Tangipahoa Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 28.9. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.51. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.3 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 27.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Tickfaw and their reported violations in the past:
EAST TICKFAW WATERWORKS (Address: 16200 HIGHWAY 442 E  , Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-15-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-11-2004)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-01-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-21-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-02-2003), St Site Visit (enforcement) (3 times from JAN-20-2004 to JUN-10-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-21-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUN-20-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (NOV-12-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (JUN-20-2003)
- One other older monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 22.9%
(17.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 39.1% for Black residents, 90.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: |  2.6 people | | Louisiana: |  2.5 people |
| This village: | 65.5% | | Whole state: | 69.7% |
| This village: | 4.6% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tickfaw, LA
Tickfaw compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Back to the top
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (65%)
- Utility gas (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Religion statistics for Tickfaw (based on Tangipahoa Parish data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.45%
| Here | | 46.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | LDS (Mormon) Church |
|---|
| Adherents | 47.8% | 31.1% | 5.3% | 3.5% | 1.8% |
|---|
| Congregations | 42.5% | 5.0% | 9.2% | 3.3% | 2.5% |
|---|
| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Churches of Christ | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | American Baptist Association | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 5.0% |
|---|
| Congregations | 2.5% | 8.3% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 20.8% |
|---|
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: 25 | This county: | 2.17 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Tangipahoa Parish: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 15 | Tangipahoa Parish: | 1.30 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 71 | This county: | 6.15 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 78 | Tangipahoa Parish: | 6.76 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 11.0% | | Louisiana: | 10.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 32.2% | | Louisiana: | 29.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Tangipahoa Parish: | 10.4% | | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,848 | $34,176 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
7 | $15,508 | $26,585 | 1 | $1,382 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,723 | $32,676 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $16,803 | $33,606 | 1 | $1,216 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,380 | $28,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
16 | $40,262 | $30,197 | 2 | $2,598 |
Tickfaw government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $78,000 ($111.91)
Solid Waste Management: $31,000 ($44.48)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $119,000 ($170.73)
Financial Administration: $110,000 ($157.82)
Water Utilities: $43,000 ($61.69)
Sewerage: $37,000 ($53.08)
Solid Waste Management: $33,000 ($47.35)
Regular Highways: $8,000 ($11.48)
- General - Interest on Debt: $18,000 ($25.82)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $514,000 ($737.45)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $502,000 ($720.23)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $12,000 ($17.22)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $88,000 ($126.26)
Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($5.74)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $111,000 ($159.25)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $47,000 ($67.43)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $39,000 ($55.95)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000 ($27.26)
General Support: $3,000 ($4.30)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $44,000 ($63.13)
NEC: $30,000 ($43.04)
Property: $21,000 ($30.13)
Public Utilities: $10,000 ($14.35)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $3,000 ($4.30)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $117,000 ($167.86)
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 Tickfaw:
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WFPR (1400 AM; 1 kW; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, 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)
- WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
- WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
- 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.)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WAPF (980 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTIB (640 AM; 5 kW; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: LA TERR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tickfaw:
- WHMD (107.1 FM; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, LLC)
- KSLU (90.9 FM; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY)
- WTGG (96.5 FM; AMITE, LA; Owner: SOUTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEMX (94.1 FM; KENTWOOD, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- 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)
- WFMF (102.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
- WYNK-FM (101.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKSY (106.1 FM; PICAYUNE, MS; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, LLC)
- WUUU (98.9 FM; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WJSH (104.7 FM; FOLSOM, LA; Owner: SOUTHWEST BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Tickfaw:
- 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.)
- WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
- WUPL (Channel 54; SLIDELL, LA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
Tickfaw fatal accident list:
Mar 17, 1996 03:18 PM, 442, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jan 16, 1976 02:45 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $327,000
Total average daily traffic: 8,650
Total average daily truck traffic: 991
Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic: 6,055
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Tickfaw)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 48026 Garafola Ln (Lat: 30.553528 Lon: -90.491778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 47.2 m, Call Sign: WNQW995
Assigned Frequencies: 159.270 MHz
Grant Date: 11/04/2003, Expiration Date: 12/14/2013
Registrant: Ewa/Lao #20803201, 122 Baltimore St, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (800) 886-4222, Fax: (717) 337-9157, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - TICKFAW, 14195 Sampere Lane (304842) (Lat: 30.602500 Lon: -90.497972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 75.8 m, Overall height: 80.4 m, Call Sign: WQJS428
Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6093.45 MHz
Grant Date: 12/11/2008, Expiration Date: 12/11/2018, 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 Paging Towers: 2 - 2 Miles Wnw Of Tickfaw. (Lat: 30.582111 Lon: -90.524528), Type: Nntann, Structure height: 152.4 m, Overall height: 158.5 m, Call Sign: KLF616
Assigned Frequencies: 152.240 MHz
Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancellation Date: 05/09/2002, Certifier: Stan Sech
Registrant: Alston & Bird LLP, 601 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, North Bldg, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 756-3376, Fax: (202) 756-3333, Email:
- 2 Miles Wnw Of Tickfaw (Lat: 30.582111 Lon: -90.524528), Call Sign: KWU274, Licensee ID: L00000715
Assigned Frequencies: 35.5800 MHz
Expiration Date: 04/01/1999, Cancellation Date: 12/24/1998
Registrant: Radiofone, Inc., 3100 Fifth Street, Metairie, LA 70002
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 20 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Tickfaw)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: ABADIE CLARENCE J JR HELICYCLE (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 209CJ , Serial Number: 539, Year manufactured: 2010, Airworthiness Date: 10/27/2010
Registrant (Individual): Clarence J Jr Abadie, 17419 Riverside Ln, Tickfaw, LA 70466 - Aircraft: D & K AVIATION BELL AIR (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5924A , Serial Number: DK1-1, Year manufactured: 1999, Airworthiness Date: 05/31/2000
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 17419 Riverside Ln, Tickfaw, LA 70466 - Aircraft: WALKER EDGAR E GLASTAR (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 65EW , Serial Number: 5296, Year manufactured: 1998, Airworthiness Date: 10/07/1998
Registrant (Individual): Edgar E Walker, 13453 New Genessee Rd, Tickfaw, LA 70466
| Most common first names in Tickfaw, LA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Mary | 38 | 78.7 years |
| John | 29 | 70.0 years |
| Joseph | 27 | 71.5 years |
| Sam | 18 | 78.4 years |
| Frances | 16 | 81.1 years |
| William | 15 | 67.1 years |
| James | 15 | 63.5 years |
| Joe | 14 | 81.4 years |
| Henry | 14 | 72.7 years |
| Robert | 13 | 73.8 years |
| Most common last names in Tickfaw, LA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Rogers | 17 | 73.6 years |
| Anthony | 16 | 77.4 years |
| Smith | 15 | 71.3 years |
| Johnson | 14 | 61.6 years |
| Baham | 14 | 75.2 years |
| Davis | 13 | 77.6 years |
| Baiamonte | 12 | 77.2 years |
| Mcdonald | 11 | 72.9 years |
| Robertson | 10 | 70.7 years |
| Addison | 9 | 75.6 years |
|
