Jefferson, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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11%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Jefferson	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$50,037	$37,400	$44,883
Median household income	$68,814	$67,394	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$103,890	$88,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$48,110	$40,850	$52,080
Median earnings male	$56,603	$55,004	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,604	$33,160	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.6%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Jefferson is 11% higher than the national average
The median household income in Jefferson is 15% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Jefferson is 16% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Jefferson is 23% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$45,871 $68,814 $137,628

City

$44,924 $67,394 $134,788

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Jefferson median earnings by income bracket

Jefferson employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.3%	12.3%
Manufacturing sector	6.8%	6.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	2.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.9%	12.9%
Public administration	9.0%	9.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.2%	9.2%
Education, health & social services	11.3%	11.3%
Other	32.0%	32.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Destrehan, LA	11,973	$163,822	101.4%
Lafourche Crossing, LA	2,039	$151,169	85.9%
Belle Chasse, LA	10,634	$126,105	55.0%
Luling, LA	14,997	$110,816	36.2%
Elmwood, LA	6,246	$109,794	35.0%
Jefferson, LA	10,681	$68,814	15.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Newcastle, OK	10,682	$130,513	60.5%
Progress Village, FL	10,684	$94,960	16.8%
Melvindale, MI	10,685	$55,511	31.7%
Vidalia, GA	10,687	$66,142	18.7%
Richmond Heights, OH	10,673	$69,584	14.4%
Jefferson, LA	10,681	$68,814	15.4%

Source: The Jefferson, LA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.