Ponchatoula

Population: 7,839
Median household income: $47,821
Median home value: $194,300

Ponchatoula, a community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, has 7,839 residents. At $47,821, its median household income sits below Tangipahoa Parish's $57,256.

From 2019 to 2023, Ponchatoula's population grew 9.0% from 7,195 to 7,839, while its median home value rose 27.4% from $152,500 to $194,300.

Owners occupy 77.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,839
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $47,821
Median home value: $194,300
Median gross rent: $1,079
Housing units: 3,677
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,1957,839

Median household income

$41,184$47,821

Median home value

$152,500$194,300

Median gross rent

$900$1,079

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,195	$41,184	$152,500	$900
2020	7,311	$37,381	$162,700	$901
2021	7,729	$36,706	$164,700	$1,012
2022	7,805	$38,249	$173,700	$1,042
2023	7,839	$47,821	$194,300	$1,079

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 546.9%

55 to 6422.2%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	412	5.3%
5 to 17	1,239	15.8%
18 to 24	320	4.1%
25 to 34	814	10.4%
35 to 44	1,286	16.4%
45 to 54	541	6.9%
55 to 64	1,740	22.2%
65 to 74	1,016	13.0%
75 and over	471	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,060	64.5%
Black or African American	2,140	27.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	117	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	93	1.2%
Two or more races	84	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	339	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	733	12.5%
High school graduate	2,257	38.5%
Some college or associate's	1,564	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	998	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	316	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means4.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,308	82.4%
Carpooled	66	2.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	2	0.1%
Worked from home	289	10.3%
Other means	137	4.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	525	20.9%
15 to 29 min	747	29.7%
30 to 44 min	324	12.9%
45 to 59 min	543	21.6%
60+ min	374	14.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 18.6% (1,440 of 7,734)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,045	61.6%
Nonfamily households	1,273	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,318	90.2%
Vacant	359	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,566	77.3%
Renter-occupied	752	22.7%

1-unit, detached73.6%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other12.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,708	73.6%
1-unit, attached	124	3.4%
2 to 4 units	315	8.6%
5 to 19 units	51	1.4%
20 or more units	35	1.0%
Mobile home & other	444	12.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2261615
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.72 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.4406, -90.4428