Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: |  50.1% | | Whole state: |  19.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: | 27.1% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tangipahoa, LA
Tangipahoa compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (42%)
- Utility gas (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religon statistics for Tangipahoa
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| Adherents | 47.8% | 31.1% | 5.3% | 3.5% | 1.8% |
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| Congregations | 42.5% | 5.0% | 9.2% | 3.3% | 2.5% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Churches of Christ | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | American Baptist Association | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 5.0% |
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| Congregations | 2.5% | 8.3% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 20.8% |
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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 |
2 | $2,240 | $13,440 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $550 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $2,750 | $16,500 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,750 | $21,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,280 | $15,360 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $8,020 | $16,040 | 4 | $550 |
Tangipahoa government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $30,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $259,000
Housing & Community Development: $121,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $76,000
Sewerage: $36,000
Gas Utilities: $28,000
Financial Administration: $25,000
Water Utilities: $23,000
Regular Highways: $23,000
Solid Waste Management: $14,000
Welfare - Other: $14,000
Fire Protection: $4,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $20,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $7,000
Sewerage: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $247,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $79,000
Gas Utilities: $21,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $269,000
Housing & Community Development: $121,000
Health & Hospitals: $13,000
General Support: $1,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $39,000
NEC: $27,000
Property: $9,000
Public Utilities: $7,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $53,000
11.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,432 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.62% | | Louisiana average: | 8.89% |
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($105 average AGI)| Tangipahoa Parish: | 0.14% | | Louisiana average: | 0.11% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,318 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.77% | | Louisiana average: | 13.45% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($182 average AGI)| Tangipahoa Parish: | 0.04% | | Louisiana average: | 0.07% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Tangipahoa:
- 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)
- WAPF (980 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- 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)
- WHNY (1250 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: C.W.H. BROADCASTING INC.)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
- WABL (1570 AM; 1 kW; AMITE, LA; Owner: SPOTLIGHT BROADCASTING LLC)
- WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRPM (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POPLARVILLE, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERS)
- WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tangipahoa:
- WEMX (94.1 FM; KENTWOOD, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTGG (96.5 FM; AMITE, LA; Owner: SOUTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBBE (103.3 FM; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMAU-FM (88.9 FM; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WAKH (105.7 FM; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDGL (98.1 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
- WUUU (98.9 FM; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WHMD (107.1 FM; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, LLC)
- WQCK (92.7 FM; CLINTON, LA; Owner: BETHANY WORLD PRAYER CENTER, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Tangipahoa:
- WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
- WBRZ-TV (Channel 2; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TELEVISION BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMAU-TV (Channel 17; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WSTY-LP (Channel 23; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: AMERICAN TELEVISION, INC.)
- W36AC (Channel 36; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Tangipahoa fatal accident list:
Jul 4, 2007 07:55 AM, Sr-1050, Lat: 30.877750, Lon: -90.516100, Vehicles: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 2, 1993 07:40 AM, 440, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 5, 1990 11:30 AM, Capace Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 24, 1982 04:40 AM, La22, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 3,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 936
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 2,520
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- tangipahoa tower, 69502 U.S. Hwy 51, Type: Tower, Structure height: 55.8 m, Call Sign: WPZX338
Assigned Frequencies : 48.7600 MHz, 49.4400 MHz
Grant Date: 04/02/2004, Expiration Date: 04/02/2014, Certifier: Gary N Gompf
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
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