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St. Tammany Parish, LA

Demographic and economic profile of St. Tammany Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

St. Tammany Parish is a largely residential, owner-occupied community of 277,615 residents north of New Orleans, with a homeownership rate of 78.9% and a median home value of $272,200—well above Louisiana norms. The workforce of roughly 174,000 labor-force participants skews educated, with 36.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and earns a median household income of $81,202 against median worker earnings of $46,121. The parish has grown 6.8% over five years, carries a 4.8% unemployment rate, and a mean commute of 31.5 minutes reflects its role as a bedroom community to the greater New Orleans metro.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

277,615

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$81,202

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.8% since 2018

St. Tammany Parish added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone201,130 (73.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone33,305 (12.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race16,820 (6.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races9,695 (3.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,729 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone3,711 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish10,601
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,457
  3. 3.Vietnamese937
  4. 4.Other Indo-European726
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island565

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

15,461

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,449

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,854

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance32,608
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services14,406
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)12,908
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services11,090
  5. 5.Construction (Group)10,399

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations59,005
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations26,298
  3. 3.Service Occupations19,511
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations12,050
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations11,043

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.63×)4,731
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.32×)2,651
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.16×)10,081
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)6,555
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.08×)7,918

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$272,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,305/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99917,688 (21.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99913,208 (15.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99910,241 (12.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9999,510 (11.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9997,658 (9.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9995,737 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,121

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone97,082 (77.1%)
  • Worked At Home16,582 (13.2%)
  • Carpooled9,068 (7.2%)
  • Other1,859 (1.5%)
  • Walked1,025 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle183 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.