Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 135,218
Median household income: $57,256
Median home value: $204,600

Tangipahoa Parish is a county in Louisiana with a population of 135,218. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $57,256, its median household income sits below Louisiana's $60,023.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tangipahoa Parish's population grew 2.4% from 132,057 to 135,218, while its median household income rose 19.7% from $47,832 to $57,256.

Owners occupy 71.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 135,218
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $57,256
Median home value: $204,600
Median gross rent: $974
Housing units: 58,663
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

132,057135,218

Median household income

$47,832$57,256

Median home value

$162,800$204,600

Median gross rent

$832$974

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	132,057	$47,832	$162,800	$832
2020	133,753	$48,745	$167,900	$828
2021	132,492	$50,659	$170,600	$866
2022	133,953	$55,274	$193,300	$930
2023	135,218	$57,256	$204,600	$974

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,323	6.9%
5 to 17	23,893	17.7%
18 to 24	13,453	9.9%
25 to 34	19,675	14.6%
35 to 44	17,593	13.0%
45 to 54	14,965	11.1%
55 to 64	16,055	11.9%
65 to 74	12,953	9.6%
75 and over	7,308	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	82,315	60.9%
Black or African American	40,043	29.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	78	0.1%
Asian	1,011	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	49	0.0%
Some other race	376	0.3%
Two or more races	3,835	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,511	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,283	16.1%
High school graduate	30,955	35.0%
Some college or associate's	23,628	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	12,994	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6,689	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	46,762	81.7%
Carpooled	4,908	8.6%
Public transit	115	0.2%
Walked	845	1.5%
Bicycle	105	0.2%
Worked from home	3,594	6.3%
Other means	889	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,652	27.3%
15 to 29 min	16,688	31.1%
30 to 44 min	7,769	14.5%
45 to 59 min	6,202	11.6%
60+ min	8,313	15.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 19.4% (25,465 of 131,063)

	Count	Share
Family households	32,782	65.3%
Nonfamily households	17,409	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	50,191	85.6%
Vacant	8,472	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	35,896	71.5%
Renter-occupied	14,295	28.5%

1-unit, detached66.3%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other19.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	38,903	66.3%
1-unit, attached	624	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4,491	7.7%
5 to 19 units	2,441	4.2%
20 or more units	646	1.1%
Mobile home & other	11,558	19.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 22105
State: Louisiana
Land area: 791 sq mi
Water area: 53 sq mi
Center point: 30.6213, -90.4065