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Population (year 2000): 9,435
Males: 4,556  (48.3%)
Females: 4,879  (51.7%)

Jefferson Parish

Median resident age:  32.7 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip codes: 70094.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,000 (it was $33,084 in 2000)
Waggaman  $36,000
Louisiana:  $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $86,300 (it was $64,100 in 2000)
Waggaman  $86,300
Louisiana:  $101,700

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Races in Waggaman:

  • Black (54.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (39.7%)
  • Hispanic (4.2%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Waggaman: 90.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (11.4%), German (6.6%), United States (5.2%), Italian (4.9%), Irish (4.0%), Subsaharan African (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 6 feet

Land area: 5.58 square miles.

Population density: 1690 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Waggaman

  • High school or higher: 69.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Waggaman CDP

  • Never married: 28.9%
  • Now married: 50.1%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

283 residents are foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 0.9% Asia).

This place:  3.0%
Louisiana:  2.6%



According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Waggaman, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Waggaman to the number of sex offenders is 858 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Waggaman:  0.8% ($530)
Louisiana:  0.2% ($199)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kenner, LA (5.7 miles , pop. 70,517).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (12.1 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (354.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Harahan, LA (2.1 miles ), River Ridge, LA (2.4 miles ), Avondale, LA (2.5 miles ), Elmwood, LA (3.5 miles ), Bridge City, LA (4.4 miles ), Ama, LA (5.1 miles ), Jefferson, LA (5.5 miles ), Kenner, LA (5.7 miles ).

Latitude: 29.93 N, Longitude: 90.23 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,242 (-13.2%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 364 (9.9%)


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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


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Waggaman-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Louisiana state average. It is 53% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/6/1983, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.7 miles away from the Waggaman place center injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1964, a category 4 tornado 24.8 miles away from the place center killed 22 people and injured 165 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Waggaman:
  • RIVER OAKS CHILD & ADOLESCENT HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; HARAHAN, LA)
  • RIVER OAKS HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; HARAHAN, LA)
  • ST JOHN'S REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; HARAHAN, LA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Waggaman:
  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 4 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
  • LAKEFRONT (about 17 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
  • STENNIS INTL (about 62 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID: HSA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waggaman:
  • NEW ORLEANS DOWNTOWN (about 12 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: 7N0)
  • NEW ORLEANS NAS JRB/ALVIN CALLENDER FIELD/ (about 16 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NBG)
  • ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH (about 26 miles; RESERVE, LA; ID: 1L0)

Amtrak station near Waggaman:
  • 11 miles: NEW ORLEANS (1001 LOYOLA AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plant near Waggaman:
  • 16 miles: Waterford 3 in Taft, LA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waggaman:
  • TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 8 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 10,230)
  • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 8 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 9 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
  • DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 11 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 14 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 14 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Please note that there are only parishes in Louisiana. The other 49 states have counties. added by Clay

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Churches in Waggaman include: Second Saint John the Baptist Church (A), Mount Herman Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Waggaman include: Kark Park (1), Thomas Jefferson Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.1 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  82.8%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.7%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  18.0%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.7%
Whole state:  9.4%

Waggaman compared to Louisiana state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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12.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,130 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.66%
Louisiana average:  8.89%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($115 average AGI)
Jefferson Parish:  0.09%
Louisiana average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Orleans Parish, LA  7.42% ($33,304 average AGI)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA  1.84% ($38,160)
from St. Tammany Parish, LA  0.36% ($39,228)


18.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,206 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  18.58%
Louisiana average:  13.45%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($96 average AGI)
Jefferson Parish:  0.05%
Louisiana average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Harris County, TX  2.23% ($26,150 average AGI)
to Orleans Parish, LA  1.10% ($28,500)
to St. Tammany Parish, LA  0.93% ($49,193)


Strongest AM radio stations in Waggaman:
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
  • WVOG (600 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: F.W. ROBERT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
  • WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
  • WBYU (1450 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WSMB (1350 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WODT (1280 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSHO (800 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: SHADOWLANDS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WGSO (990 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WGSO, L.L.C.)
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
  • KGLA (1540 AM; daytime; 1 kW; GRETNA, LA; Owner: CROCODILE BROADCASTING CORP., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Waggaman:
  • WQUE-FM (93.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYLD-FM (98.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLMG (101.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEZB (97.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTKL (95.7 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWNO (89.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & A & M COLLEGE)
  • WWOZ (90.7 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: FRIENDS OF WWOZ, INC.)
  • WNOE-FM (101.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRNO-FM (99.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
  • WKZN (105.3 FM; KENNER, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBSN-FM (89.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: PROVIDENCE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • KCIL (107.5 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF HOUMA, LLC)
  • WRBH (88.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: RADIO FOR THE BLIND & HANDICAPPED, INC.)
  • KLRZ (100.3 FM; LAROSE, LA; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING OF LAROSE, INC.)
  • WTIX-FM (94.3 FM; GALLIANO, LA; Owner: FLEUR DE LIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMEZ (102.9 FM; BELLE CHASSE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTUL (91.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND)
  • WPRF (94.9 FM; RESERVE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Waggaman:
  • WLPN-LP (Channel 61; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GLENN R. & KARIN A. PLUMMER)
  • WWL-TV (Channel 4; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WWL-TV, INC.)
  • KNOV-LP (Channel 57; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: BEACH TV PROPERTIES, INC.)
  • WHNO (Channel 20; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K66FW (Channel 14; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WLAE-TV (Channel 32; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WYES-TV (Channel 12; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GREATER NEW ORLEANS ED TV FOUNDATION)
  • WGNO (Channel 26; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
  • WNOL-TV (Channel 38; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
  • WBXN-CA (Channel 10; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WVUE (Channel 8; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EMMIS TELEIVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WPXL (Channel 49; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDSU (Channel 6; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: NEW ORLEANS HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K59DG (Channel 59; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCCASTING NETWORK)
  • WUPL (Channel 54; SLIDELL, LA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)

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