Jefferson Parish County vs. St. John the Baptist Parish County

Jefferson Parish County (LA)St. John the Baptist Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)434,05143,184
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.3%-5.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)432,57345,809
Population, Census, April 1, 2010432,55245,924
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.0%24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.1%14.2%
Female persons, percent51.6%51.2%
White alone, percent65.3%39.0%
Black or African American alone, percent28.0%57.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Asian alone, percent4.2%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent14.9%6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent52.3%34.0%
Veterans, 2014-201820,3672,198
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201813.0%3.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)188,65717,851
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.5%76.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$180,500$152,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,433$1,209
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$413$333
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$961$909
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201329.6%8.6%
Building permits, 201859947
Households, 2014-2018168,89515,418
Persons per household, 2014-20182.562.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.0%88.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201817.9%6.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.2%85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.3%72.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.4%86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.1%16.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.8%9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.6%8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.6%61.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.3%57.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,056,50858,520
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,112,339479,166
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,706$10,706
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.228.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,558$54,821
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,776$25,942
Persons in poverty, percent15.6%18.2%
Total employer establishments, 201711,894732
Total employment, 2017179,57317,260
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)8,299,805905,698
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.3%-2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201744,9053,210
All firms, 201248,6393,758
Men-owned firms, 201226,1531,741
Women-owned firms, 201216,8871,632
Minority-owned firms, 201217,5902,152
Nonminority-owned firms, 201229,2901,457
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,607390
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201241,4683,182
Black-owned firms, percent, 200712.5%45.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.2%3.0%
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%31.8%
Population per square mile, 20101,463.1215.5
Land area in square miles, 2010295.63213.07

Source: United States Census Bureau

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