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About Jennings, Louisiana
Jennings

Jennings is a city in, and the parish seat of, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States, near Lake Charles. The population was 10,383 at the 2010 census, a small decline from the 2000 tabulation.

Jennings is the principal city of the Jennings Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Jefferson Davis Parish. It is also part of the larger Lake Charles-Jennings Combined Statistical Area. It is also part of the large, 22-parish Acadiana region of the state, with a large Francophone population, many descended from early Acadian settlers.

Gender
Gender Jennings Louisiana Country
Female 49.4% 51.2% 50.8%
Male 50.6% 48.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Jennings Louisiana Country
Less than $10,000 12.5% 8.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 7.9% 5.5% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 26.2% 12.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.4% 10.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 7.6% 12.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 11.7% 16.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 5.7% 11.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.5% 13% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.7% 5.3% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.8% 4.7% 8.3%
Education


Education Jennings Louisiana Country
< 9th Grade 7% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 16% 9% 7.0%
High School or GED 40% 33% 27.0%
Other College 18% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 3% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 10% 16% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Jennings Louisiana Country
White 70% 58.3% 60.1%
African American 23.7% 31.9% 12.2%
American Indian 1% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 0% 1.7% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.2% 2% 2.8%
Hispanic 1.1% 5.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity