median household income rose 20.8% from $54,032 to $65,246.

16.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.43 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 432,484
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $65,246
Median home value: $243,500
Median gross rent: $1,162
Housing units: 194,109
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

434,850432,484

Median household income

$54,032$65,246

Median home value

$188,200$243,500

Median gross rent

$972$1,162

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	434,850	$54,032	$188,200	$972
2020	434,903	$54,825	$193,600	$986
2021	439,402	$58,638	$201,800	$1,026
2022	436,171	$63,257	$231,700	$1,121
2023	432,484	$65,246	$243,500	$1,162

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27,292	6.3%
5 to 17	69,698	16.1%
18 to 24	31,877	7.4%
25 to 34	58,673	13.6%
35 to 44	56,626	13.1%
45 to 54	51,036	11.8%
55 to 64	58,915	13.6%
65 to 74	47,350	10.9%
75 and over	31,017	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	208,208	48.1%
Black or African American	110,533	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	618	0.1%
Asian	17,927	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	102	0.0%
Some other race	2,740	0.6%
Two or more races	13,794	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78,562	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40,835	13.4%
High school graduate	84,000	27.7%
Some college or associate's	87,861	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	57,636	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	33,285	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	155,689	77.3%
Carpooled	22,648	11.2%
Public transit	1,717	0.9%
Walked	3,438	1.7%
Bicycle	379	0.2%
Worked from home	14,896	7.4%
Other means	2,605	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	45,219	24.2%
15 to 29 min	78,330	42.0%
30 to 44 min	41,847	22.4%
45 to 59 min	9,805	5.3%
60+ min	11,275	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 16.3% (69,819 of 428,843)

	Count	Share
Family households	107,961	61.0%
Nonfamily households	69,025	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	176,986	91.2%
Vacant	17,123	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	110,285	62.3%
Renter-occupied	66,701	37.7%

1-unit, detached65.1%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	126,441	65.1%
1-unit, attached	8,186	4.2%
2 to 4 units	19,328	10.0%
5 to 19 units	19,213	9.9%
20 or more units	17,429	9.0%
Mobile home & other	3,512	1.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 22051
State: Louisiana
Land area: 301 sq mi
Water area: 341 sq mi
Center point: 29.5033, -90.0362