COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 256 vs Census Tract 259
PLACE A
Census Tract 256, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 259, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Census Tract 256 is 57% smaller than Census Tract 259. Census Tract 256 earns more, with a median household income $4,426 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 256CENSUS TRACT 259DIFFERENCE
Total population1,5353,574−57% vs Census Tract 259
Population density3,9265,917−1,991
Median age38.532.4+6.1
Male43.8%62.4%−18.6 pts
Female56.2%37.6%+18.6 pts
Foreign-born16.8%11.6%+5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.8%52.5%−3.7 pts
Black13.6%27.5%−13.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.5%14.5%+16.0 pts
Asian1.8%0.6%+1.1 pts
Other5.3%4.9%+0.4 pts
Median household income$64,914$60,488+$4,426
Per capita income$33,574$28,204+$5,370
Poverty rate17.2%26.7%−9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.474−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%28.4%+2.5 pts
Graduate degree5.6%8.3%−2.7 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%5.9%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation64.5%45.3%+19.2 pts
Median home value$286,500$352,700−$66,200
Median gross rent$1,145$1,088+$57
Owner-occupied49.1%58.8%−9.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%11.3%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.3%80.5%−36.3 pts
Average commute19.321.7−2.5
Worked from home8.9%7.1%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.9%−0.6 pts
Uninsured15.5%9.5%+6.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024