Tickfaw, Louisiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 617. Estimated population in July 2024: 642 (+4.1% change)
Males: 306 (49.6%), Females: 311 (50.4%)
Zip code: 70466
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $23,333
Median house value: $80,500
Population by Race
Races in Tickfaw:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.2%)
- Black (11.5%)
- Hispanic (4.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: Italian (32.3%), French (17.5%), United States (7.8%), Irish (4.5%), Dutch (3.2%), English (2.3%).
Elevation: 64 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Tickfaw
- High school or higher: 58.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Tickfaw village
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 52.1%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 14.3%
2.4% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +53 (+9.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Tickfaw:
- LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; INDEPENDENCE, LA)
- HAMMOND REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; HAMMOND, LA)
- NORTH OAKS MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; HAMMOND, LA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tickfaw:
- LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 44 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: MSY)
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 45 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)
- LAKEFRONT (about 50 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: NEW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tickfaw:
- HAMMOND MUNI (about 7 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Abbreviation: HDC)
- FRANKLINTON (about 32 miles; FRANKLINTON, LA; Abbreviation: 2R7)
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH (about 35 miles; RESERVE, LA; Abbreviation: 1L0)
Amtrak station near Tickfaw:
- 5 miles: HAMMOND (N.W. RAILROAD AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tickfaw:
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 48 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,442)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 50 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 50 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 50 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,399)
- DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,193)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 50 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 28,696)
Public primary/middle school in Tickfaw:
- LUCILLE NESOM MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 456; Location: 14417 HIGHWAY 442 WEST; Grades: 06 – 08)