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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.1%), Retail trade (14.0%), Manufacturing (10.9%).
Detached houses: $163,387Here:$163,387State:$177,067 Townhouses or other attached units: $185,722Here:$185,722State:$204,229 In 2-unit structures: $39,691Here:$39,691State:$235,168 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $209,198Here:$209,198State:$175,634 Mobile homes: $45,311Here:$45,311State:$34,481
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
McCain (Republican): 65.0% Obama (Democratic): 34.0%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $219 (0.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $144 (0.2%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tangipahoa Parish is $422 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $531 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hammond, Ponchatoula, Kentwood, Natalbany, Independence, Roseland, Tangipahoa, Tickfaw.
Click to draw/clear Tangipahoa Parish borders
Notable locations in Tangipahoa Parish: Camp Whispering Pines (A), Glenwood Baptist Youth Camp (B), Apostolic Camp Grounds (C), Camp Chemekete (D), Tangipahoa Septic Tank Sludge Treatment Facility (E), Tangipahoa Parish Sewerage District 1 Southeast Regional Sewage Treatment Plant (F), Roseland Wastewater Treatment Plant (G), Ponchatoula Wastewater Treatment Plant (H), Independence Sewage Treatment Plant (I), Amite City Wastewater Treatment Plant (J), Port Manchac (K), Lamaux Ranch (L), Springview Country Club (M), Oak Knoll Country Club (N), Hammond Golf Center Golf Course (O), Chemekete Recreation Club (P), Louisiana State University Hammond Research Station (Q), Zemurray Lodge (R), Pass Manchac Lighthouse (S), Louisiana State University Hammond Experimental Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Tangipahoa Parish include: Mount Olive Baptist Church (A), Shady Grove Church (B), Sharon Church (C), Shiloh Church (D), Silver Creek Church (E), Mount Canaan Missionary Baptist Church (F), Living Way United Pentecostal Church (G), Star of Bethlehem Church (H), Starnee Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Amacker Cemetery (1), Amite Memorial Gardens (2), Arnold Cemetery (3), Baham Cemetery (4), Bahm Cemetery (5), Bailey Cemetery (6), Ballard Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Dead Lake (A), Dogwood Lake (B), Lake Ju-Lu (C), Buzzards Roost Swamp (D), Mitchells Lake (E), Ear Lake (F), Mirror Lake (G), Chappepeela Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Branch (A), Doe Branch (B), Dixie Branch (C), Cow Branch (D), Coon Branch (E), Chubby Creek (F), Cedar Branch (G), Carpenter Branch (H), Button Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Tangipahoa Parish include: Bedico Park (1), Newman Park (2), Sandy Hollow Wildlife Management Area (3), Joyce Wildlife Management Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Tangipahoa Parish: Camp Whispering Pines (A), Glenwood Baptist Youth Camp (B), Apostolic Camp Grounds (C), Camp Chemekete (D), Tangipahoa Septic Tank Sludge Treatment Facility (E), Tangipahoa Parish Sewerage District 1 Southeast Regional Sewage Treatment Plant (F), Roseland Wastewater Treatment Plant (G), Ponchatoula Wastewater Treatment Plant (H), Independence Sewage Treatment Plant (I), Amite City Wastewater Treatment Plant (J), Port Manchac (K), Lamaux Ranch (L), Springview Country Club (M), Oak Knoll Country Club (N), Hammond Golf Center Golf Course (O), Chemekete Recreation Club (P), Louisiana State University Hammond Research Station (Q), Zemurray Lodge (R), Pass Manchac Lighthouse (S), Louisiana State University Hammond Experimental Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Tangipahoa Parish include: Mount Olive Baptist Church (A), Shady Grove Church (B), Sharon Church (C), Shiloh Church (D), Silver Creek Church (E), Mount Canaan Missionary Baptist Church (F), Living Way United Pentecostal Church (G), Star of Bethlehem Church (H), Starnee Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Amacker Cemetery (1), Amite Memorial Gardens (2), Arnold Cemetery (3), Baham Cemetery (4), Bahm Cemetery (5), Bailey Cemetery (6), Ballard Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Dead Lake (A), Dogwood Lake (B), Lake Ju-Lu (C), Buzzards Roost Swamp (D), Mitchells Lake (E), Ear Lake (F), Mirror Lake (G), Chappepeela Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Branch (A), Doe Branch (B), Dixie Branch (C), Cow Branch (D), Coon Branch (E), Chubby Creek (F), Cedar Branch (G), Carpenter Branch (H), Button Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Tangipahoa Parish include: Bedico Park (1), Newman Park (2), Sandy Hollow Wildlife Management Area (3), Joyce Wildlife Management Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Amite County, Mississippi , Jefferson Parish , Livingston Parish , St. Charles Parish , St. Helena Parish , St. John the Baptist Parish , St. Tammany Parish , Pike County, Mississippi , Washington Parish .
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County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 7,455 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 850 (42% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.9%
Housing units in Tangipahoa Parish with a mortgage: 9,670 (962 second mortgage, 348 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 7,304
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Most common first ancestries reported in Tangipahoa Parish (%):
11.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,432 average adjusted gross income)
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($105 average AGI)Tangipahoa Parish:0.14%Louisiana average:0.11% 9.38% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($25,964 average AGI) 2.11% relocated from other states ($5,363 average AGI)Tangipahoa Parish:2.11%Louisiana average:2.22%
6.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,318 average adjusted gross income)
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($182 average AGI)Tangipahoa Parish:0.04%Louisiana average:0.07% 3.77% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($17,140 average AGI) 2.95% relocated to other states ($12,995 average AGI)Tangipahoa Parish:2.95%Louisiana average:7.16%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.6
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 14,331 (10,761 aged, 3,570 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 105.2. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 123.0. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
18,880 spouses, 32,076 children (29,172 natural, 759 adopted, 2,145 stepchildren), 3,086 grandchildren, 869 brothers or sisters, 596 parents, 1,369 other relatives, 1,563 non-relatives
Size of family households: 9,572 2-persons, 6,546 3-persons, 5,615 4-persons, 2,634 5-persons, 994 6-persons, 534 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 8,743 1-person, 1,570 2-persons, 213 3-persons, 89 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons.
96.3% of residents of Tangipahoa Parish speak English at home. 1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 27% speak English not well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 48% speak English not well).
Population growth in Tangipahoa Parish
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.94 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
62% of Tangipahoa Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Louisiana.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,300
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
All Other: $5,237,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,132,000
Sewerage: $610,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,206,000
Sewerage: $476,000
Parks and Recreation: $360,000
Water Utilities: $309,000
Local Fire Protection: $102,000
Police Protection: $59,000
Correctional Institutions: $35,000
Financial Administration: $12,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
Police Protection: $8,691,000
Regular Highways: $8,562,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,250,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,210,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,027,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,767,000
Financial Administration: $3,281,000
Health - Other: $3,008,000
Central Staff Services: $1,982,000
Water Utilities: $1,475,000
Libraries: $1,315,000
General - Other: $1,308,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,291,000
Housing and Community Development: $731,000
Parks and Recreation: $724,000
Sewerage: $682,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $672,000
Public Welfare - Other: $500,000
Water Utilities: $60,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,072,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,672,000
Sale of Property: $550,000
Donations From Private Sources: $421,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $109,983,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $225,000
Police Protection: $590,000
Correctional Institutions: $353,000
Local Fire Protection: $233,000
Health - Other: $197,000
Financial Administration: $118,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $75,000
Solid Waste Management: $70,000
Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $59,000
Water Utilities: $51,000
General - Other: $44,000
Libraries: $13,000
Sewerage: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $11,000
Parks and Recreation: $8,000
All Other: $9,384,000
General Local Government Support: $2,211,000
Highways: $1,070,000
Health and Hospitals: $33,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,831,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $1,550,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,246,000
Other Selective Sales: $662,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $41,000
Other License: $25,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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