Blue Cliff College-Metairie's Living Circumstances

Jefferson Parish School District Overview

Blue Cliff College-Metairie located in Jefferson Parish School District area. A total of 169,452 households are located in Jefferson Parish School District area. Among them, 49,363 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.24 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 133,499 and 100,434 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

7.93% (34,191) of residents are non-citizens and 16.81% (72,487) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Jefferson Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	169,452
Population	431,243
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	49,363 (29.13%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	133,499
Total Students	100,434
Pre-Kindergarten	8,084
Kindergarten	5,244
Grade 1-8	41,886
Grade 9-12	21,047
College/Graduate School	24,173
Veterans	338,212
Non-citizen	34,191
Non-English Home Language	72,487
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

349,293 residents are over the age of 16 and 223,115 people are in labor force. Among them, 222,377 people are in civilian labor force and 738 are in armed labor force. 210,542 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Jefferson Parish School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	207,616	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	167,535	80.69%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	24,659	11.88%
Public transportation	2,347	1.13%
Walked	3,451	1.66%
Other method	2,619	1.26%
Worked from home	7,005	3.37%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	210,542	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	71,641	34.03%
Service	41,377	19.65%
Sales and office	47,786	22.70%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	25,814	12.26%
Production, transportation, and material moving	23,924	11.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	210,542	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	3,015	1.43%
Construction	21,074	10.01%
Manufacturing	10,934	5.19%
Wholesale trade	7,053	3.35%
Retail trade	21,660	10.29%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	13,680	6.50%
Information	3,238	1.54%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	13,583	6.45%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	23,955	11.38%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	44,400	21.09%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	26,271	12.48%
Other services, except public administration	11,801	5.61%
Public administration	9,878	4.69%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	210,542	-
Private wage and salary workers	171,922	81.66%
Government workers	24,483	11.63%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	13,717	6.52%
Unpaid family workers	420	0.20%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $74,367 for the 169,452 households in Jefferson Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $33,011. 382,155 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.61%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	169,452	-
Less than $10,000	11,706	6.91%
$10,000 - $14,999	8,028	4.74%
$15,000 - $24,999	18,431	10.88%
$25,000 - $34,999	17,438	10.29%
$35,000 - $49,999	22,876	13.50%
$50,000 - $74,999	29,924	17.66%
$75,000 - $99,999	21,444	12.65%
$100,000 - $149,999	22,712	13.40%
$150,000 - $199,999	9,108	5.37%
More than $200,000	7,785	4.59%
Median Household Income	$54,032	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$74,367	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	107,114	-
Less than $10,000	4,895	4.57%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,079	2.87%
$15,000 - $24,999	8,770	8.19%
$25,000 - $34,999	9,478	8.85%
$35,000 - $49,999	13,137	12.26%
$50,000 - $74,999	18,954	17.70%
$75,000 - $99,999	15,810	14.76%
$100,000 - $149,999	18,022	16.83%
$150,000 - $199,999	8,045	7.51%
More than $200,000	6,924	6.46%

Median Family Income	$67,777	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$88,617	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$33,011	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,933	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,933	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	431,285	-
With health insurance coverage	382,155	88.61%
Public coverage	174,313	40.42%
Private health insurance	253,559	58.79%
Without health insurance coverage	49,130	11.39%

Housing

There are 188,511 housing units in Jefferson Parish School District area, Louisiana with 169,452 units (89.89%) occupied. 103,702 houses (61.20%) are occupied by owner and 65,750 houses (38.80%) are rented. The average housing value is $188,200 and the average rental cost is $972. 1,528 houses (0.81%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 14,409 houses (7.64%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	188,511	-
Occupied	169,452	89.89%
Owner Occupied	103,702	61.20%
Renter Occupied	65,750	38.80%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	123,997	65.78%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	7,262	3.85%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	54,134	28.72%
Mobile Homes	3,055	1.62%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	63	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	188,511	-
Built 2014 or later	1,528	0.81%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,334	0.71%
Built 2000 - 2009	12,283	6.52%
Built 1990 - 1999	16,445	8.72%
Built 1980 - 1989	28,987	15.38%
Built 1970 - 1979	51,464	27.30%
Built 1960 - 1969	38,354	20.35%
Built 1950 - 1959	23,707	12.58%
Built 1949 or earlier	14,409	7.64%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	188,511	-
1 room	4,143	2.20%
2 rooms	4,185	2.22%
3 rooms	16,637	8.83%
4 rooms	32,410	17.19%
5 rooms	36,163	19.18%
6 rooms	38,696	20.53%
7 rooms	24,456	12.97%
8 rooms	16,789	8.91%
9 rooms or more	15,032	7.97%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	188,511	-
no bedroom	4,337	2.30%
1 bedroom	22,713	12.05%
2 bedrooms	44,785	23.76%
3 bedrooms	79,722	42.29%
4 bedrooms	32,485	17.23%
5 bedrooms or more	4,469	2.37%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	103,702	-
Less than $50,000	2,785	2.69%
$50,000 - $99,999	10,063	9.70%
$100,000 - $149,999	20,161	19.44%
$150,000 - $199,999	23,691	22.85%
$200,000 - $299,999	27,649	26.66%
$300,000 - $499,999	13,795	13.30%
$500,000 - $999,999	4,540	4.38%
$1,000,000 or more	1,018	0.98%
Median House Value	$188,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	62,411	-
Less than $500	3,214	5.15%
$500 - $999	30,728	49.23%
$1,000 - $1,499	22,712	36.39%
$1,500 - $1,999	4,849	7.77%
$2,000 - $2,499	601	0.96%
$2,500 - $2,999	166	0.27%
$3,000 or more	141	0.23%
Median Rental Costs	$972	-

Demographic

A total of 434,850 people lives in Jefferson Parish School District area, Louisiana with 210,690 male and 224,160 female. The males to female ratio is 48.45 to 51.55. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	434,850	-
Male	210,690	48.45%
Female	224,160	51.55%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	434,850	-
Under 5 years	28,222	6.49%
5 - 9 years	26,372	6.06%
10 - 14 years	26,010	5.98%
15 - 19 years	23,654	5.44%
20 - 24 years	25,068	5.76%
25 - 34 years	63,359	14.57%
35 - 44 years	54,040	12.43%
45 - 54 years	55,476	12.76%
55 - 59 years	30,909	7.11%
60 - 64 years	29,407	6.76%
65 - 74 years	42,672	9.81%
75 - 84 years	21,069	4.85%
85 years and older	8,592	1.98%
Median Age	39.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	434,850	-
One Race	425,148	97.77%
White	271,300	62.39%
Black or African American	117,314	26.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,753	0.40%
Asian	18,260	4.20%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	43	0.01%
Other	16,478	3.79%

Two or more races	9,702	2.23%
White and Black or African American	2,819	0.65%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,742	0.40%
White and Asian	1,616	0.37%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	282	0.06%