St. Tammany Parish Profile

PARISH POPULATION   Population Growth State Growth 1970 Census   63,585 --- 3,641,306 --- 1980 Census 110,869 74.4% 4,205,900 15.5% 1990 Census 144,508 30.3% 4,221,826 0.4% 2000 Census 191,268 32.4% 4,468,958 5.9% 2006 Estimate 270,000  41.2% 4,523,628 1.2%           Source:  U.S. Census, La. Tech College of Administration & Business

Population Distribution - 2000 Age Group Population % Under 5 13,556 7.1% 5-9 15,029 7.9% 10-14 16,147 8.4% 15-19 14,672 7.7% 20-24 9,045 4.7% 25-34 22,986 12.0% 35-44 34,112 17.8% 45-54 29,703 15.5% 55-59 9,733 5.1% 60-64 7,125 3.7% 65-74 10,993 5.7% 75 and over 8,167 4.3% Total 191,268 100.0% Source:  U.S. Census

GOVERNMENT Parish Seat:  Covington Form of Government:  President-Council

TAXES Average Parish base millage rate:   170.00 (2006) Residential property is assessed at 10% of fair market value with a $7,500 homestead exemption.  Land and other classes of property are assessed at 15% of value. St. Tammany Parish retail sales (2006) ($000)    4,830,100 Source:  St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office and Borland Econometrics

NUMBER OF FIRMS BY NAICS CODE The following is the number of professional, scientific and technical services firms in St. Tammany Parish. NAICS Manufacturing Type # of Employ. # of Firms 5411 Legal services 699 204 5412 Accounting and bookkeeping svcs. 609 93 5413 Architect.,engineering and rel. svcs. 619 117 5414 Specialized design services 23 9 5415 Computer sys. design and rel. svcs. 353 60 5416 Mangt., sci and tech. consult. svcs. 341 112 5417 Scientific R and D services 291 10 5418 Advertising and related services 61 20 5419 Other prof., scientific, tech svcs. 521 79   Total 3,514 656 Source:  County Business Patterns, 2005, U.S. Census

HEALTH CARE Acute Health Care Hospitals    Number Licensed Beds 825 Physicians 614 Dentists 207     Source:  LA Board of Medical Examiners, LA Dentistry Board, LA Department of Health and Hospitals

LABOR FORCE (December)     2003 2004 2005 2006 Civilian Labor Force 91,700 93,300 104,372 87,968 Employed 87,900 89,800 99,724 84,980 Unemployed 3,800 3,500 4,648 2,988 % Unemployed 4.1% 3.8% 4.5% 3.4% State % Unemployed 6.1% 6.1% 5.8% 3.6% Source:  LA Department of Labor

EDUCATION   2005-06 Enrollment Public Schools Number of Schools 52 Enrollment 34,346 Number of Teachers 2,516 Student/Teacher Ratio 13.65:1 Non-Public Schools Number of Schools 16 Enrollment 6,648      ACT Scores   2004 2005 2006 2007 St. Tammany Parish 21.6 21.5 21.6 21.6 State 19.8 19.8 20.1 20.1 Nation 20.9 20.9 21.1 21.2           Source:  Louisiana Department of Education, ACT Assessment file, Division of Planning, Analysis and Information Resources Colleges and Universities 2006 Enrollment Louisiana Technical College 540 Delgado Community College-Covington Campus 225 Delgado Community College-Slidell Campus 800 University of New Orleans-Slidell Campus 600 Tulane University College-Northshore Center 100      Source:  Individual campuses

INCOME   Median Family Income % Change 1980 Census $21,870 ----- 1990 Census $35,033 60.2% 2000 Census $55,346 58.0%       Source:  U.S. Census

AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGES Employment Sector 2003 2004 2005 2006 Manufacturing $32,243 $34,261 $34,145 $39,169 Mining $37,481 $46,745 $75,250 $109,242 Construction $31,930 $30,363 $34,001 $38,950 Transportation $36,810 $41,762 $43,720 $53,802 Wholesale Trade $47,506 $48,044 $60,665 $63,101 Retail Trade $16,622 $16,538 $17,567 $20,226 F.I.R.E. $36,239 $36,782 $39,881 $45,849 Service $29,085 $30,100 $33,353 $36,152 Public Administration $31,887 $32,135 $34,903 $36,281           Average Wages $27,346 $28,414 $31,220 $34,668 % Change   3.9% 9.9% 11.0%           State Average Wage $30,807 $31,822 $33,530 $38,896 % Change 3.3% 5.4% 16.0%            Source:  LA Department of Labor

COVERED EMPLOYMENT Employment Sector 2003 2004 2005 2006 Manufacturing 2,114 1,918 2,050 2,246 Mining 192 210 193 267 Construction 4,308 4,449 4,353 4,887 Transportation 3,102 3,427 3,474 3,323 Wholesale Trade 2,540 2,675 2,905 3,131 Retail Trade 18,533 19,373 18,685 20,461 F.I.R.E. 3,288 3,479 3,519 3,654 Service 26,579 28,582 27,959 28,830 Public Administration 2,600 2,766 2,760 2,624           Total 63,256 66,879 65,898 69,423 % Change 5.7% -1.5% 5.3%           State Employment 1,851,570 1,866,870 1,843,238 1,832,430 % Change   0.8% -1.3% -0.6%              Source:  LA Department of Labor

CITY POPULATIONS   CITY OF SLIDELL     Population % Growth 1980 Census 26,718 1990 Census 24,124 -9.7% 2000 Census 25,695 6.5% 2005 Estimate 26,840 4.5%       CITY OF COVINGTON     Population % Growth 1980 Census 7,892 1990 Census 7,691 -2.5% 2000 Census 8,483 10.3% 2005 Estimate 9,347 10.2%       CITY OF MANDEVILLE     Population % Growth 1980 Census 6,076 1990 Census 7,474 23.0% 2000 Census 10,489 40.3% 2005 Estimate 11,632 10.9%        CITY OF ABITA SPRINGS     Population % Growth 1980 Census 1,072 1990 Census 1,296 20.9% 2000 Census 1,957 51.0% 2005 Estimate 2,211 13.0%        Source:  U.S. Census

MAJOR PARISH EMPLOYERS   Parish Employer Location Parish Employment Business Type St. Tammany Parish School Board Covington/Slidell 7,334 Education St. Tammany Parish Hospital Covington 1,688 Acute care hospital Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell 1,158 Acute care hospital Wal-Mart Parish wide 1,125 Retail trade Lakeview Regional Medical Center Covington 721 Acute care hospital St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office Parish wide 664 Protection and safety Southeast Louisiana Hospital Mandeville 517 Psychiatric hospital Home Depot Parish wide 500 Retail trade St. Tammany Parish Government Parish wide 470 Government Northshore Regional Medical Center Slidell 427 Acute care hospital City of Slidell Slidell 390 Government Louisiana Heart Hospital Lacombe 385 Specialty hospital Trinity Marine Madisonville 350 Ship building/repair Gilbsbar, Inc. Covington 309 Insurance consultant Ocshner Clinic Foundation Northshore Parish wide 302 Outpatient/inpatient services Tulane Regional Primate Research Center Covington 275 Biomedical research Cross Gates Athletic Club Slidell 265 Health & fitness center Pontchartrain Foods Covington 250 Fast food franchise Pool Corporation Covington 250 Pool supply distribution Blossman Banc Shares & Subsidiaries Covington 240 Financial services holding co. Express Personnel Services Covington 225 Staffing Protocol Covington 225 Telemarketing services BellSouth Telecommunications Parish wide 218 Telecommunications services Diversified Foods Madisonville 211 Food preparations Trinity Neurologic Rehabilitation Center Slidell 204 Rehabilitation center Central Progressive Bank Parish wide 200 Banking services First Guaranty Bank Parish wide 180 Banking services Hibernia National Bank Mandeville 167 Banking services Parish National Bank Covington 163 Banking services Greenbriar Skilled Subacute & Rehab Center Slidell 135 Nursing & rehab center F.A. Richard & Associates Mandeville 134 Insurance services management St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court Covington 122 Recording & filing of records Cleco Power Mandeville 119 Electric distrib, energy services       Source:  City Business Book of Lists, 2007-08

POPULATION PROJECTIONS Click here to view the population projections for St. Tammany Parish to the year 2020.

St. Tammany Parish Profile is produced by John C. Borland, CCR, Director of Borland Econometrics and published by The St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation.