What is the population of Old Jefferson CDP?

Old Jefferson CDP has 7,790 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #73 of 489 in Louisiana.

What is the median household income in Old Jefferson CDP?

Median household income in Old Jefferson CDP is $85,466 a year, 8.8% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Old Jefferson CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,174 a month and the median home value is $235,900, so rent absorbs about 16.5% of median household income.

Is Old Jefferson CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Old Jefferson CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Old Jefferson, LA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Old Jefferson, Louisiana (Old Jefferson, LA — Census place “Old Jefferson CDP”) is 7,790 residents, ranking #73 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $85,466, the median home is worth $235,900 and median gross rent runs $1,174 a month. Looking for the Old Jefferson Louisiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Old Jefferson, LA: 70817.

Population: 7,790Old Jefferson CDP residents
Median household income: $85,466Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $235,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,174Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 74.6%Owner-occupied households

Old Jefferson ZIP codes (Louisiana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Old Jefferson.

The Old Jefferson LA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

70817

What the numbers mean in Old Jefferson CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Old Jefferson CDP median would spend about 16.5% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.9% of residents and 74.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Old Jefferson CDP, LA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Old Jefferson CDP is a mid-size town in Louisiana, with 7,790 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #73 of 489 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 37.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Old Jefferson CDP earn a median of $85,466 a year, 8.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 59% above the $53,775 median for the 268 Louisiana cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 8.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Old Jefferson CDP is valued at $235,900, 22.2% below the national figure and 36% above the $173,000 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,174 a month, 16.5% below the national figure, or roughly $14,088 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Old Jefferson CDP?: Old Jefferson CDP has 7,790 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #73 of 489 in Louisiana.
What is the median household income in Old Jefferson CDP?: Median household income in Old Jefferson CDP is $85,466 a year, 8.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Old Jefferson CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,174 a month and the median home value is $235,900, so rent absorbs about 16.5% of median household income.
Is Old Jefferson CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Old Jefferson CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Old Jefferson CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.