People QuickFacts Jefferson Parish Louisiana Population, 2012 estimate 433,676 4,601,893 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 432,552 4,533,372 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 0.3% 1.5% Population, 2010 432,552 4,533,372 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.5% 6.9% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 22.3% 24.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 13.9% 12.5% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.4% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 66.9% 63.8% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 27.0% 32.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.6% 0.7% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 4.0% 1.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.5% 1.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 12.7% 4.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 55.7% 60.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 86.4% 85.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 11.1% 3.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 15.9% 8.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 83.0% 81.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 23.3% 21.1% Veterans, 2007-2011 28,822 314,677 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 23.5 24.9  Housing units, 2011 190,182 1,978,848 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 63.9% 67.9% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 29.1% 18.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $176,700 $135,400 Households, 2007-2011 165,404 1,675,097 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.59 2.60 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $26,528 $23,853 Median household income, 2007-2011 $48,374 $44,086 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 15.1% 18.4%     Business QuickFacts Jefferson Parish Louisiana Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 11,805 103,365 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 178,959 1,599,551 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -17.4 0.5 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 39,797 340,627  Total number of firms, 2007 45,343 375,808 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 12.5% 15.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.2% 2.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.4% 2.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.9% 27.4%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 2,837,246 205,054,723 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 6,049,778 51,415,553 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 8,106,201 56,543,203 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $18,409 $12,921 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 982,943 9,729,869 Building permits, 2011 225 12,173     Geography QuickFacts Jefferson Parish Louisiana Land area in square miles, 2010 295.63 43,203.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,463.1 104.9 FIPS Code 051 22 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts