Language Spoken At Home in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 404,461 | 100% |
English only | 339,109 | 83.8% |
Language other than English | 65,352 | 16.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 29,974 | 7.4% |
Spanish | 41,343 | 10.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 19,965 | 4.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,769 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,603 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 12,289 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,545 | 1.6% |
Other languages | 2,951 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 861 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 432,706 | 100% |
American | 21,294 | 4.9% |
Arab | 3,863 | 0.9% |
Czech | 334 | 0.1% |
Danish | 795 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 2,081 | 0.5% |
English | 21,210 | 4.9% |
French (except Basque) | 81,235 | 18.8% |
French Canadian | 4,436 | 1.0% |
German | 52,902 | 12.2% |
Greek | 739 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 515 | 0.1% |
Irish | 37,186 | 8.6% |
Italian | 48,569 | 11.2% |
Lithuanian | 122 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,266 | 0.3% |
Polish | 2,238 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 710 | 0.2% |
Russian | 1,062 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,379 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 3,041 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 178 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 5,611 | 1.3% |
Swedish | 1,213 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 539 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 343 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 684 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,532 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 166,480 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 107,571 | 64.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 45,544 | 27.4% |
Married-couple family | 72,542 | 43.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 27,551 | 16.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 8,672 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,106 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 26,357 | 15.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,887 | 8.3% |
Nonfamily households | 58,909 | 35.4% |
Householder living alone | 50,343 | 30.2% |
65 years and over | 16,486 | 9.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 52,845 | 31.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 42,939 | 25.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 428,978 | 100% |
Householder | 166,480 | 38.8% |
Spouse | 72,482 | 16.9% |
Child | 130,231 | 30.4% |
Other relatives | 37,728 | 8.8% |
Nonrelatives | 22,057 | 5.1% |
Unmarried partner | 10,104 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 169,080 | 100% |
Never married | 61,930 | 36.6% |
Now married, except separated | 80,590 | 47.7% |
Separated | 3,329 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 5,276 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 17,955 | 10.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 182,987 | 100% |
Never married | 55,625 | 30.4% |
Now married, except separated | 76,839 | 42.0% |
Separated | 5,189 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 20,473 | 11.2% |
Divorced | 24,861 | 13.6% |
Fertility in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 5,967 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,900 | 48.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 98 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 13,307 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 5,694 | 42.8% |
Less than 1 year | 955 | 7.2% |
1 or 2 years | 1,596 | 12.0% |
3 or 4 years | 921 | 6.9% |
5 or more years | 2,222 | 16.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,694 | 100% |
Who are female | 3,852 | 67.7% |
Who are married | 3,525 | 61.9% |
School Enrollment in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 104,144 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 8,259 | 7.9% |
Kindergarten | 5,242 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 43,131 | 41.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 20,979 | 20.1% |
College or graduate school | 26,533 | 25.5% |
Educational Attainment in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 296,099 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 20,050 | 6.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 29,187 | 9.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 93,845 | 31.7% |
Some college, no degree | 68,387 | 23.1% |
Associate's degree | 15,926 | 5.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 46,446 | 15.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 22,258 | 7.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.2% |
Veteran Status in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 334,505 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 28,447 | 8.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 429,254 | 100% |
With a disability | 57,131 | 13.3% |
Under 18 years | 97,055 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,163 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 273,761 | 100% |
With a disability | 29,640 | 10.8% |
65 years and over | 58,438 | 100% |
With a disability | 23,328 | 39.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 427,548 | 100% |
Same house | 371,541 | 86.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 53,886 | 12.6% |
Same county | 32,840 | 7.7% |
Different county | 21,046 | 4.9% |
Same state | 12,457 | 2.9% |
Different state | 8,589 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 2,121 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 432,706 | 100% |
Native | 384,969 | 89.0% |
Born in United States | 381,557 | 88.2% |
State of residence | 319,394 | 73.8% |
Different state | 62,163 | 14.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,412 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 47,737 | 11.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 47,737 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 22,244 | 46.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 25,493 | 53.4% |
Year of Entry in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 51,149 | 100% |
Native | 3,412 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 107 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,305 | 96.9% |
Foreign born | 47,737 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,248 | 2.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 46,489 | 97.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jefferson Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 47,737 | 100% |
Europe | 2,545 | 5.3% |
Asia | 12,795 | 26.8% |
Africa | 1,122 | 2.4% |
Oceania | 59 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 30,935 | 64.8% |
Northern America | 281 | 0.6% |