Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Jefferson Parish has a population of 430,920 and has shrunk 2.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $251,400, about 3.9 times the county's median household income of $65,252.

Home price
$251,400
Income
$65,252
Population
430,920
Unemployment
6.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$251,400county
Median gross rent$1,190county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198062.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented37.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,525county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,331county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,113county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,701county
Home insurance / yr$5,986(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.3(statewide)
Median household income$65,252county
Family health premium / yr$23,190(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.581(statewide)
Poverty rate16.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.2%county
Unemployment rate6.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government12.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.9%county
Economic output per resident$73,864county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.52%county
Top state income tax3.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax10.13%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service7.2 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6537092county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station4.4 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.4%county
Traffic deaths12.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-8.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher30.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.3%county
Public schools in the county77county
Public school enrollment47983county
Students per full-time teacher14.7county
Free lunch eligible67.6%county
Elementary schools52county
Middle schools6county
High schools11county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians92county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county8county
Hospitals here with an emergency department4county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population430,920county
Land area in square miles301county
People per square mile of land1432.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores82county
Convenience stores51county
Share living far from a food store10.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.1%county
Population change since 2020-2.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents10county
Median age40.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.6%county
Share of households that are one person34.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States14.6%county
Second languages21.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls70.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents87county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-13county
Households that moved in8,798county
Households that moved away10,823county
Average income of arriving households$54,398county
Average income of departing households$57,223county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year410county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings2.0%county
Violent crime rate520(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature70.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation56.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.66 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F88 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing12 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days305 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 7county
Average first fall frostDec 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$135county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh11.1¢county
Household electricity use1,224 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity55.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas42.6%county
Homes heated by propane0.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband88.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk96.0county
Coastal flood risk95.6county
Drought risk50.0county
Landslide risk28.1county
Hail risk96.4county
Earthquake risk78.0county
Tornado risk72.2county
Tropical cyclone risk99.8county
Extreme heat risk97.5county
Winter weather risk85.6county
Strong wind risk63.5county
Wildfire risk27.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Jefferson Parish directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Louisiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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