Terrytown

Population: 25,844
Median household income: $56,944
Median home value: $212,000

Located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Terrytown is a community with a population of 25,844. At $56,944, its median household income sits below Jefferson Parish's $65,246.

From 2019 to 2023, Terrytown's population grew 3.6% from 24,953 to 25,844, while its median home value rose 30.3% from $162,700 to $212,000.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 34.6% of the population. 71.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,844
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $56,944
Median home value: $212,000
Median gross rent: $1,065
Housing units: 9,794
Homeownership rate: 48.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,95325,844

Median household income

$46,638$56,944

Median home value

$162,700$212,000

Median gross rent

$953$1,065

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,953	$46,638	$162,700	$953
2020	26,044	$51,048	$159,200	$973
2021	25,388	$54,186	$177,300	$973
2022	26,105	$56,877	$201,500	$1,038
2023	25,844	$56,944	$212,000	$1,065

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

Age distribution

Under 511.1%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,868	11.1%
5 to 17	4,919	19.0%
18 to 24	1,846	7.1%
25 to 34	3,497	13.5%
35 to 44	3,814	14.8%
45 to 54	2,974	11.5%
55 to 64	2,936	11.4%
65 to 74	1,626	6.3%
75 and over	1,364	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,776	26.2%
Black or African American	8,372	32.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	124	0.5%
Asian	994	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	95	0.4%
Two or more races	541	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,942	34.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,677	16.5%
High school graduate	4,897	30.2%
Some college or associate's	4,496	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,055	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,086	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone71.5%

Carpooled18.1%

Public transit1.7%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,270	71.5%
Carpooled	2,099	18.1%
Public transit	196	1.7%
Walked	59	0.5%
Bicycle	62	0.5%
Worked from home	802	6.9%
Other means	82	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,455	22.8%
15 to 29 min	3,695	34.3%
30 to 44 min	3,423	31.8%
45 to 59 min	334	3.1%
60+ min	861	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 18.5% (4,765 of 25,801)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,811	63.4%
Nonfamily households	3,355	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,166	93.6%
Vacant	628	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,419	48.2%
Renter-occupied	4,747	51.8%

1-unit, detached51.3%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units19.9%

5 to 19 units17.2%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,021	51.3%
1-unit, attached	451	4.6%
2 to 4 units	1,947	19.9%
5 to 19 units	1,685	17.2%
20 or more units	496	5.1%
Mobile home & other	194	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2275180
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.66 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 29.9025, -90.0281