St. Tammany Parish County vs. Washington Parish County

St. Tammany Parish County (LA)Washington Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)258,11146,582
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.4%-1.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)233,75447,140
Population, Census, April 1, 2010233,74047,168
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.0%24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.9%17.9%
Female persons, percent51.5%50.6%
White alone, percent83.5%67.3%
Black or African American alone, percent12.5%30.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.5%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.7%2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.4%65.4%
Veterans, 2014-201817,1203,256
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.9%1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)104,82621,756
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.5%69.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$212,700$88,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,549$921
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$455$274
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,040$621
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.2%5.9%
Building permits, 20181,4306
Households, 2014-201891,97517,337
Persons per household, 2014-20182.722.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.6%85.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.7%4.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.5%75.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.8%59.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.2%77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.5%11.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%17.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.9%10.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.1%51.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%48.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)443,79833,545
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,581,842171,627
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,060,238128,291
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,550,739297,031
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,829$6,364
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.532.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$67,706$34,985
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,201$18,971
Persons in poverty, percent11.8%24.6%
Total employer establishments, 20176,469634
Total employment, 201776,5109,002
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,273,193282,365
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.6%-6.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201725,5063,200
All firms, 201227,0453,691
Men-owned firms, 201215,1291,919
Women-owned firms, 20128,2801,608
Minority-owned firms, 20123,783993
Nonminority-owned firms, 201222,4522,616
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,933519
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201222,6753,082
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.9%19.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%1.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.2%26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010276.470.4
Land area in square miles, 2010845.55669.53

Source: United States Census Bureau

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