Census Reporter

Capital Region Planning Commission 7--Tangipahoa & Washington Parishes PUMA, LA

180,078 Population
1,460.9 square miles 123.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 37.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$24,536 ±$1,028 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $29,522 ±$268
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$45,277 ±$2,681 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $50,800 ±$360
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

21.3% ±1.6% (37,121  ±2,760) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 845,230 (±0.3% / ±12,732)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

31.6 minutes ±1.2 (2,177,680  ±97,005) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 49,507,695 (±0.2 / ±416,330)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

66,342 ±1,001 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,751,956 ±5,502
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.6 ±0 (174,656  ±524) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,535,225 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

6.2% ±1.2% (2,650  ±528) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 61,586 (±0.2% / ±2,490)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

78,211 ±203 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,074,664 ±337
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$158,700 ±$4,194 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $168,100 ±$915
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

14.2% ±1.2% (25,077  ±2,195.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 12.6% 578,384 (±0.2% / ±10,155.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

81.7% ±2.5% (97,150  ±3,007.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 85.9% 2,695,344 (±0.5% / ±14,333.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
19.3% ±1.4% (22,906  ±1,640.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 24.9% 780,547 (±0.3% / ±8,695.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

4.4% ±0.5% (7,334  ±763.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 7.8% 338,925 (±0.1% / ±4,726.3)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

2% ±0.3% (3,577  ±495) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 4.1% 193,041 (±0.1% / ±3,395)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

6.7% ±0.6% (9,169  ±819) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 6.8% 239,881 (±0.1% / ±4,882)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
9,169 Total veterans ±819 8,661 Male ±797 508 Female ±193

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