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Jennings, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Jennings is a Census city of 9,553 people across 10.56 square miles of land, in Jefferson Davis Parish. Median household income is $48,558, 64.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Jennings
What Jennings is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.56 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land905
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson Davis Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Jennings
- Population9,553
- Median age39.8
- Population under 182,354
- Share under 1824.6 percent
- Population 65 and over2,148
- Share 65 and over22.5 percent
- Households3,830
- Family households2,535
- Share of households that are families66.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Jennings
- Median household income$48,558
- Per capita income$26,655
- Civilian labor force3,867
- Employed3,714
- Unemployed153 plus or minus 95
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over6,592
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Jennings
- Housing units4,689
- Occupied units3,830
- Vacant units859 plus or minus 216
- Vacancy rate18.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied2,456
- Renter occupied1,374
- Ownership rate64.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$136,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$881
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.8 percent
- Single family units3,683
- Share single family78.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more498 plus or minus 146
- Share in buildings of two or more10.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Mobile homes508 plus or minus 232
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Jennings gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,552
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,927
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,135 plus or minus 329
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.0 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Drove alone85.0 percent
- Carpooled8.1 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home2.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Jennings (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$2,550,300
- Average approval$425,050
- Median approval$256,250
- Largest approval$1,287,800
- Jobs supported72
- Jobs per approval12.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jennings, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Jennings (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$107,000
- Average approval$107,000
- Median approval$107,000
- Largest approval$107,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jennings, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Jennings
- NFIP communityCity of Jennings
- NFIP community number220098
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/22/10
The City of Jennings participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220098 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jefferson Davis Parish, not Jennings
Jefferson Davis Parish context, not Jennings figures
- Establishments in Jefferson Davis Parish633
- Covered employment, Jefferson Davis Parish8,020
- Average annual pay, Jefferson Davis Parish$44,133
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson Davis Parish69
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson Davis Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Jennings.
All Jefferson Davis Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Jennings questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Jennings, Louisiana?
9,553, in 3,830 households. Jennings city covers 10.56 square miles of land, which is 905 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Jennings in?
Jefferson Davis Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Jennings?
$48,558. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $136,700. Median gross rent is $881 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Jennings businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $2.6 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $256,250, plus 1 504 approvals worth $107,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jennings, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Jennings borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Jennings. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Jennings in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Jennings appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Jennings, city of, community 220098, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Jennings figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson Davis Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Jennings.
Is zoning published for Jennings?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.