Louisiana · Census place 38355
Jennings city, LA
Quick answer
Jennings city has 9,679 residents, ranking #60 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $45,194, the median home is worth $140,800 and median gross rent runs $861 a month.
- Population
- 9,679Jennings city residents
- Median household income
- $45,194Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $140,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $861Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Jennings city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Jennings city median would spend about 22.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.1% of residents and 64.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Louisiana.
- Raceland CDP 10,517
- Jefferson CDP 9,984
- DeRidder city 9,812
- Bastrop city 9,408
- Denham Springs city 9,362
- Eunice city 9,261
- Merrydale CDP 9,149
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