Lafourche Parish County vs. Jefferson Parish County

	Lafourche Parish County (LA)	Jefferson Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	98,115	434,051
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.5%	0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	96,662	432,573
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	96,318	432,552
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.5%	17.1%
Female persons, percent	51.0%	51.6%
White alone, percent	80.4%	65.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.6%	28.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.0%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.4%	14.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	76.8%	52.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,831	20,367
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.1%	13.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	41,622	188,657
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.5%	61.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$151,600	$180,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,221	$1,433
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$297	$413
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$794	$961
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.4%	29.6%
Building permits, 2018	356	599
Households, 2014-2018	36,449	168,895
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.64	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.8%	89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.9%	17.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.5%	85.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.1%	75.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.3%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.6%	26.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.3%	9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	11.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.2%	63.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.5%	58.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	115,300	1,056,508
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	476,733	3,077,876
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	864,113	2,996,915
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	947,889	8,453,858
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	965,562	8,112,339
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,951	$18,706
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.1	24.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,089	$52,558
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,375	$29,776
Persons in poverty, percent	16.6%	15.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,758	11,894
Total employment, 2017	25,894	179,573
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,218,446	8,299,805
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.2%	-4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	7,327	44,905
All firms, 2012	8,009	48,639
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,411	26,153
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,294	16,887
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,094	17,590
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	6,599	29,290
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	637	4,607
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	6,820	41,468
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	12.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.4%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	8.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.9%	24.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	90.2	1,463.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,068.21	295.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

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