Houma Population History 1990 - 2023

Houma Population Facts

What is the current population of Houma?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Houma is 31,733. Houma, Louisiana is the 1,269th largest city in the US.

What county is Houma, Louisiana in?

Houma is located entirely in Terrebonne Parish.

What is the size of Houma, Louisiana in square miles?

Houma has an area of 14.4 square miles.

What was the peak population of Houma?

The peak population of Houma was in 2010, when its population was 33,727. In 2010, Houma was the 1,062nd largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 1,269th largest city in the US. Houma is currently 5.9% smaller than it was in 2010.

How quickly is Houma shrinking?

Houma has shrunk 3.3% since the year 2000. Houma, Louisiana's growth is extremely below average. 84% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Houma, Louisiana?

Houma has a population density of 2,339.4 people per square mile.

Houma Demographics

What is the voting age population of Houma, Louisiana?

The total voting age population of Houma, Louisiana, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 24,725. The voting age population is 46.2% male and 53.8% female.

What percentage of Houma, Louisiana residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 14.6% of the residents of Houma are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Houma, Louisiana?

The racial demographics of Houma are 65.3% White, 23.3% Black, 6.2% American Indian, 3.9% Two or more races, 0.9% Other and 0.3% Asian. Additionally, 4.3% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Houma, Louisiana residents are below the poverty line?

In Houma, 23.8% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 33.0%. On a per-household basis, 21.3% of families are below the poverty line in Houma.

What percentage of Houma, Louisiana residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 58.7% of Houma residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Houma, Louisiana residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 83.8% of Houma residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 19.3% have a bachelor's degree and 5.5% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Houma, Louisiana residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Houma residents aged 5 and older, 7.9% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home, 3.7% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.2% speak an Asian language.

Houma Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Houma, Louisiana?

The unemployment rate in Houma is 6.7%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Houma, Louisiana residents work for the government?

In Houma, 13.1% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Houma, Louisiana?

The median household income in Houma is $42,949.

Houma Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Houma, Louisiana?

In Houma, 64.8% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Houma, Louisiana?

Renters occupy 35.2% of housing units in Houma.

What percentage of Houma, Louisiana housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Houma, 6.8% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Houma, Louisiana housing units were built after 2000?

In Houma, 15.7% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 2,200 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Houma, Louisiana?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Houma is $778.

What percentage of households in Houma, Louisiana have broadband internet?

In Houma, 75.9% of households have an active broadband internet connection.