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Jena, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $147,906 (it was $59,800 in 2000)
Jena:

$147,906
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,488 - $331,109

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $215,645
Here:

$215,645
State:

$273,555

Mobile homes: $46,904
Here:

$46,904
State:

$89,857

Total population: 3,387 (Urban population: 2,746 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 287 (8 farm, 279 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,886 (1,523 occupied: 1,399 owner occupied, 144 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

9%
State:

32%

Housing density: 351 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $212,690.

Median gross rent in Jena, LA in 2022: $890

Housing units in Jena with a mortgage: 864 (20 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $82,581

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $45,462

Median monthly housing costs: $784

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Jena, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1978

Median year apartment built: 1983

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,054
  • Male householders: 847 (77 living alone), Female householders: 636 (182 living alone)
  • 610 spouses (610 opposite-sex spouses), 74 unmarried partners, (74 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 975 children (786 natural, 32 adopted, 156 stepchildren), 223 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 248 other relatives, 126 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 312

Size of family households: 498 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 258 4-persons, 189 5-persons, 121 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 277 1-person, 86 2-persons.

483 married couples with children.
249 single-parent households (112 men, 137 women).

91.7% of residents of Jena speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (99% speak English well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English well, 27% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 155 (3.8%)
(52.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.1
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jena, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jena, Louisiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 2242 bedrooms
  • 6903 bedrooms
  • 4534 bedrooms
  • 335+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jena, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jena, Louisiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 171 bedroom
  • 52 bedrooms
  • 1213 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Jena in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jena in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 0no vehicle
  • 2031 vehicle
  • 8672 vehicles
  • 2733 vehicles
  • 584 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Jena in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jena in renter-occupied apartments
  • 17no vehicle
  • 821 vehicle
  • 442 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jena, Louisiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jena, Louisiana
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 1014 rooms
  • 3805 rooms
  • 5836 rooms
  • 1097 rooms
  • 1368 rooms
  • 929+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jena, Louisiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jena, Louisiana
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 173 rooms
  • 54 rooms
  • 805 rooms
  • 416 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Jena, LA
Jena town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Jena, LA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Jena, LA in 2022
  • 21Less than $10,000
  • 189$10,000 to $19,999
  • 44$20,000 to $29,999
  • 26$30,000 to $39,999
  • 291$40,000 to $49,999
  • 119$50,000 to $59,999
  • 126$60,000 to $74,999
  • 297$75,000 to $99,999
  • 21$100,000 to $124,999
  • 109$125,000 to $149,999
  • 216$150,000 to $199,999
  • 66$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Jena, LA

  • Distribution of house value in Jena, LA in 2022
  • 40Less than $10,000
  • 23$20,000 to $24,999
  • 17$25,000 to $29,999
  • 117$40,000 to $49,999
  • 90$60,000 to $69,999
  • 114$70,000 to $79,999
  • 30$80,000 to $89,999
  • 202$100,000 to $124,999
  • 124$125,000 to $149,999
  • 38$150,000 to $174,999
  • 98$175,000 to $199,999
  • 75$200,000 to $249,999
  • 43$250,000 to $299,999
  • 298$300,000 to $399,999
  • 91$400,000 to $499,999
  • 34$500,000 to $749,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Jena, LA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Jena, LA in 2022
  • 20$100 to $149
  • 24$200 to $249
  • 3$550 to $599
  • 41$750 to $799
  • 2$1,000 to $1,249
  • 56No cash rent
Work and jobs in Jena: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.7%
Number of people working at home: 122 (5.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 80
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 592
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 346
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 30
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 88
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 18
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 130
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 50
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 362
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 48
  • 90 or more minutes: 163
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Jena

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,926 (75.2%)
  • Carpooled: 409 (16.0%)
  • Bus: 3 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 82 (3.2%)
  • Worked at home: 122 (4.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 7.8%Females
Races in Jena detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Jena, Louisiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Jena, Louisiana
  • 532010 or later
  • 872000 to 2009
  • 51990 to 1999
  • 171980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 0Before 1970
Ancestries in Jena, LA

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 1,399 (48.1%)
  • English: 210 (7.2%)
  • Scottish: 136 (4.7%)
  • European: 135 (4.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 96 (3.3%)
  • French: 70 (2.4%)
  • Eastern European: 53 (1.8%)
  • German: 53 (1.8%)
  • Irish: 21 (0.7%)
  • British: 9 (0.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 7 (0.2%)
  • Iraqi: 6 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 4 (0.1%)
  • Belgian: 2 (0.07%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Jena:

59.3% (96)
Louisiana:

12.1% (23,732)

El Salvador
Jena:

14.2% (23)
Louisiana:

2.2% (4,241)

Honduras
Jena:

6.2% (10)
Louisiana:

18.9% (37,225)

Cuba
Jena:

4.9% (8)
Louisiana:

3.1% (6,172)

Iraq
Jena:

3.1% (5)
Louisiana:

0.3% (513)

Yemen
Jena:

3.1% (5)
Louisiana:

0.5% (935)

Guatemala
Jena:

3.1% (5)
Louisiana:

2.8% (5,576)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 3,033
  • Other state: 778
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 184
  • South: 511
  • West: 78

83.1% of Jena residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53.1% lived in Louisiana.


Jena:

83.1%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 5
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 49
  • 9th grade: 12
  • 10th grade: 10
  • 11th grade: 4
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 10
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 395
  • Less than 1 year of college: 67
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 282
  • Associate degree: 162
  • Bachelor's degree: 339
  • Master's degree: 0
  • Professional school degree: 123
  • Doctorate degree: 83
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1
  • 5th and 6th grade: 27
  • 7th and 8th grade: 15
  • 9th grade: 81
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 21
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 5
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 430
  • Less than 1 year of college: 73
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 173
  • Associate degree: 173
  • Bachelor's degree: 209
  • Master's degree: 113
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 62
Educational Attainment for Females
Jena marital status for males
Jena marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,540
  • Two: 20
  • 3 or 4: 38
  • Mobile homes: 286

Median worth of mobile homes: $51,874

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 14.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 10.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Jena
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Jena, LA
  • 60.4%Electricity
  • 36.8%Utility gas
  • 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Jena, LA
  • 55.0%Electricity
  • 41.4%Utility gas
  • 3.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68
Here:

30.1%
Louisiana:

19.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 63
Here:

20.5%
Louisiana:

18.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Louisiana:

17.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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