Houma, LA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	32,393	100.0

Male	15,768	48.7
Female	16,625	51.3

Under 5 years	2,397	7.4
5 to 9 years	2,532	7.8
10 to 14 years	2,484	7.7
15 to 19 years	2,656	8.2
20 to 24 years	2,138	6.6
25 to 34 years	4,294	13.3
35 to 44 years	5,176	16.0
45 to 54 years	4,075	12.6
55 to 59 years	1,474	4.6
60 to 64 years	1,200	3.7
65 to 74 years	2,126	6.6
75 to 84 years	1,390	4.3
85 years and over	451	1.4

Median age (years)	34.3	(X)

18 years and over	23,364	72.1
Male	11,211	34.6
Female	12,153	37.5
21 years and over	21,828	67.4
62 years and over	4,630	14.3
65 years and over	3,967	12.2
Male	1,567	4.8
Female	2,400	7.4

RACE
One race	31,885	98.4
White	21,851	67.5
Black or African American	8,461	26.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,116	3.4
Asian	230	0.7
Asian Indian	45	0.1
Chinese	47	0.1
Filipino	23	0.1
Japanese	8	0.0
Korean	3	0.0
Vietnamese	98	0.3
Other Asian ¹	6	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6	0.0
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	3	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1	0.0
Some other race	221	0.7
Two or more races	508	1.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	22,249	68.7
Black or African American	8,634	26.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,420	4.4
Asian	285	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	28	0.1
Some other race	323	1.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	32,393	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	571	1.8
Mexican	301	0.9
Puerto Rican	31	0.1
Cuban	34	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	205	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	31,822	98.2
White alone	21,569	66.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	32,393	100.0
In households	31,593	97.5
Householder	11,634	35.9
Spouse	5,754	17.8
Child	10,466	32.3
Own child under 18 years	7,616	23.5
Other relatives	2,352	7.3
Under 18 years	1,201	3.7
Nonrelatives	1,387	4.3
Unmarried partner	711	2.2
In group quarters	800	2.5
Institutionalized population	681	2.1
Noninstitutionalized population	119	0.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,634	100.0
Family households (families)	8,279	71.2
With own children under 18 years	4,120	35.4
Married-couple family	5,754	49.5
With own children under 18 years	2,716	23.3
Female householder, no husband present	1,939	16.7
With own children under 18 years	1,099	9.4
Nonfamily households	3,355	28.8
Householder living alone	2,798	24.1
Householder 65 years and over	1,194	10.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,751	40.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,890	24.8

Average household size	2.72	(X)
Average family size	3.24	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	12,514	100.0
Occupied housing units	11,634	93.0
Vacant housing units	880	7.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	17	0.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,634	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,871	67.7
Renter-occupied housing units	3,763	32.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.80	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.54	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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