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People QuickFacts |
Jefferson Parish |
Louisiana |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
431,361 | 4,287,768 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-5.3% | -4.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
455,466 | 4,468,976 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.8% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
24.1% | 25.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
13.7% | 12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.9% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
68.4% | 65.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
26.3% | 31.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.5% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
3.6% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.1% | 0.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
8.3% | 2.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
60.6% | 62.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
61.4% | 59.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
7.5% | 2.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
13.0% | 9.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.3% | 74.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
21.5% | 18.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
88,532 | 880,047 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.0 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
184,180 | 1,830,073 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
63.9% | 67.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
30.4% | 18.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$105,300 | $85,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
176,234 | 1,656,053 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.56 | 2.62 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$38,234 | $35,216 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,953 | $16,912 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
16.5% | 19.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Jefferson Parish |
Louisiana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
12,493 | 102,7901 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
199,425 | 1,617,5071 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-8.0% | 1.6%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
30,238 | 269,814 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
42,144 | 328,756 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
9.4% | 12.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.0% | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.1% | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.8% | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
25.5% | 26.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
2,601,859 | 89,540,799 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
6,442,790 | 47,192,153 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
6,523,229 | 41,885,192 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$14,434 | $9,356 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
837,843 | 7,411,702 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
716 | 28,671 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
2,218,024 | 32,954,0591 |
