Tangipahoa Parish LA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff





Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school30,230100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,7955.9
Kindergarten1,3584.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)13,12143.4
High school (grades 9-12)6,50121.5
College or graduate school7,45524.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over59,909100.0
Less than 9th grade5,8699.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma11,19418.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)20,53134.3
Some college, no degree11,15018.6
Associate degree1,4082.4
Bachelor's degree6,53110.9
Graduate or professional degree3,2265.4
Percent high school graduate or higher71.5(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher16.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over77,595100.0
Never married22,07728.5
Now married, except separated40,79252.6
Separated2,1702.8
Widowed5,3876.9
Female
4,4325.7
Divorced7,1699.2
Female
4,0995.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,877100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,73360.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over72,603100.0
Civilian veterans8,42111.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years26,371100.0
With a disability2,4869.4
Population 21 to 64 years55,482100.0
With a disability13,10723.6
Percent employed
49.1(X)
No disability42,37576.4
Percent employed
70.1(X)
Population 65 years and over10,034100.0
With a disability5,12551.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over93,315100.0
Same house in 199557,40961.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199534,98337.5
Same county
19,63821.0
Different county
15,34516.4
Same state
11,02611.8
Different state
4,3194.6
Elsewhere in 19959231.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population100,588100.0
Native99,73899.2
Born in United States
99,45798.9
State of residence
82,56882.1
Different state
16,88916.8
Born outside United States
2810.3
Foreign born8500.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000
3520.3
Naturalized citizen
3580.4
Not a citizen
4920.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)845100.0
Europe21525.4
Asia23527.8
Africa20.2
Oceania00.0
Latin America38845.9
Northern America50.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over93,315100.0
English only89,87496.3
Language other than English3,4413.7
Speak English less than 'very well
1,2931.4
Spanish
1,4521.6
Speak English less than "very well"
5390.6
Other Indo-European languages
1,6871.8
Speak English less than "very well"
6000.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2250.2
Speak English less than "very well"
1080.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population100,588100.0

Total ancestries reported

93,13892.6
Arab1890.2
Czech1780.1
Danish950.1
Dutch6850.7
English6,2786.2
French (except Basque)110,42610.4
French Canadian11,6301.6
German7,5627.5
Greek680.1
Hungarian3260.3
Irish18,1938.1
Italian9,2779.2
Lithuanian440.0
Norwegian2460.2
Polish4570.5
Portuguese730.1
Russian670.1
Scotch-Irish1,3341.3
Scottish9040.9
Slovak450.0
Subsaharan African4670.5
Swedish3040.3
Swiss710.1
Ukrainian390.0
United States or American10,74410.7
Welsh2130.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)500.0
Other ancestries33,27333.1
(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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