Orleans Parish County vs. St. Tammany Parish County

	Orleans Parish County (LA)	St. Tammany Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	391,006	258,111
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13.7%	10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	343,828	233,754
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	343,829	233,740
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.0%	24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.8%	16.9%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	51.5%
White alone, percent	34.8%	83.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	60.2%	12.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	2.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.6%	5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	30.8%	78.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	16,364	17,120
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.6%	3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	191,627	104,826
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	47.4%	78.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$219,600	$212,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,696	$1,549
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$503	$455
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$973	$1,040
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	41.4%	11.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,303	1,430
Households, 2014-2018	154,036	91,975
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.44	2.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.4%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.4%	6.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.8%	91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.6%	84.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.2%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	36.8%	33.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.6%	9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.9%	8.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.1%	63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.4%	57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,765,414	443,798
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,667,406	1,581,842
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,687,020	5,060,238
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,245,075	3,550,739
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,788	$14,829
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.1	30.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,576	$67,706
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,177	$34,201
Persons in poverty, percent	23.8%	11.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	9,422	6,469
Total employment, 2017	177,008	76,510
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,199,807	3,273,193
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.0%	-3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	39,089	25,506
All firms, 2012	41,506	27,045
Men-owned firms, 2012	19,459	15,129
Women-owned firms, 2012	17,792	8,280
Minority-owned firms, 2012	20,400	3,783
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	19,511	22,452
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,008	2,933
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	35,655	22,675
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.9%	5.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.2%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.1%	3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.4%	26.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,029.4	276.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	169.42	845.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Orleans Parish county (LA) and St. Tammany Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.