City of Jeanerette
City
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Iberia
Area	2.2 sq mi (5.7 km²)
- land	2.2 sq mi (5.7 km²)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²), 0%
Center
- coordinates	29°54′59″N 91°40′21″W / 29.91639, -91.6725Coordinates: 29°54′59″N 91°40′21″W / 29.91639, -91.6725
- elevation	16 ft (4.9 m)
Population	5,997 (2000)
Density	2,712.0 /sq mi (1,047.1 /km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	337
Location of Jeanerette in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Jeanerette is a city in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,997 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Jeanerette is located at 29°54′59″N, 91°40′21″W (29.916438, -91.672483)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 5,997 people, 2,057 households, and 1,513 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,712.0 people per square mile (1,047.7/km²). There were 2,272 housing units at an average density of 1,027.5/sq mi (396.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 38.34% White, 59.70% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.

There were 2,057 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 26.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.46.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,888, and the median income for a family was $26,810. Males had a median income of $36,170 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,871. About 31.2% of families and 34.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.7% of those under age 18 and 23.3% of those age 65 or over.

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Parish seat: New Iberia
Cities	Jeanerette | New Iberia
Towns	Delcambre
Villages	Loreauville
Census-designated places	Lydia
Unincorporated Communities	Avery Island | Belle Place | Berard | Bob Acres | Boudreaux | Bourgeois Landing | Brannon | Bronson | Brousville | Burke | Caroline | Charlotte | Coopersville | Coteau | Daspit | Dauterive Landing | Davids | Delaware | Dennison | Deslatte | Derouen | Duboin | Emma | Fish Island | Gajan | Gall | Georgetown | Greig | Hope | Hubertville | Independent | Jefferson Island | Lasalle | Leesburg | Leleux | Lifenite | Little Valley Plantation | Loisel | Lozes | Ludger | Lyons | Marce | Masters | Mestayer | Migues | Morbihan | Nicholas | Norbert | Numa | Olivier | Oubre | Patoutville | Pesson | Port Of Iberia | Poufette | Rynella | Santiague | Segura | Sumerall | Tony | Ulyssee | Vida | Walet | Weeks |

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.