St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

St. Tammany Parish is a parish located in Louisiana, in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. The population of parish in 2000 stood at 191268 as per the Census data. The July 2008 population estimate is 228456, It is the fifth largest parish by population in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It has total area of 1124.08 sq mi (2911.35 kmē), of which, 854.15 square miles (2212.24 kmē) of it is land and 269.93 square miles (699.12 kmē) of it is water, making it Louisiana's 11th largest parish by total area. It is ranks tenth in the size of its inland waterways in Louisiana.

St. Tammany Parish Louisiana
Map of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 191268 people in the parish, organized into 69253 households, and 52727 families residing in the parish. The population density was 223.9 people per square mile (86.45/kmē), it would be the eighth most densely populated parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. There were 75398 housing units at an average density of 88.3 per square mile (34.09/kmē). The average household size was 2.73 people, and the average family size was 3.15 people. Age range in the parish was well distributed with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 10% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 228456, The racial makeup of the parish was 84.81% White, 12.08% Black or African American, 0.51% American Indian, 1.25% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian, and 1.32% from two or more races.

St. Tammany Parish Louisiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
St. Tammany Parish Louisiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
St. Tammany Parish Louisiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the parish was $47883, it is the wealthiest parish in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the parish was $55346, it is the highest parish by median family income in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The per capita income for the parish was $22514, it would be the highest parish by per capita income in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

In 2000, 54129 pupils and students, of which 27084 are male and 27045 are female, 28.3% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 4527 nursery or pri school, 2954 kindergarten, 26258 elementary school, 12247 high school and 8143 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Abita Springs TownSt. Tammany Parish4.134.1301957474.31699839923
2Covington CitySt. Tammany Parish6.96.80.1848312482143836949
3Eden Isle CdpSt. Tammany Parish4.283.40.8762611838.93179853811
4Folsom VillageSt. Tammany Parish1.531.5305253441498233889
5Lacombe CdpSt. Tammany Parish27.5426.720.837518281.41864237782
6Madisonville TownSt. Tammany Parish2.442.4406772772511450625
7Mandeville CitySt. Tammany Parish6.86.80104891543.12642052500
8Pearl River TownSt. Tammany Parish2.532.490.041839737.71554231296
9Slidell CitySt. Tammany Parish12.1211.790.32256952178.51994742856
10Sun VillageSt. Tammany Parish4.464.320.144711091239125833
YearPopulation
April 2000 census191268
April 2000 Estimate191270
July 2000 Estimate192172
July 2001 Estimate195693
July 2002 Estimate200833
July 2003 Estimate205833
July 2004 Estimate211488
July 2005 Estimate217367
July 2006 Estimate223863
July 2007 Estimate226263
July 2008 Estimate228456
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school225922684527
Kindergarten150114532954
Elementary school136871257126258
High school6296595112247
College or graduate school334148028143
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana$47883$55346$22514
Louisiana, United States$32566$39774$16912
United States$41994$50046$21587