St. Tammany Parish County vs. Orleans Parish County

	St. Tammany Parish County (LA)	Orleans Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	258,111	391,006
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.4%	13.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	233,754	343,828
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	233,740	343,829
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.0%	20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.9%	14.8%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	52.7%
White alone, percent	83.5%	34.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.5%	60.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.5%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.7%	5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.4%	30.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	17,120	16,364
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.9%	5.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	104,826	191,627
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.5%	47.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$212,700	$219,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,549	$1,696
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$455	$503
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,040	$973
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.2%	41.4%
Building permits, 2018	1,430	1,303
Households, 2014-2018	91,975	154,036
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.6%	85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.7%	8.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.5%	81.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.8%	69.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.2%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	33.5%	36.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.9%	10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.9%	9.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	61.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.6%	59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	443,798	2,765,414
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,581,842	2,667,406
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,060,238	2,687,020
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,550,739	3,245,075
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,829	$8,788
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.5	24.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$67,706	$39,576
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,201	$30,177
Persons in poverty, percent	11.8%	23.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,469	9,422
Total employment, 2017	76,510	177,008
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,273,193	8,199,807
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.6%	1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	25,506	39,089
All firms, 2012	27,045	41,506
Men-owned firms, 2012	15,129	19,459
Women-owned firms, 2012	8,280	17,792
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,783	20,400
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	22,452	19,511
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,933	4,008
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	22,675	35,655
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	28.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.2%	4.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.2%	30.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	276.4	2,029.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	845.55	169.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between St. Tammany Parish county (LA) and Orleans Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.