Houma, Louisiana Neighborhood Info

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Houma, Louisiana QuickFacts

	Houma, Louisiana	United States
Total population	32,393	281,421,906
State	Louisiana
City	houma

Houma, Louisiana Population

	Houma, Louisiana	%, Houma, Louisiana	United States
Male	15,768	48.68%	49.06%
Female	16,625	51.32%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.3		35.3

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	Houma, Louisiana	%, Houma, Louisiana	United States
18 years and over	23,364	72.13%	74.31%
21 years and over	21,828	67.38%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,630	14.29%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,967	12.25%	12.43%

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	Houma, Louisiana	%, Houma, Louisiana	United States
White	21,851	67.46%	75.14%
Black or African American	8,461	26.12%	12.32%
Asian	230	0.71%	3.64%
Some other race	1,343	4.15%	5.46%
Two or more races	508	1.57%	2.43%

Houma, Louisiana Housing

	Houma, Louisiana	%, Houma, Louisiana	United States
Total households	11,634		105,480,101
Family households (families)	8,279	71.16%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	3,355	28.84%	31.94%

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	Houma, Louisiana	%, Houma, Louisiana	United States
Total housing units	12,422		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	880	7.08%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	11,634	93.66%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,871	63.36%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	3,763	30.29%	30.77%

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	Houma, Louisiana	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,433	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,292	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,393	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	439	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	377	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	71	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	26	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.57%
Median (dollars)	82,000	119,600

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	Houma, Louisiana	%, Houma, Louisiana	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,907	16.39%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,127	26.88%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,772	15.23%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,596	13.72%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,399	12.03%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,741	14.96%	9.65%

Houma, Louisiana Education

	Houma, Louisiana	%, Houma, Louisiana	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,666		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	779	8.99%	6.47%
Kindergarten	537	6.2%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,130	47.66%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,080	24.0%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,140	13.15%	22.81%

Houma, Louisiana Economy

	Houma, Louisiana	%, Houma, Louisiana	United States
Population 16 years and over	24,238		217,168,077
In labor force	13,633	56.25%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	13,617	56.18%	63.39%
- - Employed	12,649	52.19%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	968	3.99%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	16	0.07%	0.53%
Not in labor force	10,605	43.75%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	12,560	51.82%	51.66%
In labor force	6,155	25.39%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,155	25.39%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,650	23.31%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,710	11.18%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,514		12,787,501

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	Houma, Louisiana	%, Houma, Louisiana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	11,587		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,827	15.77%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	940	8.11%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,598	13.79%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,489	12.85%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,710	14.76%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,015	17.39%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,055	9.11%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	570	4.92%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	195	1.68%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	188	1.62%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	34,471		41,994

	Houma, Louisiana	%, Houma, Louisiana	United States
With earnings	8,625	35.58%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	50,071		56,604
With Social Security income	3,499	14.44%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,100		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	958	3.95%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,126		6,320
With public assistance income	359	1.48%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,235		3,032
With retirement income	1,551	6.4%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,816		17,376

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