St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

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Key figures

Statistic	St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	272,421	4,611,961	334,922,499	264th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$81,202	$60,756	$80,734	535th of 3,221
Median Age	40.5	38.0	38.9	1956th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	37.7%	27.0%	35.7%	358th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$284,000	$216,500	$332,700	710th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,332	$1,064	$1,413	381st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.4%	18.9%	12.5%	2102nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	6.3%	5.2%	1366th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	322.3	106.7	n/a	473rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.5%	4.9%	14.1%	1083rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.9	n/a	n/a	1149th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.9%	67.4%	65.2%	799th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.5	25.7	26.4	349th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.2%	8.1%	15.1%	618th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.0%	n/a	n/a	2167th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.8%	41.8%	46.9%	1074th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.4%	n/a	n/a	219th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	72.4%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.2%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	12.0%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	45.2	58.9	61.4

Age in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	40.5	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.6%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.3%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.4%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	105,082	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	70.1%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.2%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.2%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.5%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	28.5%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,364	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.8%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.5%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.3%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.6%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.0%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.0%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	113,911	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.4%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.1%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.8%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,995.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.1%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.3%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,028	$1,180	n/a

Education in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	8.0%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.8%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.5%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.3%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.4%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.9%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.1%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.7%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.4%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.3%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.1%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.1%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.0%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.3%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.0%	6.4%	16.7%

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