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Electric companies in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Tangipahoa Parish, LA ranks 7th of 64 Louisiana counties for the newest homes (median year built 1992). Tangipahoa Parish, LA has 135,218 residents. Tangipahoa Parish, LA: 3 utilities listed by EIA. Tangipahoa Parish, LA: home electricity prices of 11.05 to 11.91 cents per kWh.

Tangipahoa Parish, LA on the map

Tangipahoa Parish, LA and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsSt. John the BaptistSt. HelenaWashingtonAscensionLivingstonTangipahoa

Tangipahoa Parish, LA darker: more storm events

Housing and heating in Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: 18,152 of 58,663 homes were built before 1980 and 22,254 in 2000 or later. Tangipahoa Parish, LA has 38,903 detached houses, 3,087 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 11,558 mobile homes, and 14,295 of 50,191 households rent.

Age of homes in Tangipahoa Parish, LA

% of homes by decade built, Tangipahoa Parish, LA

  1. 2pre-40
  2. 240s
  3. 450s
  4. 860s
  5. 1470s
  6. 1780s
  7. 1490s
  8. 1900s
  9. 1710s
  10. 220+

Heating fuel in Tangipahoa Parish, LA

% of homes by main fuel, Tangipahoa Parish

  • Electricity73.2
  • Utility gas22.0
  • Propane3.5
Tangipahoa Parish, LA housing against Louisiana counties
Tangipahoa Parish, LAValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, median year built19921982+10 years7 of 64
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, built before 198030.9%47.1%-16.1 points58 of 64
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, built 2000 or later37.9%25.0%+13.0 points7 of 64
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, detached houses66.3%67.8%-1.5 points42 of 64
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings5.3%3.5%+1.8 points19 of 64
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, mobile homes19.7%20.1%-0.4 points36 of 64
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, renter households28.5%28.1%+0.4 points32 of 64
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, median home value$204,600$150,850+$53,75015 of 64
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, median gross rent a month$974$806+$16818 of 63
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, people per household2.612.54+0.0716 of 64

Facts about Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Residents of Tangipahoa Parish, LA, ACS 2023
135,21810 of 64 Louisiana counties
Households in Tangipahoa Parish, LA
50,1912.69 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Tangipahoa Parish, LA
71.5%35,896 owner and 14,295 renter households
Median household income in Tangipahoa Parish, LA
$57,25628 of 64 Louisiana counties
Housing units in Tangipahoa Parish, LA
58,6638,472 vacant or seasonal, 14.4% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Tangipahoa Parish, LA
73.2%36,759 homes, 11 of 64 Louisiana counties
Utilities listed for Tangipahoa Parish, LA
33 with a home price: Entergy Louisiana LLC, Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc, Dixie Electric Membership Corp
Lowest home price in Tangipahoa Parish, LA
11.05 ¢/kWhEntergy Louisiana LLC, 7.2% below the highest
Highest home price in Tangipahoa Parish, LA
11.91 ¢/kWhDixie Electric Membership Corp
Monthly bill gap in Tangipahoa Parish, LA
$10between the two at 1,202 kWh, $124 a year, 0.22% of the Tangipahoa Parish, LA median income
ZIP areas touching Tangipahoa Parish, LA
1670401 to 70466
Outage-linked storm events in Tangipahoa Parish, LA
176NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Tangipahoa Parish, LA
30.9%median year built 1992
Flood claims in Tangipahoa Parish, LA
2,842NFIP 2015 to 2025, $154.5M paid
Home energy burden in Tangipahoa Parish, LA
2.9%$1,777 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Entergy Louisiana LLC charged Tangipahoa Parish, LA homes 8.95 ¢/kWh in 2015. Tangipahoa Parish, LA: 11.05 ¢ in 2024, 23% up. Tangipahoa Parish, LA: against 26% up for the Louisiana average.

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: a 1,202 kWh month at that price. Tangipahoa Parish, LA: $108 in 2015, $133 in 2024. Tangipahoa Parish, LA: $1,594 a year, 2.8% of the $57,256 median income.

Tangipahoa: 10 yearly prices
YearEntergy Louisiana LLC, Tangipahoa Parish, LATangipahoa: Gap to Louisiana averageTangipahoa: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Tangipahoa8.95-0.38-3.70
2016, Tangipahoa8.59-0.75-3.96
2017, Tangipahoa8.90-0.84-3.99
2018, Tangipahoa8.52-1.07-4.35
2019, Tangipahoa8.98-0.82-4.03
2020, Tangipahoa9.15-0.52-4.00
2021, Tangipahoa10.89-0.13-2.77
2022, Tangipahoa12.70-0.23-2.34
2023, Tangipahoa11.01-0.54-4.99
2024, Tangipahoa11.05-0.68-5.43

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Tangipahoa Parish, LA price.

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Electric utilities in Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Utility listed for Tangipahoa Parish, LATypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 1,202 kWhShare of Tangipahoa Parish, LA median income of $57,256
Entergy Louisiana LLC in Tangipahoa Parish, LAInvestor Owned11.05$1,5942.78%
Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc in Tangipahoa Parish, LACooperative11.85$1,7092.98%
Dixie Electric Membership Corp in Tangipahoa Parish, LACooperative11.91$1,7183.00%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

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Outage risk in Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Tangipahoa Parish, LA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 176 in all, 130.2 per 100,000 residents of 135,218, rank 10 of 64 Louisiana counties. Property damage in Tangipahoa Parish, LA: $101.7M, with 3 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Tangipahoa Parish, LA

events a year, Tangipahoa Parish, LA

  1. 9'15
  2. 7'16
  3. 7'17
  4. 7'18
  5. 7'19
  6. 8'20
  7. 3'21
  8. 6'22
  9. 75'23
  10. 14'24
  11. 33'25

Events by type

events by type, Tangipahoa Parish, LA

  • Heat wave75
  • Thunderstorm and high wind67
  • Tornado23
  • Hurricane and tropical storm6
  • Winter storm and heavy snow5
Tangipahoa Parish, LA outage-linked hazards
Tangipahoa Parish, LAFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Moderate80.714 of 64672025 (19)$86K
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, tornadoRelatively High90.210 of 64232025 (5)$1.1M
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively High97.99 of 6462024 (4)$100.5M
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, ice stormRelatively Moderate78.721 of 640none$0
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Low29.128 of 6452025 (3)$0
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, heat waveRelatively Moderate93.19 of 64752023 (69)$0

Cost of living with electricity in Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: electricity $1,777 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,118, 2.9% of $73,859 income. 48,658 households in Tangipahoa Parish, LA spend about $86.5 million a year on electricity and $103.1 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Tangipahoa Parish, LA ($18,015 a year) spend 10.2% of income, 3.5 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Tangipahoa Parish, LA

% of income on energy, Tangipahoa Parish, LA

  • All households2.9
  • Lower income10.2
  • Owners2.6
  • Renters4.4
  • Louisiana counties2.7
Tangipahoa Parish, LA home energy cost by household group
Tangipahoa Parish, LAHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, all households48,658$73,859$1,777$323$182.9%
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, lower income16,573$18,015$1,605$212$1210.2%
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, owners35,378$88,310$1,913$396$242.6%
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, renters13,280$35,361$1,415$128$34.4%

Flood claims and flood insurance in Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: 2,842 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $154.5M paid, median paid claim $52,455.

6,827 of 45,242 residential structures in Tangipahoa Parish, LA carry an NFIP contract. 7,339 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Tangipahoa Parish, LA on 8 Sep 2026. Tangipahoa Parish, LA lists 585 repetitive-loss properties, 92 of them severe repetitive loss.

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Tangipahoa Parish, LA

flood claims a year, Tangipahoa Parish, LA

  1. <5'15
  2. 1,696'16
  3. 15'17
  4. <5'18
  5. 14'19
  6. 49'20
  7. 1,031'21
  8. 9'22
  9. 6'23
  10. 15'24
  11. <5'25
Tangipahoa Parish, LA flood claims and flood insurance
Tangipahoa Parish, LAValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, claims 2015-20252,842—10 of 62
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, paid 2015-2025$154.5M—8 of 62
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, median paid claim$52,455——
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, claims per 1,000 homes62.814.38 of 62
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, homes with flood insurance15.1%7.3%17 of 64
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, policies in force7,339——
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, repetitive-loss properties585——

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Tangipahoa Parish, LA totals 1,724 heating degree days and 2,567 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Tangipahoa Parish, LA is the 34th coldest of 64 counties in Louisiana: 1,724 against a median of 1,768. For cooling, Tangipahoa Parish, LA is the 33rd hottest: 2,567 against a median of 2,575.

Tangipahoa Parish, LA sits between climates, 843 degree days separate heating and cooling.

Tangipahoa Parish, LA averaged 2,854 cooling degree days in 2016-2025 against a 2,567 normal, 11% more.

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: electricity heats 73.2% of 50,191 homes; the winter totals 1,724 heating degree days.

Tangipahoa Parish, LA

  • Heating degree days, 1,724 vs 1,76898
  • Cooling degree days, 2,567 vs 2,575100
  • Electric heat, 73.2% vs 65.5%112
  • LA median county100
Tangipahoa Parish, LA: degree days, electric heat
Tangipahoa Parish, LAValueLA median countyTangipahoa Parish, LA, rank (1 = highest)
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal1,7241,76834 of 64
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean1,4601,50237 of 64
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal2,5672,57533 of 64
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean2,8542,78628 of 64
Tangipahoa Parish, LA, electric heating, ACS 2019-202373.2%65.5%11 of 64

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: ACS B25040, 50,191 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Tangipahoa Parish, LA counts 135,218 residents in 50,191 households. Tangipahoa Parish, LA touches 16 ZIP areas, 70401 to 70466, about 8,451 residents each. 36,759 of the 50,191 homes in Tangipahoa Parish, LA heat with electricity.

Household income in Tangipahoa Parish, LA is $57,256; 35,896 of its 50,191 households own. Tangipahoa Parish, LA has 58,663 housing units, 8,472 (14.4%) vacant or seasonal, and 14,295 rented homes. Tangipahoa Parish, LA logged 176 storm events for its 135,218 residents.

The median home in Tangipahoa Parish, LA dates from 1992. Homes in Tangipahoa Parish, LA pay $1,777 a year for electricity. Tangipahoa Parish, LA home electricity prices run Entergy Louisiana LLC to Dixie Electric Membership Corp, $10 a month apart at 1,202 kWh.

ZIP codes in Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Louisiana: home prices since 2001, planned plants.

Questions on Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: what do homes pay for electricity?

Tangipahoa Parish, LA homes paid 11.05 to 11.91 cents per kWh in 2024 across 3 listed utilities: $133 to $143 a month at 1,202 kWh, 2.78% to 3.00% of Tangipahoa Parish, LA income.

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: how many homes heat with electricity?

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: 36,759 of 50,191 occupied homes, 73.2%, rank 11 of 64.

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: median household income?

$57,256 in Tangipahoa Parish, LA, rank 28 of 64; 135,218 residents, 50,191 households.

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: 176 NWS events, peak year 2023.

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: 2,842 NFIP flood claims, $154.5M paid, 62.8 per 1,000 homes, 15.1% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Tangipahoa Parish, LA?

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: median home built 1992; 30.9% predate 1980, 66.3% detached, 5.3% in 5+ unit buildings.

Tangipahoa Parish, LA: share of income for energy?

Tangipahoa Parish, LA homes spend $1,777 a year on electricity, $2,118 on all energy: 2.9% of $73,859; 10.2% for lower incomes.

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Tangipahoa Parish, LA ranks 7th of 64 Louisiana counties for the newest homes (median year built 1992).