According to the United States Census Bureau, the Elmwood CDP has a total area of 4.03 square miles (10.45 km2), of which 3.77 square miles (9.77 km2) are land and 0.26 square miles (0.68 km2), or 6.52%, are water.[4]
The 2019 census estimates determined 5,698 people lived in the CDP, up from 4,635 at the 2010 U.S. census.[7] In 2020, its population was 5,649. The racial and ethnic makeup was 52.4% non-Hispanic white, 28% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% some other race, 1.4% two or more races, and 11.8% Hispanic or Latino American of any race per 2019 estimates; and in 2020,[6] the population was a tabulated 49.23% non-Hispanic white, 28% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 8.78% Asian, 4.14% two or more races, and 9.56% Hispanic or Latino American of any race. This has reflected the demographic growth among Hispanic populations nationwide.[8][9] In 2019, the median household income was $57,396 and 7% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.
Most residents are zoned to:[12] Jefferson PreK-8 School in Jefferson for elementary and middle school, while some are zoned to Harahan PreK-8 School in Harahan for those levels.[13][14] All residents are zoned to Riverdale High School in Jefferson.[15]
In regards to the advanced studies academies, most areas are zoned to Airline Park Academy, while some areas are zoned to Metairie Academy.[16]
In 2012 the Jefferson Parish campus of the International School of Louisiana (ISL) charter school opened in a leased JPPSS building on South Clearview Parkway in Elmwood.[17][18] The JPPSS board later arranged for the charter school to move from the Elmwood facility to the former Ralph J. Bunche Academy in Metairie.[18]
In the mid-2010s most residents were zoned to Harahan Elementary School while some were zoned to Jefferson Elementary School (now merged into Jefferson PreK-8).[19] All students were zoned to Riverdale Middle School (now part of Jefferson PreK-8).[20]
^"ELMWOOD". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 14, 2024. 5720 CITRUS BLVD NEW ORLEANS, LA 70123-5855 - Despite the New Orleans city name, it is in Jefferson Parish, in Elmwood CDP. As stated by the City of Houston: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."
^ ab"Jefferson Parish" () International School of Louisiana. December 18, 2012. Retrieved on May 18, 2014. "822 S. Clearview Parkway Harahan, LA 70123 (Located in Elmwood)"
