Jefferson Parish County vs. Plaquemines Parish County

Jefferson Parish County (LA)Plaquemines Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)434,05123,410
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.3%1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)432,57323,039
Population, Census, April 1, 2010432,55223,042
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.0%25.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.1%13.4%
Female persons, percent51.6%49.6%
White alone, percent65.3%69.2%
Black or African American alone, percent28.0%21.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%1.8%
Asian alone, percent4.2%4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent14.9%7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent52.3%63.0%
Veterans, 2014-201820,3671,454
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201813.0%5.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)188,65710,396
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.5%67.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$180,500$173,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,433$1,477
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$413$316
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$961$1,151
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201329.6%11.5%
Building permits, 201859948
Households, 2014-2018168,8958,817
Persons per household, 2014-20182.562.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.0%90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201817.9%9.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.2%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.3%77.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.4%82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.1%19.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.8%7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.6%11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.6%58.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.3%53.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,056,50859,751
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,077,87639,978
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,453,8582,228,328
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,112,339134,142
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,706$5,608
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.225.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,558$52,386
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,776$26,818
Persons in poverty, percent15.6%15.5%
Total employer establishments, 201711,894660
Total employment, 2017179,5739,006
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)8,299,805514,782
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.3%-11.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201744,9052,386
All firms, 201248,6393,099
Men-owned firms, 201226,1531,927
Women-owned firms, 201216,887776
Minority-owned firms, 201217,590895
Nonminority-owned firms, 201229,2902,111
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,607260
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201241,4682,716
Black-owned firms, percent, 200712.5%9.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%3.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.2%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20078.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.9%27.5%
Population per square mile, 20101,463.129.5
Land area in square miles, 2010295.63779.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jefferson Parish county (LA) and Plaquemines Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.