Jena, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Jena, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,533. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet JENA-LA · Jena, LA 1 ZIPs · 7,533 pop · #12352/25278 · LaSalle Parish

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $72,154
  • RANK-MID #12352/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Trout
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,533
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $120,900

Nearest income peer: Trout, LA ( $2,739 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Jena

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Jena on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Jena, LA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 49%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,533
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,154
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 71342 (7,533 residents). Household income $72,154 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Jena as a pure owner town.

Within Louisiana, Loranger is the closest lower-income city and Jamestown the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Jena.

Population concentration

Jena's single ZIP 71342 carries the town

Jena is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 71342 is the entire residential footprint (7,533 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Jena's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 245 establishments, 2,350 employees , annual payroll $98,069k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 71342 (245 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (59) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Jena, LA

These ZIP codes sit in LaSalle Parish, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Jena. See the LaSalle Parish roll-up →

No other city sharing LaSalle Parish reports a higher average ZIP median income than Jena. Olla, Trout and Urania sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Olla marks the far end of that range at $42,366, 41% below Jena.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
71342 7,533 $72,154 245 19

Jena roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Jena, .