Tangipahoa Parish LA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 30,230 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,795 | 5.9 |
| Kindergarten | 1,358 | 4.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 13,121 | 43.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 6,501 | 21.5 |
| College or graduate school | 7,455 | 24.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 59,909 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 5,869 | 9.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 11,194 | 18.7 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 20,531 | 34.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 11,150 | 18.6 |
| Associate degree | 1,408 | 2.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 6,531 | 10.9 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,226 | 5.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 71.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 16.3 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 77,595 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 22,077 | 28.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 40,792 | 52.6 |
| Separated | 2,170 | 2.8 |
| Widowed | 5,387 | 6.9 |
Female | 4,432 | 5.7 |
| Divorced | 7,169 | 9.2 |
Female | 4,099 | 5.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,877 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,733 | 60.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 72,603 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 8,421 | 11.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 26,371 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,486 | 9.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 55,482 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 13,107 | 23.6 |
Percent employed | 49.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 42,375 | 76.4 |
Percent employed | 70.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 10,034 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,125 | 51.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 93,315 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 57,409 | 61.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 34,983 | 37.5 |
Same county | 19,638 | 21.0 |
Different county | 15,345 | 16.4 |
Same state | 11,026 | 11.8 |
Different state | 4,319 | 4.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 923 | 1.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 100,588 | 100.0 |
| Native | 99,738 | 99.2 |
Born in United States | 99,457 | 98.9 |
State of residence | 82,568 | 82.1 |
Different state | 16,889 | 16.8 |
Born outside United States | 281 | 0.3 |
| Foreign born | 850 | 0.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 352 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 358 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 492 | 0.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 845 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 215 | 25.4 |
| Asia | 235 | 27.8 |
| Africa | 2 | 0.2 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 388 | 45.9 |
| Northern America | 5 | 0.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 93,315 | 100.0 |
| English only | 89,874 | 96.3 |
| Language other than English | 3,441 | 3.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,293 | 1.4 |
Spanish | 1,452 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 539 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,687 | 1.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 600 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 225 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 108 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 100,588 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 93,138 | 92.6 |
| Arab | 189 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 78 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 95 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 685 | 0.7 |
| English | 6,278 | 6.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 10,426 | 10.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,630 | 1.6 |
| German | 7,562 | 7.5 |
| Greek | 68 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 326 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 8,193 | 8.1 |
| Italian | 9,277 | 9.2 |
| Lithuanian | 44 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 246 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 457 | 0.5 |
| Portuguese | 73 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 67 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,334 | 1.3 |
| Scottish | 904 | 0.9 |
| Slovak | 45 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 467 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 304 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 71 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 39 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 10,744 | 10.7 |
| Welsh | 213 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 50 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 33,273 | 33.1 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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