Jefferson Parish County vs. St. Charles Parish County

Jefferson Parish County (LA)St. Charles Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)434,05152,879
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.3%0.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)432,57352,888
Population, Census, April 1, 2010432,55252,780
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.0%24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.1%13.6%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.9%
White alone, percent65.3%70.2%
Black or African American alone, percent28.0%26.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.4%
Asian alone, percent4.2%1.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent14.9%6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent52.3%64.9%
Veterans, 2014-201820,3672,626
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201813.0%3.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)188,65720,835
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.5%80.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$180,500$189,300
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$411
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$961$912
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201329.6%11.2%
Building permits, 2018599196
Households, 2014-2018168,89518,762
Persons per household, 2014-20182.562.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.0%92.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201817.9%7.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.2%89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.3%81.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.4%89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.1%24.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.8%9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.6%7.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.6%62.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.3%58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,056,50849,287
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,996,91529,174,840
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,453,8584,939,886
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,112,339402,903
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,706$7,648
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.227.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,558$66,620
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,776$31,567
Persons in poverty, percent15.6%12.8%
Total employer establishments, 201711,894993
Total employment, 2017179,57320,472
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)8,299,8051,456,818
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.3%-4.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201744,9054,152
All firms, 201248,6394,349
Men-owned firms, 201226,1532,096
Women-owned firms, 201216,8871,679
Minority-owned firms, 201217,5901,085
Nonminority-owned firms, 201229,2903,071
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,607572
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201241,4683,532
Black-owned firms, percent, 200712.5%24.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
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%3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.9%36.4%
Population per square mile, 20101,463.1189.1
Land area in square miles, 2010295.63279.08

Source: United States Census Bureau

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