Tickfaw

Population: 862
Median household income: $51,528
Median home value: $174,600

Tickfaw is a community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, home to 862 residents. At $51,528, its median household income sits below Tangipahoa Parish's $57,256.

From 2019 to 2023, Tickfaw's population grew 6.9% from 806 to 862, while its median home value rose 26.3% from $138,200 to $174,600.

64.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 862
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $51,528
Median home value: $174,600
Median gross rent: $830
Housing units: 296
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

806862

Median household income

$65,288$51,528

Median home value

$138,200$174,600

Median gross rent

$813$830

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	806	$65,288	$138,200	$813
2020	927	$69,375	$143,100	$900
2021	1,010	$64,722	$174,500	$782
2022	857	$48,281	$184,600	$829
2023	862	$51,528	$174,600	$830

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

Age distribution

Under 510.8%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6418.8%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	93	10.8%
5 to 17	142	16.5%
18 to 24	106	12.3%
25 to 34	106	12.3%
35 to 44	72	8.4%
45 to 54	107	12.4%
55 to 64	162	18.8%
65 to 74	54	6.3%
75 and over	20	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	507	58.8%
Black or African American	189	21.9%
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	18	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	148	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.4%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	122	23.4%
High school graduate	183	35.1%
Some college or associate's	133	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	72	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone88.4%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	328	88.4%
Carpooled	16	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	5.9%
Other means	5	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	121	34.7%
15 to 29 min	146	41.8%
30 to 44 min	33	9.5%
45 to 59 min	5	1.4%
60+ min	44	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.10
Poverty rate: 22.6% (191 of 844)

	Count	Share
Family households	181	65.1%
Nonfamily households	97	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	278	93.9%
Vacant	18	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	179	64.4%
Renter-occupied	99	35.6%

1-unit, detached64.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units18.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	192	64.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	55	18.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49	16.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2275670
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.5769, -90.4871