Old Jefferson, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

37%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Old Jefferson	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$51,691	$37,400	$44,883
Median household income	$111,487	$67,394	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$116,625	$88,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$82,082	$40,850	$52,080
Median earnings male	$76,602	$55,004	$54,343
Median earnings female	$55,919	$33,160	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.3%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Old Jefferson is 15% higher than the national average
The median household income in Old Jefferson is 37% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Old Jefferson is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Old Jefferson is 65% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$74,317 $111,487 $222,974

City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Old Jefferson employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.3%	8.3%
Manufacturing sector	12.5%	12.5%
Financial & insurance services	4.8%	4.8%
Wholesale & retail services	4.5%	4.5%
Public administration	7.1%	7.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.6%	10.6%
Education, health & social services	9.9%	9.9%
Other	41.3%	41.3%

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Watson, LA	1,254	$180,833	122.3%
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Central, LA	30,353	$134,874	65.8%
Old Jefferson, LA	7,565	$111,487	37.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Carneys Point, NJ	7,565	$85,604	5.3%
Hastings, MI	7,564	$74,886	7.9%
Mills River, NC	7,563	$99,319	22.1%
Steele Creek, AK	7,567	$159,633	96.3%
Green Hill, TN	7,567	$135,694	66.8%
Old Jefferson, LA	7,565	$111,487	37.1%

Source: The Old 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.