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Tangipahoa Parish

Louisiana · 141,346 residents (2025 est.) · 791 sq mi
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Tangipahoa Parish is a county of 136,738 people in Louisiana. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 36,150 more people live here than in 2000. The foreign-born share is 3%. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $212,900. The median age is 35.9, younger than the US median of 38.9.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
136,738
+36%since 2000
from 100,588 in 2000
141,346 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
173 / sq mi
+20%since 2009
from 144 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.9
+11%since 2000
from 32.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
791 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
81K96K111K127K142K19902000201020202024Tangipahoa Parish
2024137K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.8%(9,330)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.8%(9,235)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.9%(9,404)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(9,902)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.7%(9,143)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.3%(19,535)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.2%(18,018)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411%(15,084)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.7%(16,053)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.8%(13,429)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.5%(6,128)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.1%(1,477)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$56,760
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $29,412 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$31,792
+120%since 2000
from $14,461 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
37.2%
+16.1 ptssince 2009
from 21.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
19.2%
−3.5 ptssince 2000
from 22.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.483
+2%since 2010
from 0.473 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance8.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade7.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing1%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$212,900
+60%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $73,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,003
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $427 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
70.3%
−3.0 ptssince 2000
from 73.3% in 2000
29.7% rent
Vacancy rate
13.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.55 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.65 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.0%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 24.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.9%
+11.8 ptssince 2009
from 36.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
+16%since 2009
from 3.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
23
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic68.9%(69,300)
Black28.2%(28,388)
Hispanic / Latino1.5%(1,536)
Asian0.4%(387)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic60.5%(82,693)
Black29.2%(39,995)
Hispanic / Latino5.8%(7,924)
Asian0.8%(1,072)
Other3.7%(5,054)
Diversity Score
68
+18%since 2009
from 58 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
28
−18%since 2020
from 34 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.2%(3,057)
Central American1.7%(2,365)
Honduran1.4%(1,907)
Puerto Rican0.4%(560)
Cuban0.3%(469)
Spaniard0.2%(279)
Guatemalan0.2%(230)
Argentine0.1%(174)
Salvadoran0.1%(151)
Colombian0%(68)
Peruvian0%(53)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Burmese0.3%(382)
Vietnamese0.2%(325)
Chinese0.1%(137)
Filipino0.1%(89)
Thai0%(41)
Nepalese0%(25)
Korean0%(22)
Taiwanese0%(14)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(51)
Ancestry
Italian9%(12,243)
French8.9%(12,120)
English8.6%(11,782)
German8.5%(11,682)
Irish8.3%(11,350)
American4.2%(5,790)
Scottish1%(1,431)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(911)
Czech0.4%(538)
Norwegian0.4%(522)
Dutch0.4%(482)
+ 30 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.3%(419)
Welsh0.2%(309)
Hungarian0.2%(284)
Polish0.2%(274)
Moroccan0.2%(263)
Swiss0.2%(232)
British0.2%(215)
Lithuanian0.1%(186)
Russian0.1%(163)
Turkish0.1%(117)
Swedish0.1%(115)
West Indian0.1%(110)
Greek0.1%(90)
Syrian0%(60)
Croatian0%(47)
Danish0%(45)
Finnish0%(41)
Austrian0%(39)
Lebanese0%(19)
Ukrainian0%(16)
Belgian0%(10)
Slovak0%(10)
Serbian0%(8)
Slovene0%(8)
Israeli0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.8%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 16.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
83.7%
+12.1 ptssince 2000
from 71.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 5.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.6 min
+31%since 2000
from 22.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
80.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 81.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.3%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.2%
+4.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.0%
−4.7 ptssince 2011
from 10.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.3%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 61.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
69.5%
+6.1 ptssince 2020
from 63.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.2%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 15.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.7%
+6.0 ptssince 2009
from 27.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
2.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.2%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
21.2%
+3.7 ptssince 2012
from 17.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.3%
−10.0 ptssince 2013
from 17.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.2%
+16.9 ptssince 2017
from 72.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.6%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 90.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 85.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2016
from 95.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2016
from 2.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married40.5%(21,245)
Married45.1%(23,644)
Widowed3.3%(1,742)
Divorced11.1%(5,817)
Women 15+
Never married33.8%(19,042)
Married43.3%(24,374)
Widowed9.1%(5,145)
Divorced13.8%(7,760)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.3%
−10.0 ptssince 2013
from 17.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
43.9%
−2.9 ptssince 2020
from 46.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.1%
−2.9 ptssince 2020
from 12.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 18.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
37.5%
+6.8 ptssince 2020
from 30.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
53.1%
−4.6 ptssince 2020
from 57.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
52.0%
+6.1 ptssince 2020
from 45.9% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)30%(1,932)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(1,398)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.2%(2,201)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(178)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(59)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,438 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana?

Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana has about 136,738 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana?

The typical household in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana earns about $56,760 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana expensive?

In Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, the median home is worth about $212,900, and the typical rent is about $1,003 a month.

How educated are people in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana?

About 20.8% of adults age 25 and over in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana?

About 19.2% of people in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 51,029 residents, a change of about 60 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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