Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,081, settled in 1855.
Amite City gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $172K, 3 years of the Hammond metro’s $57K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 84th of 161 in Louisiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top, and residents are less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 23% of working residents work locally in Amite City, above both Louisiana’s towns (9.8%) and U.S. towns (8%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns.
Where Amite City beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Amite City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Amite City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 910 in 1870, 4,005 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1895 and 3 maps from 1949 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Amite City, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Amite City.
Amite City trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, draws workers from Hammond and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
5,760 jobs are based in Amite City, 3.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 4 of Amite City’s working residents works in town. The median household income in Amite City is $45,000. Jobs based in Amite City fell to 5,760 in 2023, 501 fewer than in 2013.
| Amite City | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $45,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 20% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Tangipahoa Parish school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Amite High Magnet, with 347 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amite Elementary Magnet SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 431 | C |
| Amite High MagnetLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 347 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Since 1980, 30 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Amite City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 3,877 U.S. towns with household incomes like Amite City’s, it is healthier than 52%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income. Within Louisiana it is healthier than 64% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
40% of adults feel lonely in Amite City. Amite City beats the Louisiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 44% of adults have obesity in Amite City.
| Amite City | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 43% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 14% |
| What stands out | Amite City | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 22.8% | 26.6% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 19.9% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Amite City has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Amite City’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes are within reach (about $172K for the typical one, A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 22 miles. The typical value, about $172K, is 28% below its June 2022 peak.
48% of Amite City households own their home. The typical Amite City home is worth about $172,000, down 1.3% in a year, 20% below the Louisiana typical home.
| Amite City | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 48% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $927 a month | $992 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
People 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 19% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 27% across Louisiana.
| Amite City | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 19% | 20% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.5 years | 37.8 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.1 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Amite City | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.3% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 19.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.4% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.5% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.7% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.2% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.2% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 5% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.4% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,100, single groups can be off by several points
Just 13 of its 2,486 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Amite City itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Amite City | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fleet Easley Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Amite City; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Amite City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
3 places in Amite City on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Amite City.
Town in Louisiana, United States
Amite City ( ay-MEET or ay-MIT; commonly just Amite) is a town in and the parish seat of Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Amite City had a population of 4,005. It is part of the Hammond MSA.
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Amite City grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #84 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
10 notable people were born here, including DeVonta Smith and Lavelle White.
