Jefferson

Parish in Louisiana

Parish

The population development of Jefferson.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Jefferson	Parish	448,306	455,466	432,552	440,784	427,253	→
Louisiana	State	4,219,973	4,468,976	4,533,372	4,657,874	4,597,740

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Jefferson.

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Name	Status	Parish	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Grand Isle	Town	Jefferson	1,455	1,513	1,296	1,005	991	→
Gretna	City	Jefferson	16,976	18,591	17,745	17,809	17,185	→
Harahan	City	Jefferson	9,927	9,896	9,259	9,119	8,819	→
Jean Lafitte	Town	Jefferson	1,590	2,134	1,903	1,808	1,815	→
Kenner	City	Jefferson	71,953	71,192	66,663	66,457	64,650	→
Westwego	City	Jefferson	11,349	10,774	8,535	8,567	8,231	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	211,783
Females	228,998

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	96,127
18-64 years	265,718
65+ years	78,936

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	17,454
70-79 years	34,957
60-69 years	57,063
50-59 years	57,562
40-49 years	52,090
30-39 years	60,873
20-29 years	55,046
10-19 years	53,242
0-9 years	52,494

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	6,926
Urban	433,855

»Race« (C 2020)
White	220,935
Black/African American	117,892
Indigenous	2,524
Asian	19,780
Pacific Islander	152
Some other	36,689
2 or more	42,809

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	79,057
Other	361,724