Jeanerette is home to 4,655 people in Louisiana. 38.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. The typical home is worth $98,200, having more than doubled since 2000. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. That trails the Louisiana median by roughly 29%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,438, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jeanerette
What changed most since 1990
Black share54.0% → 71.8%(+17.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants75.0% → 58.7%(−16.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population6,205 → 4,655(−25%)US over the same years: +35%
Jeanerette's population equals 6.8% of Iberia Parish's. Its number of people who work from home equals 17% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 11% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20%(27)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.4%(14)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.3%(53)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War31.1%(42)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 135 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Jeanerette, decade by decade
Jeanerette population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,205
$38,288
$96,963
4.2%
64.5
2000
5,997
$41,694
$78,149
7.8%
63.0
2010
5,530
$42,390
$91,349
8.6%
59.0
2020
4,813
$51,652
$128,961
12.1%
54.9
2024
4,655
$43,438
$98,200
11.8%
53.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
