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PROVISIONAL JEFFERSON PARISH RESULTS
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Estimated
Count |
Estimated Percent |
Percentage Margin of Error (+/-) |
U.S. Census 2000 |
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| Total Population |
435,786 |
100 |
12.7 |
455,466 |
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Gender Composition |
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| Male |
225, 929 |
51.8 |
3.1 |
218,702 |
| Female |
206,583 |
47.4 |
3.2 |
236,764 |
| Not Indicated |
3,274 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
N/A |
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Racial/Ethnic Count |
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White |
270,405 |
62 |
7.1 |
318,002 |
African American |
110,194 |
25.5 |
6.5 |
104,121 |
Asian |
14,041 |
3.2 |
4.9 |
14,065 |
American Indian/ Alaskan Native |
619 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
2,032 |
Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander |
4,407 |
1 |
1.8 |
154 |
Some other race alone |
34,702 |
8 |
3.9 |
9,239 |
Two or more races |
1,419 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
7,853 |
006 Louisiana Health and Population Survey
Provisional Jefferson Parish Survey Results
www.popest.org
POPULATION PROJECTIONS
2005: 457,750 2007: 463,110 2009: 468,650
Source: Woods and Poole Economics, Jefferson Parish, LA
EMPLOYMENT (June 2005, Preliminary, Unadjusted)
Civilian Labor Force |
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Parish |
235,310 |
100.0% |
Louisiana |
2,155,132 |
100.0% |
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Total Employment |
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Parish |
223,027 |
94.8% |
Louisiana |
2,016,795 |
93.6% |
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Unemployment |
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Parish |
12,283 |
5.2% |
Louisiana |
138,337 |
6.4% |
Source: Louisiana Employment and Wages
CLIMATE
Annual average temperature |
68.8° |
Average number of heating days |
47.2° |
Average number of cooling days |
92.5° |
Average annual rainfall |
64.16 in. |
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
DISTANCE TO MAJOR CITIES
(in miles from center of Parish) |
|
Atlanta, GA |
518 |
Birmingham, Al |
344 |
Chicago, IL |
838 |
Cincinnati, OH |
811 |
Dallas, TX |
495 |
Denver, CO |
1,279 |
Houston, TX |
300 |
Kansas City, MO |
810 |
Memphis, TN |
400 |
Minneapolis, MN |
1,229 |
Nashville, TN |
524 |
New Orleans, LA |
5 |
St. Louis, MO |
600 |
For more information, please visit www.jedco.org
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