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Jennings, LA
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Jennings profile


Living in Jennings



Jennings is a somewhat small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 9,594 people and four associated neighborhoods, Jennings is the 47th largest community in Louisiana.

Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Jennings is worth considering.

Being a small city, Jennings does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Jennings are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.53% of adults in Jennings have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Jennings in 2018 was $26,074, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,296 for a family of four. However, Jennings contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Jennings is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jennings home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jennings residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jennings include French, French Canadian, German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Jennings is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.