With 24,726 people, Terrytown is a city in Louisiana. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Density works out to 6,748 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 27%. The median age is 35.2, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,718, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Terrytown
What changed most since 1990
White share69.2% → 22.6%(−46.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share8.4% → 35.7%(+27.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.8% → 21.9%(+5.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Terrytown's population equals 5.7% of Jefferson Parish's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 11% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 3.6% 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)39.2%(343)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.4%(100)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.6%(215)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(32)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 875 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
Terrytown, decade by decade
Terrytown 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
23,787
$71,565
$164,885
16.8%
59.5
2000
25,430
$67,214
$169,778
17.4%
76.8
2010
23,319
$64,261
$232,617
17.0%
84.5
2020
25,278
$61,872
$192,957
22.1%
88.5
2024
24,726
$51,718
$220,300
21.9%
86.7
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.
