COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 271 vs Census Tract 272
PLACE A
Census Tract 271, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 272, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Census Tract 271 is 24% smaller than Census Tract 272. Census Tract 271 earns more, with a median household income $3,672 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 271CENSUS TRACT 272DIFFERENCE
Total population3,4584,554−24% vs Census Tract 272
Population density3,4275,100−1,673
Median age39.347.9−8.6
Male53.8%48.2%+5.6 pts
Female46.2%51.8%−5.6 pts
Foreign-born5.8%3.0%+2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.0%76.7%−28.7 pts
Black35.0%14.9%+20.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.9%0.0%+8.8 pts
Asian5.3%0.5%+4.9 pts
Other2.9%7.9%−5.0 pts
Median household income$51,128$47,456+$3,672
Per capita income$29,723$28,210+$1,513
Poverty rate17.8%22.7%−4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.427+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%18.3%−5.7 pts
Graduate degree5.0%7.5%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%4.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation52.8%49.2%+3.6 pts
Median home value$196,200$172,200+$24,000
Median gross rent$1,106$884+$222
Owner-occupied45.2%55.8%−10.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.1%16.1%−11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households69.1%45.4%+23.7 pts
Average commute23.624.9−1.3
Worked from home0.3%7.9%−7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured6.3%9.2%−2.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024