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St. Tammany Parish, LA

275,583 Population
845.3 square miles 326 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,436 ±$1,989 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $34,102 ±$426
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$76,420 ±$4,961 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Louisiana: $58,229 ±$1,143
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13% ±2.9% (35,367  ±7,890) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 840,146 (±0.6% / ±27,162)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

31.4 minutes ±0.5 (3,399,750  ±97,615) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

106,164 ±2,231 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,833,915 ±8,374
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0.1 (272,679  ±81) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,450,122
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.6% ±1.7% (2,874  ±1,080) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 59,199 (±0.5% / ±5,096)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

115,706 ±50 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,124,930 ±297
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$286,500 ±$9,945 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Louisiana: $215,600 ±$3,099
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.9% ±2.2% (29,594  ±6,107.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 11.1% 499,723 (±0.5% / ±21,179.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.3% ±3.7% (175,255  ±7,202.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 87.8% 2,724,676 (±0.9% / ±28,705.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
37.1% ±2.4% (70,370  ±4,593.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 27% 837,518 (±0.5% / ±16,435.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.5% (9,524  ±2,544) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 222,672
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.7% ±1.2% (14,034  ±2,433) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 203,031 (±0.2% / ±7,608)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
14,034 Total veterans ±2,433 13,209 Male ±2,331 825 Female ±436

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