Tangipahoa Parish County vs. St. John the Baptist Parish County

Tangipahoa Parish County (LA)St. John the Baptist Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)133,77743,184
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.5%-5.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)121,10745,809
Population, Census, April 1, 2010121,09745,924
Persons under 5 years, percent7.2%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.5%24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.4%14.2%
Female persons, percent51.6%51.2%
White alone, percent66.9%39.0%
Black or African American alone, percent30.3%57.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.8%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.4%6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent63.1%34.0%
Veterans, 2014-20187,1972,198
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.2%3.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)56,36117,851
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.3%76.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$154,000$152,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,186$1,209
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$311$333
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$808$909
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.6%8.6%
Building permits, 20181,32247
Households, 2014-201847,52715,418
Persons per household, 2014-20182.672.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.5%88.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.5%6.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.9%85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.9%72.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.3%86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.4%16.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201816.3%9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.1%8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.9%61.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.1%57.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)185,75658,520
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,769,717479,166
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,337$10,706
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.028.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$46,297$54,821
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,004$25,942
Persons in poverty, percent17.9%18.2%
Total employer establishments, 20172,426732
Total employment, 201736,40817,260
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,356,247905,698
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.2%-2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,5943,210
All firms, 201211,2323,758
Men-owned firms, 20125,8861,741
Women-owned firms, 20123,8821,632
Minority-owned firms, 20123,1052,152
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,7561,457
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,136390
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,3963,182
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%45.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%3.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.5%31.8%
Population per square mile, 2010153.0215.5
Land area in square miles, 2010791.28213.07

Source: United States Census Bureau

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