Terrytown, Louisiana

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Back to Terrytown, LA housing info, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, LA smaller cities, LA small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Terrytown, LA Jefferson Parish Population in July 2007: 24,627. Males: 11,713   (47.6%) Females: 12,914   (52.4%) Median resident age:   31.7 years Louisiana median age:   34.0 years Estimated median household income in 2008: $45,249 (it was $36,897 in 2000) Terrytown:   $45,249 Louisiana:   $43,733 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $21,389 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $165,185 (it was $93,200 in 2000) Terrytown:   $165,185 Louisiana:   $132,400 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $166,725; Detached houses: $169,559; Townhouses or other attached units: $128,402; In 2-unit structures: $108,590; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $97,134; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $166,312; Mobile homes: $40,000 Terrytown, LA residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Terrytown: White Non-Hispanic (50.8%) Black (34.7%) Hispanic (8.7%) Other race (2.7%) Two or more races (2.7%) Vietnamese (2.2%) American Indian (1.1%) Filipino (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Terrytown: 86.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Terrytown, Louisiana on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Terrytown is mentioned 18 times on our forum: Tell me about, "Terrytown?"  (14 replies) Would it be smarter to turn New Orleans into Venice Italy?  (40 replies) Dominican hair salons and Lemisol  (10 replies) Any headshops in New Orleans??  (4 replies) Lodging between Port Sulphur and New Orleans?  (2 replies) new here...moving to Belle Chase..any advice?  (5 replies) Latest news from Terrytown, LA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: French (13.0%), Irish (9.5%), German (9.4%), Italian (7.1%), United States (5.4%), English (3.9%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Land area: 3.71 square miles. Population density: 6646 people per square mile   (high).

Average climate in Terrytown, Louisiana

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Terrytown-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Louisiana state average. It is 61% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/6/1983, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.4 miles away from the Terrytown place center injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1964, a category 4 tornado 29.2 miles away from the place center killed 22 people and injured 165 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Terrytown-area historical earthquake activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 47.5 miles away from Terrytown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Notable location: Plantation Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map Shopping Centers: Terryville Shopping Center (1), Town Square Shopping Center (2), Towne Square Shopping Center (3), Oakwood Shopping Center (4), Trianon Square Shopping Center (5), Oakwood Mall (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Terrytown: Heritage Bible Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Westlawn Memorial Cemetery (1), Westlawn South Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attraction: Master Video Poker Inc (1732 Stumpf Boulevard).

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	72.7%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This place:	15.5%
Whole state:	19.6%

This place:	7.8%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Terrytown, LA

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12.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,130 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.66%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($115 average AGI)

Jefferson Parish:	0.09%
Louisiana average:	0.11%

from Orleans Parish, LA	7.42% ($33,304 average AGI)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA	1.84% ($38,160)
from St. Tammany Parish, LA	0.36% ($39,228)

18.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,206 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	18.58%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($96 average AGI)

Jefferson Parish:	0.05%
Louisiana average:	0.07%

to Harris County, TX	2.23% ($26,150 average AGI)
to Orleans Parish, LA	1.10% ($28,500)
to St. Tammany Parish, LA	0.93% ($49,193)

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