Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Tangipahoa Parish	Louisiana
?  Population, 2000	100,588	4,468,976
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	17.4%	5.9%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	7.2%	7.1%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	27.7%	27.3%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	10.6%	11.6%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	69.8%	63.9%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	28.4%	32.5%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.6%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.4%	1.2%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.5%	0.7%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	0.8%	1.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	51.8%	51.6%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	1.5%	2.4%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	68.9%	62.5%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	30,060	1,733,122
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	6,413	409,123
?  Housing units, 2000	40,794	1,847,181
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	73.3%	67.9%
?  Households, 2000	36,558	1,656,053
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.66	2.62
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	40.1%	39.2%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$24,164	$30,466
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	23.1%	18.4%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	30.8%	26.0%

Business QuickFacts	Tangipahoa Parish	Louisiana
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	1,901	100,667
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	23,496	1,577,220
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	39.9%	24.1%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	4,713	216,095
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	420,389	80,423,978
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	894,806	35,807,894
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$9,384	$8,229
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	433	29,784
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	1,459	76,849
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	648	17,836
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	424,147	24,384,277
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	4,128	169,976

Geography QuickFacts	Tangipahoa Parish	Louisiana
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	790	43,562
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	127.3	102.6
?  Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown