Median Household Income
$65,252
Median Home Value
$251,400
Median Gross Rent
$1,190/mo
Poverty Rate
16.6%
Unemployment Rate
6.1%
Homeownership Rate
62.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
30.5%
Median Age
40.0
Population Over Time
Jefferson Parish shrank 0.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
434,528
2016
435,204
2018
435,300
2020
434,903
2022
436,171
2024
430,920
Business & Industry
Jefferson Parish has 11,728 business establishments employing 177,065 people.
Health care and social assistance
1,396
Professional, scientific, and technical services
1,316
Accommodation and food services
1,162
Construction
1,038
Other services (except public administration)
966
Finance and insurance
846
Wholesale trade
710
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
654
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.