Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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• • 82,63662.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 38,84529.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,9024.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,5972.0%Two or more races
  • 1,0010.8%Asian alone
  • 3460.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1030.08%Some other race alone

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 25
• Robberies: 66
• Assaults: 869
• Burglaries: 1322
• Thefts: 1854
• Auto thefts: 112

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 28
• Robberies: 43
• Assaults: 682
• Burglaries: 1150
• Thefts: 1598
• Auto thefts: 96

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $828 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $544 (0.3%)

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, Amite City, Kentwood, Natalbany, Independence, Roseland, Tangipahoa, Tickfaw.

Neighboring counties: Burleson County, Texas , Jackson County, Florida , Madison County, Florida , St. Helena Parish , Pike County, Mississippi .

Current college students: 7,455
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,997 (39.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 6852010 or later
• 6732000 to 2009
• 5151990 to 1999
• 1841980 to 1989
• 1041970 to 1979
• 210Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 37,362
• One, attached: 631
• Two: 1,920
• 3 or 4: 1,908
• 5 to 9: 1,095
• 10 to 19: 239
• 20 to 49: 179
• 50 or more: 199
• Mobile homes: 14,012

Housing units in Tangipahoa Parish with a mortgage: 18,743 (114 second mortgage, 783 home equity loan, 47 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14,838

Religion statistics for Tangipahoa Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Tangipahoa Parish:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
• Louisiana Hurricane Barry, Incident Period: July 10, 2019 - July 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4458, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 11, 2016 to August 31, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4277: August 14, 2016, FEMA Id: 4277, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2016 to April 08, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4263: March 13, 2016, FEMA Id: 4263, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Louisiana Tropical Storm Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3347: August 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 3347, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Louisiana Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4080: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4080, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to November 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1792: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1792, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 01, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1786: September 02, 2008, FEMA Id: 1786, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 19 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.76% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,569 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.78% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($31,257 average AGI)
1.98% relocated from other states ($12,311 average AGI)

Tangipahoa Parish:	1.98%
Louisiana average:	2.30%

from St. Tammany Parish, LA	1.16% ($46,621 average AGI)
from Livingston Parish, LA	0.84% ($42,063)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.60% ($48,552)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.42% ($36,193)
from St. Helena Parish, LA	0.38% ($29,519)
from Washington Parish, LA	0.22% ($33,892)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.22% ($62,300)

5.89% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,918 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.99% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($27,597 average AGI)
1.89% relocated to other states ($12,321 average AGI)

Tangipahoa Parish:	1.89%
Louisiana average:	2.61%

to St. Tammany Parish, LA	0.91% ($51,448 average AGI)
to Livingston Parish, LA	0.84% ($44,765)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.44% ($34,644)
to Jefferson Parish, LA	0.36% ($35,473)
to St. Helena Parish, LA	0.35% ($28,500)
to Washington Parish, LA	0.19% ($24,500)
to Orleans Parish, LA	0.17% ($41,557)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 15.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Tangipahoa Parish

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 23,111 (6,797 living alone), Female householders: 23,415 (5,558 living alone)

• 21,771 spouses (21,669 opposite-sex spouses), 2,847 unmarried partners, (2,728 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 42,075 children (39,245 natural, 850 adopted, 1,980 stepchildren), 6,493 grandchildren, 1,627 brothers or sisters, 1,102 parents, 0 foster children, 3,040 other relatives, 5,879 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,398

Size of family households: 13,246 2-persons, 6,819 3-persons, 6,763 4-persons, 2,780 5-persons, 1,709 6-persons, 103 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,355 1-person, 2,265 2-persons, 359 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 45 5-persons, 47 6-persons.

18,182 married couples with children.
8,432 single-parent households (1,582 men, 6,850 women).

95.1% of residents of Tangipahoa speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $602,524,000 ($5,730 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,410,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $218,564,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $186,648,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,065,000
Federal grants: $168,863,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,698,000 ($617,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $20,686,000 ($2,466,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $15,730,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $30,876,000
Federal Government insurance: $343,342,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+24 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.94 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
• 3,6232014 or later
• 3,5152010 to 2013
• 11,5242000 to 2009
• 11,3071990 to 1999
• 10,3241980 to 1989
• 8,5031970 to 1979
• 4,9431960 to 1969
• 1,5311950 to 1959
• 1,3501940 to 1949
• 9251939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
• 01 room
• 2332 rooms
• 1,1023 rooms
• 2,4354 rooms
• 8,1545 rooms
• 8,3106 rooms
• 5,8287 rooms
• 4,0108 rooms
• 3,5099+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
• 4961 room
• 832 rooms
• 1,8113 rooms
• 4,6624 rooms
• 3,1265 rooms
• 1,3116 rooms
• 1,1327 rooms
• 2488 rooms
• 769+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
• 0no bedroom
• 1,1101 bedroom
• 3,2102 bedrooms
• 21,3133 bedrooms
• 6,9234 bedrooms
• 1,0255+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
• 496no bedroom
• 1,5661 bedroom
• 5,6412 bedrooms
• 4,3163 bedrooms
• 9264 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Tangipahoa Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,003no vehicle
• 10,0911 vehicle
• 13,0642 vehicles
• 6,8133 vehicles
• 2,4944 vehicles
• 1165+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Tangipahoa Parish in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,993no vehicle
• 5,6611 vehicle
• 4,1422 vehicles
• 8503 vehicles
• 2994 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

85.1% of Tangipahoa Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Louisiana.

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

• This state: 106,999
• Other state: 22,948
• Northeast: 1,440
• Midwest: 4,322
• South: 13,184
• West: 4,002

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 5,148
• Number of aged recipients: 428
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,720
• Number of recipients under 18: 809
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,310
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,029
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,822
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,224

Tangipahoa Parish on our top lists:

• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
• #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"