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Jena, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Jena is a Census town of 4,160 people across 5.50 square miles of land, in LaSalle Parish. Median household income is $71,730, 81.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Jena
What Jena is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.5 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land757
- County holding the largest share of its areaLaSalle 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 Jena
- Population4,160
- Median age34.7
- Population under 181,064
- Share under 1825.6 percent
- Population 65 and over623 plus or minus 198
- Share 65 and over15.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Households1,463
- Family households967
- Share of households that are families66.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Jena
- Median household income$71,730 plus or minus $24,533
- Per capita income$36,460
- Civilian labor force2,098
- Employed2,064
- Unemployed34 plus or minus 49
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over2,809
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.8 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Jena
- Housing units1,681
- Occupied units1,463
- Vacant units218 plus or minus 99
- Vacancy rate13.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied1,190
- Renter occupied273 plus or minus 168
- Ownership rate81.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$139,700 plus or minus $31,281
- Median gross rent, monthly$906 plus or minus $256
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.2 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Single family units1,397
- Share single family83.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more62 plus or minus 79
- Share in buildings of two or more3.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes222 plus or minus 121
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Jena gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,912
- Commuting under 15 minutes959 plus or minus 273
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.2 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more697 plus or minus 290
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.5 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Drove alone74.7 percent
- Carpooled11.7 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Worked from home6.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Jena (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,000,000
- Average approval$1,000,000
- Median approval$1,000,000
- Largest approval$1,000,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term200 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jena, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Jena
- NFIP communityTown of Jena
- NFIP community number220334
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/23/23
The Town of Jena participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220334 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.
LaSalle Parish, not Jena
LaSalle Parish context, not Jena figures
- Establishments in LaSalle Parish377
- Covered employment, LaSalle Parish4,680
- Average annual pay, LaSalle Parish$48,856
- Housing units permitted, LaSalle Parish13
Every figure in this section is published for LaSalle Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Jena.
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.
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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
Jena questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Jena, Louisiana?
4,160, in 1,463 households. Jena town covers 5.50 square miles of land, which is 757 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Jena in?
LaSalle 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 Jena?
$71,730. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $139,700. Median gross rent is $906 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Jena businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.0 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,000,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jena, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Jena borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Jena. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Jena in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Jena appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Jena, town of, community 220334, 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 Jena figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for LaSalle 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 Jena.
Is zoning published for Jena?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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