Tangipahoa Parish County vs. St. Tammany Parish County

	Tangipahoa Parish County (LA)	St. Tammany Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	133,777	258,111
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.5%	10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	121,107	233,754
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	121,097	233,740
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.2%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.5%	24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.4%	16.9%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	51.5%
White alone, percent	66.9%	83.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	30.3%	12.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.4%	5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.1%	78.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	7,197	17,120
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.2%	3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	56,361	104,826
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.3%	78.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$154,000	$212,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,186	$1,549
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$311	$455
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$808	$1,040
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.6%	11.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,322	1,430
Households, 2014-2018	47,527	91,975
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	2.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.5%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.5%	6.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.9%	91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.9%	84.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.3%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.4%	33.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.3%	9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.1%	8.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.9%	63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.1%	57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	185,756	443,798
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	655,168	1,581,842
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,300,401	5,060,238
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,769,717	3,550,739
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,337	$14,829
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.0	30.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$46,297	$67,706
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,004	$34,201
Persons in poverty, percent	17.9%	11.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,426	6,469
Total employment, 2017	36,408	76,510
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,356,247	3,273,193
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.2%	-3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,594	25,506
All firms, 2012	11,232	27,045
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,886	15,129
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,882	8,280
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,105	3,783
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	7,756	22,452
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,136	2,933
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	9,396	22,675
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	5.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.5%	26.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	153.0	276.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	791.28	845.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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