Amite County vs. Tangipahoa Parish County

	Amite County (MS)	Tangipahoa Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12,326	133,777
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.1%	10.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,128	121,107
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,131	121,097
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.5%	24.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.5%	14.4%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	51.6%
White alone, percent	58.1%	66.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	40.6%	30.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.8%
Two or More Races, percent	0.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.4%	4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	57.3%	63.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	597	7,197
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.6%	2.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,788	56,361
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	85.0%	68.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$75,500	$154,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$953	$1,186
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$316	$311
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$647	$808
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	1.9%	14.6%
Households, 2014-2018	5,003	47,527
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	96.4%	84.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	4.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	67.7%	85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	55.3%	75.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.7%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.1%	19.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.2%	16.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.4%	10.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.3%	59.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.0%	54.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,429	185,756
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	12,505	655,168
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	48,296	681,164
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	13,973	1,300,401
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	39,229	1,769,717
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,028	$14,337
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	39.9	32.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,854	$46,297
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,380	$24,004
Persons in poverty, percent	22.2%	17.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	169	2,426
Total employment, 2017	1,364	36,408
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	47,919	1,356,247
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.4%	2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	842	10,594
All firms, 2012	823	11,232
Men-owned firms, 2012	432	5,886
Women-owned firms, 2012	301	3,882
Minority-owned firms, 2012	314	3,105
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	491	7,756
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	107	1,136
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	691	9,396
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	18.0	153.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	730.10	791.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

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