Jena, LA Demographic Data
Jena, LA Summary
Jena is located in La Salle Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 3,374
- Area: 5.53 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.50 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 610.12 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 186.35 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Jena, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,889
55%
50.8
Male
1,521
45%
49.2
Total Population
3,410
323,128,000
Jena, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
250
7.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
20
0.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
220
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
95
2.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
272
8.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
516
15.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
435
12.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
527
15.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
188
5.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
221
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
374
11.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
192
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
100
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,843
83.4%
77.2
Female
1,521
53.5%
51.3
Male
1,322
46.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,707
79.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
829
24.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
666
19.5%
15.2
Female
363
54.5%
55.8
Male
303
45.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Jena, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,402
99.8%
96.8
White
2,959
86.8%
72.6
Black or African American
436
12.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
6
0.2%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
8
0.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
104
3.0%
17.8
Mexican
49
1.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
55
1.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,306
97.0%
82.2
Jena, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
331
13.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
210
8.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,126
44.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
315
12.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
191
7.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
289
11.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
91
3.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
541
21.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,012
78.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
380
14.9%
31.2
Jena, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
720
24.7%
33.7%
Now Married
1,495
51.2%
47.5
Divorced
156
5.3%
11.0%
Separated
147
5.0%
2.0
Widowed
402
13.8
5.8%
Jena, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,044
96.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
116
3.7%
21.6%
Spanish
116
3.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Jena, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
171
12.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
122
8.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
336
24.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
170
12.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
222
16.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
162
11.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
73
5.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
63
4.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
36
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
20
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
28,853
57,617
Per capita income
17,708
31,128
Jena, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
182
17.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
28
2.6%
9.8
Construction
90
8.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
312
29.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
26
2.4%
6.6
Information
43
4.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
34
3.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3
0.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
17
1.6%
11.4
Public administration
61
5.7%
4.6
Retail trade
227
21.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
40
3.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
257
24.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
364
34.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
58
5.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
200
18.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
184
17.3%
18.1%
Jena, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,040
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
887
85.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
109
10.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
34
3.3%
1.8
Worked at home
10
1.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
33.6
26.6
Jena, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
83
6.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
477
34.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
625
45.5%
37.1
3 or more
190
13.8%
21.0
Jena, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,375
88.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
933
67.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
442
32.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
186
11.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Jena, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,561
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
77
4.9%
2.7
3 rooms
158
10.1%
9.1
4 rooms
396
25.4%
16.5
5 rooms
416
26.6%
19.8
6 rooms
208
13.3%
17.8
7 rooms
157
10.1%
12.0
8 rooms
68
4.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
81
5.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Jena, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,561
1-unit, detached
974
62.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
142
9.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
36
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
14
0.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
395
25.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Jena, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
152
9.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
44
2.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
122
7.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
159
10.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
419
26.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
225
14.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
333
21.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
91
5.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
16
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Jena, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
386
28.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
90
6.5%
4.7
Electricity
899
65.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Jena, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
406
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
17
4.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
25
6.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
34
8.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
98
24.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
232
57.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
174
49.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
89
25.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
17
4.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
10
2.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
64
18.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
52
0.0%
0.0%
Jena, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
388
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
135
34.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
253
65.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
54
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
567
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
55
14.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
113
30.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
38
10.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
22
5.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
146
39.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
68
0.0%
0.0%
Jena, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
933
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
288
30.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
288
30.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
99
10.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
87
9.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
171
18.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
78,800
205,000
