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Ordered by what stands out in Tickfaw. Another town gets a different order.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 93% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents leave Tickfaw for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Hammond (22%), Amite City (13%) and New Orleans (5%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Tickfaw has mild 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.
Tickfaw beats the Louisiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| What stands out | Tickfaw | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.5% | 18.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.7% | 8.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 12.1% | 8.9% |
The typical Tickfaw home is worth about $203,000, up 2.3% in a year, 7% below the Louisiana typical home.
The public schools Tickfaw’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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucille Nesom Memorial | PK–8 | 414 | C− |
Where Tickfaw’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Village in Louisiana, United States
Tickfaw was founded in 1852 and is a village in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tickfaw had a population of 635. Tickfaw is part of the Hammond MSA. It was originally inhabited by Italian-American immigrants and continues to have a distinct Italian-American heritage.
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