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Jefferson Parish Facts

Census Statistics

	Jefferson Parish	Louisiana
Population, 2003 estimate	452,459	4,496,334
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003	-0.7%	0.6%
Population, 2000	455,466	4,468,976
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	1.6%	5.9%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	6.6%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	25.3%	27.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	11.9%	11.6%
Female persons, percent, 2000	52.0%	51.6%?
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	69.8%	63.9%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	22.9%	32.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.4%	0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	3.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a	Z	Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	2.0%	0.7%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	1.7%	1.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	7.1%	2.4%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	65.4%	62.5%?
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000	61.4%	59.0%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	7.5%	2.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	13.0%	9.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	79.3%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	21.5%	18.7%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	88,532	880,047
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	25.0	25.7?
Housing units, 2002	189,539	1,880,122
Homeownership rate, 2000	63.9%	67.9%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000	30.4%	18.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$105,300	$85,000?
Households, 2000	176,234	1,656,053
Persons per household, 2000	2.56	2.62
Median household income, 1999	$38,435	$32,566
Per capita money income, 1999	$19,953	$16,912
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999	13.7%	19.6%
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001	12,694	100,780
Private nonfarm employment, 2001	212,766	1,599,482
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001	-1.9%	0.4%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000	29,996	234,114
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	2,893,179	80,423,978
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	5,787,025	35,807,894
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$12,826	$8,229
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	16.6%	14.1%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	25.0%	23.9%
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002	1,304	18,425
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000)	2,124,717	29,987,664
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	307	43,562
Persons per square mile, 2000	1,485.9	102.6
Metropolitan Area	New Orleans, LA MSA	?
FIPS Code	051	22

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