Census Reporter

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

180,952 Population
1,460.9 square miles 123.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 37.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$23,195 ±$1,511 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $28,662 ±$383
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$42,555 ±$5,578 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $51,073 ±$586
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

23.5% ±4% (41,223  ±7,020) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 19% 857,894 (±0.6% / ±28,695)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

31.6 minutes ±1 (2,260,490  ±94,135) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 50,112,660 (±0.2 / ±377,143)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,901,729,885 (±0.1 / ±9,072,499)

Families

64,794 ±2,538 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,741,076 ±11,011
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.7 ±0.1 (175,607  ±968) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,519,937 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

6.8% ±2.3% (2,926  ±989) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.3% 57,992 (±0.5% / ±5,191)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

79,510 ±379 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,089,824 ±281
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$168,100 ±$8,843 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $172,100 ±$1,937
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

16% ±3.3% (28,347  ±5,829.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 12.5% 576,219 (±0.5% / ±24,932.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

84.6% ±5% (100,935  ±6,095.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 86% 2,699,357 (±0.9% / ±28,934.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
20.9% ±2.9% (24,985  ±3,519.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 25% 784,275 (±0.5% / ±15,430.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

4.3% ±0.5% (7,181  ±847.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 8% 348,596 (±0.1% / ±4,652.1)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

1.8% ±0.7% (3,321  ±1,207) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 196,575 (±0.2% / ±8,475)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

5.8% ±1.2% (7,867  ±1,692) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.5% 229,938 (±0.2% / ±7,798)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
7,867 Total veterans ±1,692 7,231 Male ±1,558 636 Female ±611

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