Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA

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2022 Population

120,945

0.303% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

39.8

0.505% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13%

3.86% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$69,587

7.91% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$221,400

15.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA had a population of 121k people with a median age of 39.8 and a median household income of $69,587. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA grew from 120,580 to 120,945, a 0.303% increase and its median household income grew from $64,488 to $69,587, a 7.91% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (65.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (19.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.41%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.8%), and White (Hispanic) (1.86%).

8.05% of the households in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.9% of the residents in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA are Delta College-Slidell Campus (76 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA was $221,400, and the homeownership rate was 77.4%.

Most people in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA was 2 cars per household.

Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA borders Regional Planning Commission 1--St. Tammany Parish (Northwest) PUMA, LA, Regional Planning Commission 6--New Orleans City (Northeast) PUMA, LA, Regional Planning Commission 9--St. Bernard, Jefferson (South) & Plaquemines Parishes PUMA, LA, and South Region--George, Hancock, Pearl River & Stone Counties PUMA, MS.

United States Louisiana Mississippi

Population & Diversity

Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA is home to a population of 121k people, from which 96.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 5.15% of Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA residents were born outside of the country (6.22k people).

In 2022, there were 3.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (78.8k people) in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.34k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA are Spanish (5,428 households), French (Incl. Cajun) (583 households), and Vietnamese (369 households).

Citizenship

96.9%

2022 Citizenship

97%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 96.9% of Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
78.8k ± 2.61k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
24k ± 1.25k
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
5.34k ± 857

7.14%

Hispanic Population

8.63k people

7.14% of the people in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA are hispanic (8.63k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

5.15%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

6.22k people

5.03%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

6.06k people

As of 2022, 5.15% of Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA residents (6.22k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA was 5.03%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
5,428 households (4.77%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
583 households (0.512%)
Vietnamese
369 households (0.324%)

8.05% of the households in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA was Spanish. 4.77% of the households in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,871 ± 568
Gulf War (2001-)
1,910 ± 421
Gulf War (1990s)
1,437 ± 311

Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA employs 51.6k people. The largest industries in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA are Construction (4,609 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,970 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,667 people), and the highest paying industries are Petroleum refining ($202,526), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($149,377), and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($135,899).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

26,178

Women

50%

26,143

Men

50%

The workforce of Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA in 2020 was 52,321 people, with 50% woman, and 50% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

51.6k

2022 Value

−0.836%

1 Year decline

± −0.836%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA declined at a rate of −0.836%, from 52k employees to 51.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA, are Registered nurses (1,940 people), Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (1,605 people), and Other managers (1,312 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

51.6k

2022 Value

−0.836%

1 Year decline

± −0.836%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA declined at a rate of −0.836%, from 52k employees to 51.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA, are Construction (4,609 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,970 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,667 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA, though some of these residents may live in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,747

Median earning men ± $2,920

$34,115

Median earning women ± $2,886

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($105,227), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($84,121), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,650).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($67,946), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,426), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,883).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.01%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.01%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.01%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA awarded 76 degrees. The student population of Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 10 male students and 119 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA are Black or African American (44 and 57.9%), followed by White (24 and 31.6%), Hispanic or Latino (5 and 6.58%), and Two or More Races (3 and 3.95%).

The largest universities in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA by number of degrees awarded are Delta College-Slidell Campus (76 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA are Medical Assistant (34 and 44.7%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (27 and 35.5%), and Dental Assisting (9 and 11.8%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.12% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.556% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (25.7k), Some college (24.6k), and Bachelors Degree (15.7k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA was $221,400 in 2022, which is 0.785 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $191,900 to $221,400, a 15.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA is 77.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA have an average commute time of 30.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA is $69,587. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA was Capital Region Planning Commission 5--Ascension Parish PUMA, LA with a value of $93,800, followed by Capital Region Planning Commission 2--East Baton Rouge Parish (South) PUMA, LA and Regional Planning Commission 1--St. Tammany Parish (Northwest) PUMA, LA, with respective values of $87,646 and $85,220.

Property

$221,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$7,288

$35,404

Median Property Taxes

±$1,706

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.4%

Homeownership

2022

66.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 77.4% of the housing units in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA was Capital Region Planning Commission 5--Ascension Parish PUMA, LA with a value of $93,800, followed by Capital Region Planning Commission 2--East Baton Rouge Parish (South) PUMA, LA and Regional Planning Commission 1--St. Tammany Parish (Northwest) PUMA, LA, with respective values of $87,646 and $85,220.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$69,587

Median Household Income

± $3,539

45.7k

Number of Households

± 2,028

In 2022, the median household income of the 45.7k households in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA grew to $69,587 from the previous year's value of $64,488.

The following chart displays the households in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.453

2022 Wage GINI in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA

0.454

2021 Wage GINI in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA

In 2022, the income inequality in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (80.6%)
Carpooled (9.05%)
Worked At Home (8.22%)

In 2022, 80.6% of workers in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.05%) and those who worked at home (8.22%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA have a longer commute time (30.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.6% of the workforce in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA (15.6k out of 120k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.7% of the population of Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA has health coverage, with 40.7% on employee plans, 22.5% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 3.22% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see 1434 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.18% decrease from the previous year (1466 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1759 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 305 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

1,434 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Louisiana

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see an average of 1,434 patients per year. This represents a 2.18% decrease from the previous year (1,466 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Louisiana in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 17.8% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.32%

Uninsured

40.7%

Employer Coverage

22.5%

Medicaid

12.8%

Medicare

12.5%

Non-Group

3.22%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA grew by 2.31% from 8.13% to 8.32%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.