Jefferson Parish County vs. St. Tammany Parish County

	Jefferson Parish County (LA)	St. Tammany Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	434,051	258,111
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.3%	10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	432,573	233,754
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	432,552	233,740
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.0%	24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	16.9%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	51.5%
White alone, percent	65.3%	83.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	28.0%	12.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	4.2%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	14.9%	5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	52.3%	78.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	20,367	17,120
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.0%	3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	188,657	104,826
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.5%	78.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$180,500	$212,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,433	$1,549
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$413	$455
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$961	$1,040
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	29.6%	11.2%
Building permits, 2018	599	1,430
Households, 2014-2018	168,895	91,975
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.0%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.9%	6.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.2%	91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.3%	84.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.4%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.1%	33.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.6%	8.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.6%	63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.3%	57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,056,508	443,798
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,077,876	1,581,842
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,453,858	5,060,238
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,112,339	3,550,739
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$18,706	$14,829
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.2	30.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,558	$67,706
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,776	$34,201
Persons in poverty, percent	15.6%	11.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	11,894	6,469
Total employment, 2017	179,573	76,510
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,299,805	3,273,193
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-4.3%	-3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	44,905	25,506
All firms, 2012	48,639	27,045
Men-owned firms, 2012	26,153	15,129
Women-owned firms, 2012	16,887	8,280
Minority-owned firms, 2012	17,590	3,783
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	29,290	22,452
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,607	2,933
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	41,468	22,675
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	12.5%	5.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.2%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.4%	3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.9%	26.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,463.1	276.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	295.63	845.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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