Tangipahoa

Population: 495
Median household income: $18,750

Located in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, Tangipahoa is a community with a population of 495. At $18,750, its median household income sits below Tangipahoa Parish's $57,256.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tangipahoa's population declined 22.0% from 635 to 495.

67.2% of workers drive to work alone. 33.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 495
Median age: 24.4 yrs
Median household income: $18,750
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $732
Housing units: 224
Homeownership rate: 59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Unemployment rate: 17.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

635495

Median household income

$34,000$18,750

Median home value

$33,900$24,000

Median gross rent

$658$732

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	635	$34,000	$33,900	$658
2020	641	—	$23,700	$775
2021	543	$18,690	$24,000	$717
2022	638	$18,269	—	$850
2023	495	$18,750	—	$732

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 1729.1%

18 to 2413.3%

25 to 347.1%

35 to 4418.8%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 647.1%

65 to 743.4%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	10.1%
5 to 17	144	29.1%
18 to 24	66	13.3%
25 to 34	35	7.1%
35 to 44	93	18.8%
45 to 54	37	7.5%
55 to 64	35	7.1%
65 to 74	17	3.4%
75 and over	18	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19	3.8%
Black or African American	459	92.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.3%

High school graduate46.0%

Some college or associate's13.6%

Bachelor's degree6.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	76	32.3%
High school graduate	108	46.0%
Some college or associate's	32	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	14	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means17.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	82	67.2%
Carpooled	14	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	21	17.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13	10.7%
15 to 29 min	66	54.1%
30 to 44 min	10	8.2%
45 to 59 min	27	22.1%
60+ min	6	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 64.2% (318 of 495)

	Count	Share
Family households	119	68.8%
Nonfamily households	54	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	173	77.2%
Vacant	51	22.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	103	59.5%
Renter-occupied	70	40.5%

1-unit, detached33.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other57.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	76	33.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	129	57.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2274760
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.8758, -90.5138