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

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2023 Population

122,793

1.53% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ABill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AJohn Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.4

1.01% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$74,171

6.59% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

51,592

0.836% 1-year decline

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8.29% 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.

Most people in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.1 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

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A 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 (6,413 households), French (Incl. Cajun) (476 households), and Vietnamese (462 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

61,491

Women

50.8%

59,502

Men

49.2%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 120,993 inhabitants, with 49.2% men, and 50.8% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in the United States.

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Diversity

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Honduras
1,201 ± 847 people
Mexico
627 ± 613 people
El Salvador
345 ± 455 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA was Honduras, the natal country of 1,201 Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA residents, followed by Mexico with 627 and El Salvador with 345.

Foreign-Born Population

4.98%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.11k people

5.15%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

6.22k people

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
6,413 households (5.57%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
476 households (0.413%)
Vietnamese
462 households (0.401%)

8.29% 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 22%. 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 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA was Spanish. 5.57% 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.

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).

Males in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA have an average income that is 1.44 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,768. The income inequality in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

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.

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Occupations

51.6k

2022 Value

−0.836%

1 Year decline

± −0.836%

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

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

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%

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.

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 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

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

2024 Election Results

N/ADonald J. Trump (60.2%)
Republican Party
N/AKamala Harris (38.2%)
Democratic Party
N/AOther (0.547%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

N/ABill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

N/AJohn 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

Most students graduating from Universities in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA are White (1,433 and 60.5%), followed by Black or African American (711 and 30%), Hispanic or Latino (155 and 6.54%), and Two or More Races (50 and 2.11%).

Completions

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,433 degrees mean that there were 2.02 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 711 degrees awarded.

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

People in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA have an average commute time of 31.1 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 $74,171. In 2023, 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 $92,266, 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 $89,450 and $85,917.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, 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 $92,266, 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 $89,450 and $85,917.

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.

$74,171

Median Household Income

± $4,792

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

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

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A 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 2023

Drove Alone (79.5%)
Worked At Home (9.87%)
Carpooled (8.89%)

In 2023, 79.5% of workers in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.87%) and those who carpooled to work (8.89%).

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

31.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA have a longer commute time (31.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.95% 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

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

N/A% of the population of Regional Planning Commission 2--St. Tammany Parish (Southeast) PUMA, LA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see 1427 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.488% decrease from the previous year (1434 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1718 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 308 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,427 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Louisiana

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see an average of 1,427 patients per year. This represents a 0.488% decrease from the previous year (1,434 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 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.4% under 18 years, 17.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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.