Tangipahoa Parish, LA

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2022 Population
133,953
1.1% 1-year growth
US Senator
Bill Cassidy
Republican Party
US Senator
John Kennedy
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
35.7
0.281% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
19.2%
4.22% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$55,274
9.11% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$193,300
13.3% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
57,432
0.898% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Tangipahoa Parish, LA had a population of 134k people with a median age of 35.7 and a median household income of $55,274. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Tangipahoa Parish, LA grew from 132,492 to 133,953, a 1.1% increase and its median household income grew from $50,659 to $55,274, a 9.11% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Tangipahoa Parish, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (61.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (29.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.93%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.07%), and White (Hispanic) (1.8%).

None of the households in Tangipahoa Parish, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.8% of the residents in Tangipahoa Parish, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Tangipahoa Parish, LA are Southeastern Louisiana University (2,189 degrees awarded in 2022) and Compass Career College (85 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Tangipahoa Parish, LA was $193,300, and the homeownership rate was 72.7%.

Most people in Tangipahoa Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Tangipahoa Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Tangipahoa Parish, LA is home to a population of 134k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.96% of Tangipahoa Parish, LA residents were born outside of the country (2.62k people).

In 2022, there were 2.09 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (82.6k people) in Tangipahoa Parish, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 39.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.92k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.8%
2022 Citizenship
98.6%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.8% of Tangipahoa Parish, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Tangipahoa Parish, LA was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tangipahoa Parish, LA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    82.6k ± 558
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    39.6k ± 744
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    3.92k ± 922
4.73%
Hispanic Population
6.33k people

In 2022, there were 2.09 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (82.6k people) in Tangipahoa Parish, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 39.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.92k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.73% of the people in Tangipahoa Parish, LA are hispanic (6.33k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Tangipahoa Parish, LA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Honduras
    36,279 ± 4,658 people
  2. Mexico
    23,092 ± 3,722 people
  3. Vietnam
    18,064 ± 3,293 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 36,279 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 23,092 and Vietnam with 18,064.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.96%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
2.62k people
2.14%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
2.83k people

As of 2022, 1.96% of Tangipahoa Parish, LA residents (2.62k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Tangipahoa Parish, LA was 2.14%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,969 ± 407
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,729 ± 395
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    894 ± 301

Tangipahoa Parish, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Tangipahoa Parish, LA employs 57.4k people. The largest industries in Tangipahoa Parish, LA are Health Care & Social Assistance (8,830 people), Retail Trade (6,688 people), and Educational Services (6,431 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($97,772), Manufacturing ($70,708), and Utilities ($69,484).

Males in Louisiana have an average income that is 1.52 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,789. The income inequality in Louisiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

57.4k
2022 Value
± 2,756
0.898%
1 Year growth
± 6.58%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Tangipahoa Parish, LA grew at a rate of 0.898%, from 56.9k employees to 57.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tangipahoa Parish, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,518 people), Sales & Related Occupations (4,963 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (4,797 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tangipahoa Parish, LA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

57.4k
2022 Value
± 2,756
0.898%
1 Year growth
± 6.58%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Tangipahoa Parish, LA grew at a rate of 0.898%, from 56.9k employees to 57.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tangipahoa Parish, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (8,830 people), Retail Trade (6,688 people), and Educational Services (6,431 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tangipahoa Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in Tangipahoa Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,555
Median earning men ± $2,662
$29,240
Median earning women ± $1,822

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($100,024), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,837), and Information ($59,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($52,188), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($42,944), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,042).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 1,002
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 721
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. 544
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tangipahoa County, LA went to Donald J. Trump with 65.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.02%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy
Senator from Louisiana2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
John Kennedy
Senator from Louisiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Tangipahoa Parish, LA awarded 2,274 degrees. The student population of Tangipahoa Parish, LA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 4,928 male students and 8,679 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Tangipahoa Parish, LA are White (1,509 and 67.6%), followed by Black or African American (434 and 19.4%), Hispanic or Latino (156 and 6.99%), and Two or More Races (94 and 4.21%).

The largest universities in Tangipahoa Parish, LA by number of degrees awarded are Southeastern Louisiana University (2,189 and 96.3%) and Compass Career College (85 and 3.74%).

The most popular majors in Tangipahoa Parish, LA are General Business Administration & Management (248 and 10.9%), Registered Nursing (191 and 8.4%), and General Studies (189 and 8.31%).

The median tuition cost in Tangipahoa Parish, LA for a public four year colleges is $5,777 for in-state students and $18,255 for out-of-state students.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2022 in Tangipahoa Parish, LA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 99%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 48.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 13,607 (36.2% men and 63.8% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 13,607 students enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish, LA, 36.2% men and 63.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 8,274 records, of which 63.7% were women and 36.3% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 190 degrees awarded
  2. 189 degrees awarded
  3. 162 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Tangipahoa Parish, LA was General Business Administration & Management with 190 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Tangipahoa Parish, LA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 2,189 degrees awarded
  2. 85 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southeastern Louisiana University with 2,189 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 706 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Tangipahoa Parish, LA, which is 0.45 times less than the 1,568 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,509 degrees mean that there were 3.48 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 434 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($5,777) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,596) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Tangipahoa Parish, LA was $193,300 in 2022, which is 0.686 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $170,600 to $193,300, a 13.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Tangipahoa Parish, LA is 72.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Tangipahoa Parish, LA have an average commute time of 29.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tangipahoa Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Tangipahoa Parish, LA is $55,274. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Tangipahoa Parish, LA was Census Tract 9532 with a value of $76,141, followed by Census Tract 9547 and Census Tract 9548, with respective values of $60,865 and $55,543.

In 2023, 17.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Tangipahoa Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.03%.

Property

$193,300
Median Property Value 2022
±$5,012
$35,378
Median Property Taxes
±$1,865

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Tangipahoa Parish, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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Rent vs Own

72.7%
Homeownership
2022
68.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 72.7% of the housing units in Tangipahoa Parish, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.4%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9532
  2. Census Tract 9547
  3. Census Tract 9548

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Tangipahoa Parish, LA was Census Tract 9532 with a value of $76,141, followed by Census Tract 9547 and Census Tract 9548, with respective values of $60,865 and $55,543.

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Household Income

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$55,274
Median Household Income
± $2,869
48.7k
Number of Households
± 2,403

In 2022, the median household income of the 48.7k households in Tangipahoa Parish, LA grew to $55,274 from the previous year's value of $50,659.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tangipahoa Parish, LA is from Louisiana.
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana
0.467
2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (82.4%)
  2. Carpooled (9.41%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.43%)

In 2022, 82.4% of workers in Tangipahoa Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.41%) and those who worked at home (5.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

29.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tangipahoa Parish, LA have a longer commute time (29.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.11% of the workforce in Tangipahoa Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 17.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Tangipahoa Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.03%.

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Poverty & Diversity

19.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tangipahoa Parish, LA (24.9k out of 130k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tangipahoa Parish, LA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

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Children in Poverty

In 2023, 25.4% of the children was living in poverty in Tangipahoa Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.4%.

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Health

92.5% of the population of Tangipahoa Parish, LA has health coverage, with 39% on employee plans, 29% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 2.09% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tangipahoa Parish, LA see 2910 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.67% increase from the previous year (2807 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1960 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 439 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,910 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in Tangipahoa Parish, LA see an average of 2,910 patients per year. This represents a 3.67% increase from the previous year (2,807 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Tangipahoa Parish, LA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.8% under 18 years, 23.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.48%
Uninsured
39%
Employer Coverage
29%
Medicaid
12%
Medicare
10.4%
Non-Group
2.09%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Tangipahoa Parish, LA declined by 12.5% from 8.54% to 7.48%.

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Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 77.6 in Tangipahoa Parish, LA.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.8% in Tangipahoa Parish, LA.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 9.1% in Tangipahoa Parish, LA.

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