St. Tammany Parish, LA Demographic Data

St. Tammany Parish, LA Summary

St. Tammany Parish is located in Louisiana
  • Population: 239,453
  • Area: 1,124.19 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 845.55 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 278.64 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 213.00 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 36.09 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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St. Tammany Parish, LA Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
130,402
51%
50.8
Male
123,200
49%
49.2
Total Population
253,602
 
323,128,000

St. Tammany Parish, LA Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
14,949
5.9% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
15,543
6.1% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
19,348
7.6% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
17,132
6.8% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
13,300
5.2% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
29,444
11.6% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
33,506
13.2% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
34,484
13.6% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
17,215
6.8% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
18,263
7.2% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
25,314
10.0% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
10,157
4.0% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,947
2.0% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
192,423
75.9%
77.2
Female
100,282
52.1%
51.3
Male
92,141
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
183,542
72.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
51,595
20.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
40,418
15.9%
15.2
Female
22,141
54.8%
55.8
Male
18,277
45.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0

St. Tammany Parish, LA Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
247,523
97.6% 
96.8
White
210,347
82.9% 
72.6
Black or African American
27,933
11.0% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,660
0.7% 
0.8
Asian
3,793
1.5% 
5.4
Asian Indian
548
0.2% 
1.2
Chinese
1,335
0.5% 
1.3
Filipino
568
0.2% 
0.9
Japanese
195
0.1% 
0.2
Korean
0
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
950
0.4% 
0.6
Other Asian
197
0.1% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
274
0.1% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
 
0.0
Samoan
 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
 
0.1
Some Other Race
3,516
1.4% 
5.1
Two or More Races
6,079
2.4% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
13,975
5.5% 
17.8
Mexican
4,614
1.8% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
520
0.2% 
1.7
Cuban
2,264
0.9% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6,577
2.6% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
239,627
94.5% 
82.2

St. Tammany Parish, LA Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4,652
2.7% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
13,037
7.5% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
46,570
26.9% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
44,066
25.4% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
11,184
6.5% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
35,138
20.3% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
18,683
10.8% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
17,689
10.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
155,641
89.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
53,821
31.1%
31.2

St. Tammany Parish, LA Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
56,531
27.7%
33.7%
Now Married
105,225
51.6%
47.5
Divorced
26,834
13.2%
11.0%
Separated
3,894
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
11,278
5.5
5.8%

St. Tammany Parish, LA Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
220,658
92.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
17,995
7.5%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1

St. Tammany Parish, LA Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4,553
4.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,082
4.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
8,211
8.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,202
8.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
11,467
12.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
16,521
17.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
12,561
13.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
13,795
15.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
6,934
7.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5,879
6.4%
6.4
Median household income
64,639
 
57,617
Per capita income
32,010
 
31,128

St. Tammany Parish, LA Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2,639
2.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
13,054
11.0%
9.8
Construction
10,405
8.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
27,773
23.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7,216
6.1%
6.6
Information
2,000
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
7,343
6.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
5,723
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
13,213
11.1%
11.4
Public administration
5,846
4.9%
4.6
Retail trade
13,519
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5,812
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4,661
3.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
13,224
11.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
47,568
39.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
10,031
8.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
30,219
25.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
18,162
15.2%
18.1%

St. Tammany Parish, LA Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
116,934
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
95,312
81.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
12,043
10.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
106
0.1%
5.1
Walked
696
0.6%
2.7
Other means
2,426
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
6,351
5.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.2
 
26.6

St. Tammany Parish, LA Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,931
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
30,581
33.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
39,823
43.2%
37.1
3 or more
17,870
19.4%
21.0

St. Tammany Parish, LA Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
92,205
91.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
72,422
78.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
19,783
21.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
9,063
8.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5

St. Tammany Parish, LA Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
101,268
1 room
862
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
1,185
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
4,701
4.6%
9.1
4 rooms
11,868
11.7%
16.5
5 rooms
22,645
22.4%
19.8
6 rooms
20,276
20.0%
17.8
7 rooms
17,500
17.3%
12.0
8 rooms
11,035
10.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
11,196
11.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

St. Tammany Parish, LA Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
101,268
 
 
1-unit, detached
80,562
79.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,231
2.2%
5.9
2-units
2,164
2.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,730
1.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,863
1.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,730
1.7%
4.4
20 or more units
3,792
3.7%
9.0
Mobile home
6,865
6.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
331
0.3%
0.1

St. Tammany Parish, LA Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,608
2.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,012
1.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
4,373
4.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,880
4.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
15,321
15.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
19,679
19.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
20,584
20.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
26,549
26.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4,218
4.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,044
2.0%
1.4%

St. Tammany Parish, LA Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1

St. Tammany Parish, LA Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
47,282
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
343
0.7%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
2,640
5.6%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
3,076
6.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
5,767
12.2%
11.8%
$500 to $999
9,999
21.1%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
10,761
22.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
14,696
31.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
22,474
47.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,066
15.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
5,208
11.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,853
6.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
9,503
20.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
178
0.0%
0.0%

St. Tammany Parish, LA Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
18,147 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
152
0.8%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
214
1.2%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
273
1.5%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
859
4.7%
11.9%
Less than $500
1,422
7.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
7,412
40.8%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
7,815
43.1%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
1,636
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,013
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,786
9.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,028
11.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,402
13.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,789
15.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,486
8.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
7,478
41.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,814
0.0%
0.0%

St. Tammany Parish, LA Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
72,422
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,937
4.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,301
7.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
10,818
14.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
14,656
20.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
21,432
29.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
12,469
17.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3,898
5.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
911
1.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
210,700
 
205,000