Because of many things, Jena is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Jena really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Jena perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Jena, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.03 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Jena doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Jena citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.68% of adults in Jena have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Jena in 2022 was $38,950, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,800 for a family of four. However, Jena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Jena is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Jena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jena residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Jena also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.34% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jena include English, Scots-Irish, Scottish, German, and French.
The most common language spoken in Jena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
