St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	32%

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Races in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 93,740	(49.0%)
Females: 97,528	(51.0%)

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St. Tammany Parish:	2.7 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$59,774
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$680
State:	$494

St. Tammany Parish:	$205,100
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $261,443

Here:	$261,443
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $217,619

Here:	$217,619
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $161,520

Here:	$161,520
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $179,461

Here:	$179,461
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $178,948

Here:	$178,948
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $42,575

Here:	$42,575
State:	$34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $48,938

Here:	$48,938
State:	$47,390

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 8
• Rapes: 24
• Robberies: 43
• Assaults: 349
• Burglaries: 782
• Thefts: 1884
• Auto thefts: 240

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 29
• Robberies: 42
• Assaults: 355
• Burglaries: 726
• Thefts: 1973
• Auto thefts: 253

Health of residents in St. Tammany Parish based on 700 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.
75.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
24.5% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
47.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
54.0% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
71.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 190 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 151 pounds. This is about average.
42.5% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.

St. Tammany Parish:	11.3%
Louisiana:	18.6%

Area name: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Tammany Parish is $804 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $940 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1207 a month.

Cities in this county include: Slidell, Mandeville, Covington, Lacombe, Eden Isle, Amite City, Abita Springs, Pearl River, Madisonville, Folsom.

2005 air pollution in St. Tammany Parish:

Lead: 0.04 µg/m³ (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Hancock County, Mississippi , Jefferson Parish , Orleans Parish , Tangipahoa Parish , Pearl River County, Mississippi , Washington Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in St. Tammany Parish: Camp Salmen (A), Camp Covington (B), Camp Bena Lea (C), Dixie Ranch (D), Dave (E), Hygeia Health Camp (F), English Lookout (G), Royal Golf Course (H), Hillcrest Golf Course (I), Tchefuncta Country Club (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in St. Tammany Parish include: Mennonite Church (A), Holy Trinity Church (B), Midway Church (C), Hebron Church (D), Slidell Temple (E), Hartsell Church (F), Shepherds Fold Church (G), Sharps Chapel (H), Savannah Branch Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Joseph Abbey Cemetery (1), Burns Cemetery (2), Saint Johns Cemetery (3), Talleys Chapel Cemetery (4), Bush Cemetery (5), Saint Gertrudes Cemetery (6), Allison Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Nances Lake (A), Murdock Eddy Lake (B), Rice Patch Lake (C), West Ponds (D), White Oak Ridge Lake (E), Bullock Lake (F), Catfish Lake (G), Sally Miller Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bark Landing River (A), Bradley Slough (B), Cow Bayou (C), Bull Branch (D), Piney Woods Fork (E), Brushy Fork (F), Spanish Branch (G), Snow Creek (H), Soap And Tallow Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in St. Tammany Parish include: Saint Tammany State Game Refuge (1), Fairview Riverside State Park (2), Fontainebleau State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Olimpic Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Talisheek Post Office (A), Bush Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.7%
Louisiana:	6.3%

Current college students: 8,143
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,528 (60% naturalized citizens)

St. Tammany Parish:	2.4%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 32.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 57,216
• One, attached: 1,778
• Two: 1,621
• 3 or 4: 1,945
• 5 to 9: 1,125
• 10 to 19: 892
• 20 or more: 2,045
• Mobile homes: 8,632
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 144

Housing units in St. Tammany Parish with a mortgage: 33,757 (3,783 second mortgage, 2,717 home equity loan, 139 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,063

Here:	73.7% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

St. Tammany Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 50 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/21/1997, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 43 people and caused $4 million in damages.

St. Tammany Parish-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 47.4 miles away from St. Tammany Parish center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 69,891 (80%) Carpooled: 11,901 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 162 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 26 (0%) Subway or elevated: 6 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Taxi: 82 (0%) Motorcycle: 125 (0%) Bicycle: 221 (0%) Walked: 716 (1%) Other means: 791 (1%) Worked at home: 3,203 (4%)

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%

11.57% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($34,212 average AGI)
3.50% relocated from other states ($12,384 average AGI)

St. Tammany Parish:	3.50%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from St. Bernard Parish, LA	4.82% ($44,548 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	3.13% ($42,675)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	2.13% ($49,193)
from Tangipahoa Parish, LA	0.29% ($35,564)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.24% ($49,175)
from Hancock County, MS	0.23% ($38,036)
from Washington Parish, LA	0.21% ($25,944)

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%

4.05% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($11,800 average AGI)
9.42% relocated to other states ($35,406 average AGI)

St. Tammany Parish:	9.42%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Jefferson Parish, LA	0.79% ($39,228 average AGI)
to Tangipahoa Parish, LA	0.65% ($30,916)
to Harris County, TX	0.61% ($61,272)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.56% ($34,907)
to Pearl River County, MS	0.48% ($40,464)
to Washington Parish, LA	0.31% ($41,973)
to Orleans Parish, LA	0.29% ($37,738)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 25,120 (20,766 aged, 4,354 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 169,299 (42,086 male householders, 10,885 female householders)

  43,280 spouses, 62,582 children (57,177 natural, 1,639 adopted, 3,766 stepchildren), 3,147 grandchildren, 915 brothers or sisters, 1,213 parents, 2,315 other relatives, 2,876 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 19,627 (7,290 male householders (5,786 living alone)), 9,020 female householders (7,846 living alone)), 3,317 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,342 (1,965 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 20,297 2-persons, 12,846 3-persons, 12,026 4-persons, 5,321 5-persons, 1,794 6-persons, 687 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 13,632 1-person, 2,211 2-persons, 332 3-persons, 98 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

94.7% of residents of St. Tammany Parish speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $905,758,000 ($4241 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $100,585,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $460,731,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $200,130,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $25,836,000
Federal grants: $108,704,000
Federal procurement contracts: $57,103,000 ($47,412,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $53,253,000 ($13,009,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,024,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $194,571,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,498,703,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	+100 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 18.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	5.8

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

55% of St. Tammany Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Louisiana.

St. Tammany Parish:	55.2%
State average:	59.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 129412
• Northeast: 6889
• Midwest: 11037
• South: 31237
• West: 6470

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $113,900

Here:	20.3%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	16.0%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	19.4%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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