A town of 7,808, settled in 1820. Nearly 1% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Ponchatoula does most differently from other towns.
6,559 people in 2010; 7,808 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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I was thinking about how our town has grown over the years, from a population of 6,559 in 2010 to around 7,822 now, and it got me wondering…
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Ordered by what stands out in Ponchatoula. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Ponchatoula for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Hammond (22%), Amite City (6%) and Baton Rouge (5%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
0.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memorial Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Jaycee Park | — | 3 |
The typical Ponchatoula home is worth about $251,000, up 1.9% in a year, 16% above the Louisiana typical home.
Ponchatoula tracks Louisiana closely on all 32 CDC measures.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 91% of U.S. communities.
Ponchatoula reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 84% report less. Within Louisiana, it does better than 53% of towns.
Ponchatoula has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 40°, and snow is almost unheard of.
The public schools Ponchatoula’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Louisiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.C. Reeves Elementary School | 3–4 | 688 | C+ |
| Tucker Memorial Elementary School | 1–2 | 633 | Not graded |
| Perrin Early Learning Center | PK–K | 338 | Not graded |
| St. Joseph School Private | PK–8 | 542 | |
| Ponchatoula Junior High School | 7–8 | 723 | C+ |
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Photo · Wikimedia Commons. A different picture from Ponchatoula’s archive appears here every day.
See all 12 archive items →12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
3 places in Ponchatoula on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Louisiana
Ponchatoula is the second-largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. The population was 6,559 at the 2010 census and 7,545 at the time of the 2020 population estimates program.
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