St. Tammany Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.2. This is about average.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 6.09. This is significantly better than average. There were 22 monitors within city limits.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 33.3. This is about average. There were 22 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.51. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.2 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Folsom and their reported violations in the past:
FOLSOM WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 1600, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2000)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Folsom that have no violations reported:
- TCHEFUNCTI FAMILY CMPGRD (Address: P.O. Box 982, Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 34.3%
(16.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 61.1% for Black residents, 18.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 50.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.5 people | | Louisiana: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 69.6% | | Whole state: | 69.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Folsom, LA
Folsom compared to Louisiana state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Folsom (2011 data):
- Home Bank: Folsom Branch at 82255 Hwy. 25, branch established on 2005/12/27. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $953.5 mil, Deposits: $732.8 mil, headquarters in Lafayette, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 23 total offices
- Capital One, National Association: Folsom Branch at 13401 Cleveland Avenue, branch established on 1974/10/15. Info updated 2011/07/01: Bank assets: $133,477.8 mil, Deposits: $97,063.7 mil, headquarters in Mclean, VA, positive income, 984 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (74%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood (1%)
Religion statistics for Folsom (based on St. Tammany Parish data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.36%
| Here |  | 56.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Lutheran Church |
| Adherents | 53.2% | 20.4% | 8.8% | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Congregations | 11.3% | 24.8% | 9.8% | 5.3% | 3.0% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | Jewish | American Baptist Association | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
| Adherents | 2.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 7.2% |
| Congregations | 2.3% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 35.3% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 38 | This county: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3 | St. Tammany Parish: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14 | St. Tammany Parish: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 96 | This county: | 4.24 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 188 | St. Tammany Parish: | 8.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 26.0% | | Louisiana: | 29.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | St. Tammany Parish: | 8.8% | | State: | 13.7% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,595 | $31,140 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $7,901 | $31,604 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,501 | $18,012 | 1 | $523 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $6,595 | $26,380 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $4,402 | $52,824 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $3,667 | $22,002 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $26,661 | $29,085 | 1 | $523 |
Folsom government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $36,000 ($50.14)
Solid Waste Management: $29,000 ($40.39)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $201,000 ($279.94)
Sewerage: $145,000 ($201.95)
Water Utilities: $100,000 ($139.28)
Solid Waste Management: $34,000 ($47.35)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000 ($5.57)
- General - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($11.14)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $599,000 ($834.26)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $152,000 ($211.70)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $116,000 ($161.56)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $585,000 ($814.76)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $36,000 ($50.14)
Water Utilities: $13,000 ($18.11)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $35,000 ($48.75)
Interest Earnings: $20,000 ($27.86)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $8,000 ($11.14)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,066,000 ($1484.68)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $93,000 ($129.53)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $33,000 ($45.96)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,000 ($8.36)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $551,000 ($767.41)
Public Utilities: $35,000 ($48.75)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $254,000 ($353.76)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $26,000 ($36.21)
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 Folsom:
- 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.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
- WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRPM (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POPLARVILLE, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERS)
- WRJW (1320 AM; 5 kW; PICAYUNE, MS; Owner: PEARL RIVER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WASO (730 AM; 0 kW; COVINGTON, LA)
- WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WAPF (980 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Folsom:
- WJSH (104.7 FM; FOLSOM, LA; Owner: SOUTHWEST BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKSY (106.1 FM; PICAYUNE, MS; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, LLC)
- WEMX (94.1 FM; KENTWOOD, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WUUU (98.9 FM; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
- WTGG (96.5 FM; AMITE, LA; Owner: SOUTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHMD (107.1 FM; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, LLC)
- WOPR (94.7 FM; LACOMBE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBBE (103.3 FM; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBOX-FM (92.9 FM; VARNADO, LA; Owner: BEST COUNTRY BROADCASTING, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Folsom:
- WSTY-LP (Channel 23; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: AMERICAN TELEVISION, INC.)
- WUPL (Channel 54; SLIDELL, LA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
Folsom fatal accident list:
Oct 28, 2006 01:53 AM, Sr-40, Lat: 30.629289, Lon: -90.177925, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 5, 2005 11:30 AM, Sr-25, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 23, 2004 09:10 PM, Sr-25, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 8, 1999 04:35 PM, Lee Settlement Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 27, 1986 11:00 PM, Us40, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 7, 1983 05:00 AM, Mockbirdrd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Folsom)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 40 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 1 Broadway (Lat: 30.633528 Lon: -90.188972), Structure height: 46 m, Call Sign: WNXZ875, Licensee ID: L00005009
Assigned Frequencies: 852.812 MHz Grant Date: 10/30/2007, Expiration Date: 12/07/2017
Registrant: Nextel License Holdings 1 Inc, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Hwy 25 (Lat: 30.627694 Lon: -90.187583), Call Sign: KRX459
Assigned Frequencies: 154.190 MHz Grant Date: 12/07/1995, Expiration Date: 01/29/2001, Cancellation Date: 04/01/2001
Registrant: Saint Tammany, Parish Of, Covington, LA 70434, Phone: (504) 893-4978
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - FOLSOM, 82356 St. Claude Street (Lat: 30.632056 Lon: -90.183000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.5 m, Overall height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: WQJS327
Assigned Frequencies: 10835.0 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 10915.0 MHz, 6315.84 MHz Grant Date: 12/10/2008, Expiration Date: 12/10/2018, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- BRUHL RD, 14325 Jim Core Rd. (304838) (Lat: 30.593417 Lon: -90.168111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60 m, Call Sign: WQJS331
Assigned Frequencies: 11325.0 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 11405.0 MHz, 6034.15 MHz Grant Date: 12/10/2008, Expiration Date: 12/10/2018, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 37 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Folsom)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 5 - Aircraft: AERO COMMANDER 112 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 121 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1203J , Serial Number: 203, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 08/06/1974
Registrant (Corporation): Sunflower Farm & Ranch LLC, 84080 Pierre Cemetary Rd, Folsom, LA 70437 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150M (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 63211 , Serial Number: 15077178, Year manufactured: 1975
Registrant (Individual): David M Norris, 13129 Verger Rd, Folsom, LA 70437 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 64028 , Serial Number: 17264974, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 03/25/1975
Registrant (Individual): Richard S Jr O'Keefe, 1391 Valley Ct, Folsom, LA 70437 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172A (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7556T , Serial Number: 47156, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 12/11/1959
Registrant (Individual): John J Horil, Po Box 926, Folsom, LA 70437 - Aircraft: BEECH B95A (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 949Q , Serial Number: TD-490, Year manufactured: 1961, Airworthiness Date: 10/05/1961
Registrant (Individual): Randy D Davis, 14665 Graci Rd, Folsom, LA 70437
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Folsom, LA
| Most common first names in Folsom, LA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 27 | 74.3 years |
| James | 27 | 71.3 years |
| Joseph | 26 | 76.5 years |
| John | 25 | 66.4 years |
| William | 25 | 74.7 years |
| Robert | 16 | 66.8 years |
| Louis | 14 | 68.3 years |
| Frank | 11 | 71.0 years |
| Willie | 11 | 70.0 years |
| Charles | 11 | 74.6 years |
| Most common last names in Folsom, LA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Willie | 31 | 69.6 years |
| Garrett | 22 | 60.9 years |
| Pierre | 20 | 71.8 years |
| Baham | 19 | 63.9 years |
| Core | 16 | 74.5 years |
| Reid | 15 | 73.3 years |
| Thompson | 14 | 81.0 years |
| Sharp | 13 | 73.1 years |
| Loyd | 12 | 76.8 years |
| Lee | 12 | 77.7 years |
Businesses in Folsom, LA
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