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St Tammany Parish Data Profile

This data represents detailed information for St Tammany Parish. For regional data, click here.

This information was last updated in December of 2007.

  Demographics 1990   2000   2007    
  Population 144,507 191,268 230,572    
    25 to 44 49,066 34.00% 57,098 29.90% 25.60%    
    45 to 64 27,071 18.70% 46,561 24.30% 29.10%    
    65 + 12,871 8.90% 19,160 10.00% 14.50%    
  Median Age 32.5 36.4 38.1    
  Median Household Income $30,658 $48,017 $55,764    
  Labor   1990   2000   2006    
  Labor Force 68,632 96,404 86,662    
  Unemployment 3,835 3,899 3,925    
  Unemployment Rate 5.60% 4.00% 4.50%    
  Education 1990   2000   2006    
  Age 25+ Population 89,008 122,819 132,733    
    High School Graduate 25,260 28.40% 32,532 26.50% 35,005 26.40%  
    Some College, No Degree 18,969 21.30% 29,822 24.30% 31,637 23.80%  
    Associates Degree 3,674 4.10% 5,858 4.80% 8,386 6.30%  
    Bachelor's Degree 14,024 15.80% 23,167 18.90% 28,051 21.10%  
    Graduate Degree 6,556 7.40% 11,625 9.50% 13,256 10.00%  
    % High School Grad + 77.00% 83.90% 87.60%  
    % Bachelor's or Higher 23.10% 28.30% 31.10%  
  School Districts Enrollment 05/06 ACT 2006 Graduation Rate 03/04  
    St. Tammany 34,857 21.6 65.2%  
  Employment Employment Growth 9/01-9/06 Growth 9/05-9/06 Avg. Wage  
    St. Tammany 69,684 21.10% 23.01% $34,386  
    U.S. 3.80% 1.51% $42,405  
  Industries 4Q2004 4Q2006  
  Employment by Industry Emps Est Wage/Wk Emps Est Wage/Wk  
  Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 138 31 $504 145 37 $607  
  Mining 196 27 $980 279 39 $2,699  
  Utilities 427 32 $839 402 34 $930  
  Construction 4,521 622 $665 5,020 851 $834  
  Manufacturing 1,919 155 $705 2,407 175 $812  
  Wholesale trade 2,613 539 $1,042 3,283 624 $1,266  
  Retail trade 11,966 838 $404 13,325 876 $473  
  Transportation and warehousing 2,196 151 $969 1,863 173 $1,166  
  Information 1,307 95 $714 1,260 103 $953  
  Finance and insurance 2,379 439 $831 2,619 515 $1,073  
  Real estate and rental and leasing 1,127 211 $509 1,184 241 $643  
  Professional and technical services 3,201 706 $1,084 3,628 890 $1,100  
  Management of companies & enterprises 973 27 $889 1,112 37 $843  
  Administrative and waste services 2,097 343 $506 2,834 381 $663  
  Educational services * * * * 62 *  
  Health care and social assistance 11,967 614 $725 12,400 691 $813  
  Arts, entertainment, and recreation 1,026 66 $290 1,126 86 $339  
  Accommodation and food services 7,859 429 $208 7,987 477 $267  
  Other services except public administration 1,771 424 $480 1,958 437 $585  
  Public administration 2,819 86 $642 2,742 89 $688  
  Utilities 2005 Avg Price (c/kWh)      
  Utilities (electric) Commercial Industrial    
  Cleco 9.52 7.25    
  Washington-St. Tammany Electric Coop 6.54 5.92    
  Entergy 9.69 6.76    
  Health care  Hospitals Licensed Beds      
    St. Tammany 13 1,373    
  Housing 2006 Median Price Growth '05-'06      
    St. Tammany $238,330 11.9%    
  Taxes Sales Tax Property Tax (millage)      
  State 4% na    
  Local (excl. state) (per $1,000)    
    St. Tammany 4.75%-5.25% 169.2      

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