Jefferson Parish School District, Louisiana Demographics

Jefferson Parish School District is 59th out of 2,891 other school districts in Current population (2012)

Jefferson Parish School District is 60th out of 2,891 other school districts in Households

Jefferson Parish School District is 62nd out of 2,758 other school districts in Housing units

Jefferson Parish School District is 304th out of 432 other school districts in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Jefferson Parish School District is 346th out of 1,998 other school districts in Race - Black or African American

Jefferson Parish School District is 1st in Louisiana out of 35 other school districts in Race - Asian

Jefferson Parish School District is 1st in Louisiana out of 55 other school districts in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Jefferson Parish School District is 1st in Louisiana out of 66 other school districts in Foreign born residents

Jefferson Parish School District is 1st in Louisiana out of 69 other school districts in Current population (2012)

Jefferson Parish School District is 1st in Louisiana out of 69 other school districts in Households

Jefferson Parish School District is 2nd in Louisiana out of 68 other school districts in Housing units

Jefferson Parish School District is 4th in Louisiana out of 28 other school districts in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Jefferson Parish School District is 6th in Louisiana out of 69 other school districts in Home median value

Jefferson Parish School District is 9th in Louisiana out of 67 other school districts in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Jefferson Parish School District is 9th in Louisiana out of 69 other school districts in Income per capita

Size Demographics
	Jefferson Parish School District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Current population (2012)	432,369	1st	4,601,893	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	Jefferson Parish School District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.5%	47th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.5%	62nd	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.7%	27th	12.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Jefferson Parish School District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.1%	18th	81.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.2%	9th	21.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Jefferson Parish School District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Race - White	63.2%	39th	63.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	26.6%	43rd	32.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	15th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	4.0%	1st	1.7%	5.1%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	25th	1.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	1st	4.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	56.0%	39th	59.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Jefferson Parish School District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Female residents	51.5%	22nd	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	11.7%	1st	3.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Jefferson Parish School District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Housing units	189,380	2nd	1,978,848	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	26.5%	4th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	167,029	1st	1,675,097	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	62.9%	35th	67.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$174,000	6th	$135,400	$186,200
People per household	2.4	40th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	Jefferson Parish School District	Rank	Louisiana	US
Income per capita	$25,894	9th	$23,853	$27,915
Income per household	$46,700	17th	$44,086	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.1%	39th	18.4%	14.3%