Jena is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,128 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jena is the 107th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some towns, Jena isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Jena are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jena is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Jena who work in sales jobs (22.29%), healthcare (17.01%), and management occupations (8.46%). Because of many things, Jena is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Jena a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Jena has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Jena’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. Jena is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Jena is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.41% of adults in Jena have a college degree. The per capita income in Jena in 2022 was $36,161, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,644 for a family of four. However, Jena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jena is a very 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. Important ancestries of people in Jena include English, Irish, European, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Jena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
