Jena is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the 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.
In Jena, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.03 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
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: 33.68% of adults in Jena have a college 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.
