COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 256 vs Census Tract 253
PLACE A
Census Tract 256, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 253, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Census Tract 256 is 17% larger than Census Tract 253. Census Tract 256 earns more, with a median household income $49,005 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 256CENSUS TRACT 253DIFFERENCE
Total population1,5351,316+17% vs Census Tract 253
Population density3,926734+3,192
Median age38.542.9−4.4
Male43.8%65.7%−21.9 pts
Female56.2%34.3%+21.9 pts
Foreign-born16.8%0.0%+16.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.8%36.7%+12.1 pts
Black13.6%36.9%−23.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.5%20.4%+10.0 pts
Asian1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Other5.3%6.0%−0.7 pts
Median household income$64,914$15,909+$49,005
Per capita income$33,574$16,591+$16,983
Poverty rate17.2%61.1%−43.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.492−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%24.9%+5.9 pts
Graduate degree5.6%4.6%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%1.8%+4.7 pts
Labor force participation64.5%38.4%+26.1 pts
Median home value$286,500$134,400+$152,100
Median gross rent$1,145$637+$508
Owner-occupied49.1%24.3%+24.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%30.0%−19.2 pts
Rent-burdened households44.3%45.2%−0.9 pts
Average commute19.318.7+0.6
Worked from home8.9%2.6%+6.3 pts
Public transit to work0.3%12.8%−12.5 pts
Uninsured15.5%1.4%+14.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024