Houma

Population: 32,760
Median household income: $54,637
Median home value: $207,900

Houma, a community in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, has 32,760 residents. At $54,637, its median household income sits below Terrebonne Parish's $64,819.

From 2019 to 2023, Houma's population declined 1.7% from 33,334 to 32,760, while its median home value rose 31.9% from $157,600 to $207,900.

23.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,760
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $54,637
Median home value: $207,900
Median gross rent: $1,011
Housing units: 15,193
Homeownership rate: 69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,33432,760

Median household income

$42,949$54,637

Median home value

$157,600$207,900

Median gross rent

$778$1,011

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,334	$42,949	$157,600	$778
2020	33,053	$44,956	$163,700	$750
2021	33,461	$48,688	$169,600	$838
2022	33,094	$56,823	$199,100	$910
2023	32,760	$54,637	$207,900	$1,011

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.4%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,404	10.4%
5 to 17	5,605	17.1%
18 to 24	2,466	7.5%
25 to 34	4,887	14.9%
35 to 44	3,618	11.0%
45 to 54	3,378	10.3%
55 to 64	3,879	11.8%
65 to 74	3,312	10.1%
75 and over	2,211	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,037	64.2%
Black or African American	6,646	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	836	2.6%
Asian	284	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	16	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,149	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,792	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate35.9%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,787	13.1%
High school graduate	7,644	35.9%
Some college or associate's	5,959	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,204	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,691	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means4.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,069	79.3%
Carpooled	1,547	11.1%
Public transit	92	0.7%
Walked	130	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	456	3.3%
Other means	663	4.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,718	49.8%
15 to 29 min	4,072	30.2%
30 to 44 min	1,471	10.9%
45 to 59 min	386	2.9%
60+ min	854	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 17.3% (5,637 of 32,604)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,750	64.5%
Nonfamily households	4,811	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,561	89.3%
Vacant	1,632	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,416	69.4%
Renter-occupied	4,145	30.6%

1-unit, detached83.0%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,612	83.0%
1-unit, attached	141	0.9%
2 to 4 units	618	4.1%
5 to 19 units	419	2.8%
20 or more units	932	6.1%
Mobile home & other	471	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2236255
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 29.5787, -90.7080