Jefferson Parish County
Population: 455,466 County
Houses: 187,907 Land
area: 306.5 sq. mi. Water
area: 335.9 sq. mi. Industries
providing employment: Educational,health and social
services (19.4%), Retail trade (12.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation
and food services (10.2%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and
waste management services (10.2%). Races
in Jefferson Parish:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.4%)
- Black (22.9%)
- Hispanic (7.1%)
- Other race (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Vietnamese (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted
in other races) |