Jena is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,133 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jena is the 107th largest community in Louisiana.
Also of interest is that Jena has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Overall, Jena’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Being a small town, Jena does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Jena citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.75% of adults in Jena have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Jena in 2022 was $36,460, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,840 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, Scottish, French, and German.
The most common language spoken in Jena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.