Tangipahoa is a city of 522 people in Louisiana. The poverty rate is 65.5%, above the 12.5% national rate. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 62% were living in the same home a year earlier. This skews young, with a median age of 29.9. That trails the Louisiana median by roughly 67%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $20,144, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
4% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
63% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Tangipahoa
What changed most since 1990
Black share77.9% → 93.7%(+15.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Poverty rate58.3% → 65.5%(+7.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)31.4%(11)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.6%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.6%(10)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 35 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Tangipahoa, decade by decade
Tangipahoa population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
571
$20,110
$79,682
5.5%
43.3
2000
747
$24,479
$64,669
0.5%
19.6
2010
748
$26,874
$112,640
2.7%
20.1
2020
425
–
$28,725
5.6%
33.5
2024
522
$20,144
–
4.3%
15.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
