St. Tammany Parish Is in the Top 3 Fastest Growing Parishes
St. Tammany Parish is in the top 3 fastest growing parishes in Louisiana. The entire Baton Rouge area (Ascension & Livingston Parishes) had the highest amount of growth in 2016 at 3.66% and 3.27% respectively. St. Tammany Parish grew by 3.08% from 246,026 residents in 2014 to 253,602 in 2016. The census shows that there is a lot of
“Southshore / Northshore movement” with people moving into St. Tammany Parish from Jefferson and Orleans parishes. There are also new home residents moving in from Tangipahoa and Washington parishes, adjacent to St. Tammany Parish. People from Pearl River County (Picayune, MS) also reported moving to St. Tammany Parish in 2016.
St. Tammany Parish has been on a progressive growth trend since 2010 with 7.5% growth from 2010 to 2016. There are two main reasons for this – the birth of new children and the steady incoming tide of new or returning St. Tammany homeowners. The actual numbers that show this growth are 234,568 residents in 2010 grew to 253,602 residents reported on the census during 2016. This growth is not overshadowed by the “Katrina effect” where we
saw a surge of home buyer and renters from the Southshore right after the storm. This growth is independent and accounts for 2,000 to 3,000 people moving to St. Tammany Parish annually over the last 16 years.
St. Tammany Parish also has a high “retention rate” with more people staying in the parish than moving out of it. In 2016, for instance 2,416 more people moved into the parish than those moving out. Also, St. Tammany Parish has proven to have the ability to attract a “brand new audience,” attracting more people moving into the parish from out-of-state than any other parish in Southeast Louisiana.
Other facts to note include that births in St. Tammany Parish have been approaching the amount of 3,000 since 2011. In 2016, that birth rate amount finally topped 3,000, so that has accounted immensely for growth in St. Tammany Parish. The “small town feel” with all of the trappings of commercial development, retail, entertainment, dining, and services of the cities of Slidell, Covington, and Mandeville are the draw of people moving into the parish. Although still considered a “bedroom community,” St. Tammany Parish also offers homeowners pretty much any lifestyle amenity they could need.
