Amite City

Population: 4,036
Median household income: $45,850
Median home value: $116,900

Amite City, a community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, has 4,036 residents. The median household income of $45,850 is below the Tangipahoa Parish median ($57,256).

Between 2019 and 2023, Amite City's population declined 8.3% from 4,401 to 4,036, while its median home value fell 26.0% from $157,900 to $116,900.

The typical home was built around 1973. 10.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,036
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $45,850
Median home value: $116,900
Median gross rent: $908
Housing units: 1,967
Homeownership rate: 48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4014,036

Median household income

$48,140$45,850

Median home value

$157,900$116,900

Median gross rent

$803$908

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,401	$48,140	$157,900	$803
2020	4,459	$24,722	$95,800	$836
2021	3,840	$39,950	$98,600	—
2022	4,033	$42,415	$130,400	—
2023	4,036	$45,850	$116,900	$908

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4421.4%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	2.1%
5 to 17	763	18.9%
18 to 24	191	4.7%
25 to 34	448	11.1%
35 to 44	862	21.4%
45 to 54	473	11.7%
55 to 64	369	9.1%
65 to 74	487	12.1%
75 and over	359	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,281	31.7%
Black or African American	2,475	61.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	42	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	93	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	139	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate35.2%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree5.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	473	15.8%
High school graduate	1,055	35.2%
Some college or associate's	907	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	175	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	388	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,201	73.6%
Carpooled	262	16.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	141	8.6%
Other means	28	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	768	51.5%
15 to 29 min	303	20.3%
30 to 44 min	260	17.4%
45 to 59 min	9	0.6%
60+ min	151	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 10.4% (382 of 3,665)

	Count	Share
Family households	771	51.1%
Nonfamily households	739	48.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,510	76.8%
Vacant	457	23.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	733	48.5%
Renter-occupied	777	51.5%

1-unit, detached73.1%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,437	73.1%
1-unit, attached	4	0.2%
2 to 4 units	122	6.2%
5 to 19 units	42	2.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	362	18.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2201885
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 30.7322, -90.5153