Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  27.0% | | Whole state: |  19.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 11.7% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Amite City, LA
People in group quarters in Amite City
- 523 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 80 people in nursing homes
- 17 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 17 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 6 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
Amite City compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (59%)
- Electricity (38%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Religon statistics for Amite City
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Lutheran Church |
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| Adherents | 53.2% | 20.4% | 8.8% | 2.3% | 2.2% |
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| Congregations | 11.3% | 24.8% | 9.8% | 5.3% | 3.0% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | American Baptist Association | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.1% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 7.5% |
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| Congregations | 2.3% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 32.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $5,964 | $23,856 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $2,104 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $4,247 | $25,482 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 21 | $9,139 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $2,225 |
| Streets and Highways |
9 | $12,518 | $16,691 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $2,583 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,697 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $5,354 | $32,124 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
16 | $28,083 | $21,062 | 41 | $17,748 |
Amite City government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $268,000
Sewerage: $106,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $27,000
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $777,000
Police Protection: $540,000
Regular Highways: $444,000
Water Utilities: $180,000
Sewerage: $151,000
Solid Waste Management: $126,000
Parks & Recreation: $78,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $76,000
General - Other: $50,000
Fire Protection: $10,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Fire Protection: $181,000
Health: $8,000
General: $7,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $9,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $51,000
Interest Earnings: $22,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $618,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $247,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $117,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $1,380,000
NEC: $222,000
Public Utilities: $105,000
Property: $93,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $923,000
15.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,761 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 15.14% | | Louisiana average: | 8.89% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($165 average AGI)| St. Tammany Parish: | 0.07% | | Louisiana average: | 0.11% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
13.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,474 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 13.55% | | Louisiana average: | 13.45% |
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($268 average AGI)| St. Tammany Parish: | 0.08% | | Louisiana average: | 0.07% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Amite City:
- WABL (1570 AM; 1 kW; AMITE, LA; Owner: SPOTLIGHT BROADCASTING LLC)
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
- WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WAPF (980 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WFPR (1400 AM; 1 kW; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, LLC)
- WHNY (1250 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: C.W.H. BROADCASTING INC.)
- WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
- WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Amite City:
- WTGG (96.5 FM; AMITE, LA; Owner: SOUTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEMX (94.1 FM; KENTWOOD, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHMD (107.1 FM; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, LLC)
- WBBE (103.3 FM; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
- WDGL (98.1 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
- WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
- WFMF (102.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYNK-FM (101.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WUUU (98.9 FM; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WQCK (92.7 FM; CLINTON, LA; Owner: BETHANY WORLD PRAYER CENTER, INC.)
- WKSY (106.1 FM; PICAYUNE, MS; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, LLC)
- KSLU (90.9 FM; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Amite City:
- WSTY-LP (Channel 23; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: AMERICAN TELEVISION, INC.)
- WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
- WBRZ-TV (Channel 2; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TELEVISION BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WVLA (Channel 33; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LIC. CORP.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 14 meters (46ft)
Total average daily traffic: 22,740
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,276
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 15,918
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