The median owner-occupied home in Jefferson Parish had a real-estate tax bill of $1,265 (± $39) a year, compared with $1,146 in Louisiana and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $243,500 (± $3,154), compared with $208,700 in Louisiana and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Jefferson Parish | Louisiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 432,484 | 4,621,025 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,265 ± $39 | $1,146 ± $14 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $243,500 ± $3,154 | $208,700 ± $1,365 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $65,246 ± $1,663 | $60,023 ± $491 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.52% ± 0.02 points | 0.55% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 62.3% ± 0.9 points | 67.3% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 37.2% ± 0.8 points | 32.7% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 22.0% ± 1.1 points | 19.4% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Jefferson Parish (6)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
Census-designated places in Jefferson Parish (15)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Avondale
- Barataria
- Bridge City
- Elmwood
- Estelle
- Harvey
- Jefferson
- Lafitte
- Marrero
- Metairie
- River Ridge
- Terrytown
- Timberlane
- Waggaman
- Woodmere
Other named communities in Jefferson Parish (29)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Bassa Bassa
- Bellemeade
- Beverly Knoll
- Bissonet Plaza
- Bonnabel Place
- Bucktown
- Cheniere Caminada
- Coverdale
- Crown Point
- Farmington Place
- Harahan Junction
- Indian Beach
- Jefferson Heights
- Kennedy Heights
- Little Farms (historical)
- Live Oak Manor
- McDonoghville
- Metairie Terrace
- Oak Ridge Park
- Pontchartrain Gardens
- Pontchartrain Shores
- Pricetown (historical)
- Shrewsbury
- South Kenner
- Southport
- Walkertown
- Westgate
- Willowdale
- Willswood