Jennings, LA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population
32,277
US Senator
Bill Cassidy
Republican Party
US Senator
John Kennedy
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
37.9
1.88% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
16%
5.46% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$52,470
15.1% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$149,800
13.1% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
13,165
4.67% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Jennings, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.5% of the residents in Jennings, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Jennings, LA was $149,800, and the homeownership rate was 77.6%.

Most people in Jennings, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Jennings, LA was 2 cars per household.

Jennings, LA borders DeRidder, LA, Lafayette, LA, and Lake Charles, LA.

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Population & Diversity

Jennings, LA is home to a population of 32.3k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.713% of Jennings, LA residents were born outside of the country (230 people).

In 2022, there were 4.61 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.9k people) in Jennings, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.39k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 895 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%
2022 Citizenship
99.5%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.5% of Jennings, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Jennings, LA was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jennings, LA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    24.9k ± 179
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    5.39k ± 256
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    895 ± 280
2.59%
Hispanic Population
837 people

In 2022, there were 4.61 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.9k people) in Jennings, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.39k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 895 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.59% of the people in Jennings, LA are hispanic (837 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jennings, LA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.
Most Common Origin
  1. Honduras
    46,145 ± 5,248 people
  2. Mexico
    26,336 ± 3,973 people
  3. Vietnam
    16,621 ± 3,160 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 46,145 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 26,336 and Vietnam with 16,621.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.713%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
230 people
0.818%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
264 people

As of 2022, 0.713% of Jennings, LA residents (230 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jennings, LA was 0.818%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    706 ± 182
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    332 ± 158
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    208 ± 105

Jennings, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.13 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Jennings, LA employs 13.2k people. In 2022, the largest industries in Jennings, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,668 people), Educational Services (1,405 people), and Retail Trade (1,353 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($140,625), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($89,470), and Utilities ($84,653).

Employment

Occupations

13.2k
2022 Value
± 1,018
4.67%
1 Year growth
± 10.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Jennings, LA grew at a rate of 4.67%, from 12.6k employees to 13.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jennings, LA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,318 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,277 people), and Management Occupations (1,142 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jennings, LA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

13.2k
2022 Value
± 1,018
4.67%
1 Year growth
± 10.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Jennings, LA grew at a rate of 4.67%, from 12.6k employees to 13.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jennings, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,668 people), Educational Services (1,405 people), and Retail Trade (1,353 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jennings, LA, though some of these residents may live in Jennings, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,556
Median earning men ± $4,923
$28,904
Median earning women ± $1,794

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($140,682), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,696), and Manufacturing ($69,533).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($42,917), Construction ($37,730), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($35,938).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 51
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 47
    Retail Trade
  3. 46
    Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $60.1k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $39.1k
    Retail Trade
  3. $28.4k
    Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Jennings, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.2%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.547%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy
Senator from Louisiana2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
John Kennedy
Senator from Louisiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Jennings, LA was $149,800 in 2022, which is 0.45 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $132,500 to $149,800, a 13.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Jennings, LA is 77.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jennings, LA have an average commute time of 31.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jennings, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$149,800
Median Property Value 2022
±$12,966
$9,071
Median Property Taxes
±$716

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jennings, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jennings, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

77.6%
Homeownership
2022
67.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 77.6% of the housing units in Jennings, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$52,470
Median Household Income
± $5,233
11.7k
Number of Households
± 866

In 2022, the median household income of the 11.7k households in Jennings, LA grew to $52,470 from the previous year's value of $45,578.

The following chart displays the households in Jennings, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jennings, LA is from Louisiana.
0.465
2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.465 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (84.8%)
  2. Carpooled (9.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.82%)

In 2022, 84.8% of workers in Jennings, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.5%) and those who worked at home (2.82%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

31.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jennings, LA have a longer commute time (31.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.23% of the workforce in Jennings, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jennings, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jennings, LA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jennings, LA (5.07k out of 31.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jennings, LA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.3% of the population of Jennings, LA has health coverage, with 43.1% on employee plans, 25.3% on Medicaid, 11.7% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 1.62% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see 1,441 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1692 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 283 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,441 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Louisiana

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see an average of 1,441 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Louisiana in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.6% under 18 years, 19.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

6.67%
Uninsured
43.1%
Employer Coverage
25.3%
Medicaid
11.7%
Medicare
11.7%
Non-Group
1.62%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jennings, LA declined by 15.2% from 7.86% to 6.67%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Jennings, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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