Jefferson Parish County vs. Plaquemines Parish County
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Jefferson Parish County (LA) Plaquemines Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 434,051 23,410
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.3% 1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 432,573 23,039
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 432,552 23,042
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.5% 6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.0% 25.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.1% 13.4%
Female persons, percent 51.6% 49.6%
White alone, percent 65.3% 69.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 28.0% 21.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 1.8%
Asian alone, percent 4.2% 4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 1.7% 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 14.9% 7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 52.3% 63.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 20,367 1,454
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 13.0% 5.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 188,657 10,396
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 61.5% 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, 2009-2013 29.6% 11.5%
Building permits, 2018 599 48
Households, 2014-2018 168,895 8,817
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.56 2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.0% 90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 17.9% 9.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.2% 85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.3% 77.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 85.4% 82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 26.1% 19.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.8% 7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.6% 11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.6% 58.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.3% 53.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,056,508 59,751
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,077,876 39,978
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 8,453,858 2,228,328
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 8,112,339 134,142
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $18,706 $5,608
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.2 25.9
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, percent 15.6% 15.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 11,894 660
Total employment, 2017 179,573 9,006
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 8,299,805 514,782
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -4.3% -11.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 44,905 2,386
All firms, 2012 48,639 3,099
Men-owned firms, 2012 26,153 1,927
Women-owned firms, 2012 16,887 776
Minority-owned firms, 2012 17,590 895
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 29,290 2,111
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,607 260
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 41,468 2,716
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 12.5% 9.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 3.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.2% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.4% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.9% 27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,463.1 29.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 295.63 779.91
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.