- State:LouisianaCounty:Tangipahoa ParishZips:70421,70404,70451,70436,70465,70402,70442,70455,70456,70446,70466,70443,70444,70422,70454,70401,70403Coordinates:30.62664595872134, -90.40566282942396Area total:844.08 sq. mi., 2186.16 sq. km, 540212.48 acresArea land:791.31 sq. mi., 2049.48 sq. km, 506438.40 acresArea water:52.77 sq. mi., 136.68 sq. km, 33774.08 acresEstablished:1843Capital seat:
Amite
Address: PO BOX 215
Parish Courthouse
Amite, LA 70422-0215
Governing Body: Council with 10 board size
Governing Authority: Home Rule
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Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States
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- Population:133,157; Population change: 9.96% (2010 - 2020)Population density:168 persons per square mileHousehold income:$34,717Households:44,002Unemployment rate:9.50% per 56,389 county labor force
- Sales taxes:9.00%Income taxes:6.00%GDP:$3.83 B, gross domestic product (GDP)
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Tangipahoa Parish's population of Louisiana of 46,227 residents in 1930 has increased 2,88-fold to 133,157 residents after 90 years, according to the official 2020 census. U.S. Bureau of the Census beginning in 1900. Data for 1870-1890 are on a de facto or unspecified basis; data for 1900 and later years are resident totals.
Approximately 51.58% female residents and 48.42% male residents live in as of 2020, 56.46% in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana are married and the remaining 43.54% are single population.
As of 2020, 56.46% in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana are married and the remaining 43.54% are single population.
- Housing units:56,685 residential units of which 89.90% share occupied residential units.
31.3 minutes is the average time that residents in Tangipahoa Parish require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.
78.31% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 13.99% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 0.47% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 2.66% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.
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Of the total residential buildings in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 64.36% are owner-occupied homes, another 22.59% are rented apartments, and the remaining 13.05% are vacant.
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The 45.25% of the population in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.
Since the 1860s, the two main parties have been the Republican Party (here in 2022 = 64.680%) and the Democratic Party (here in 2022 = 33.820%) of those eligible to vote in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
