Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area

  1. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Legal Resources
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  4. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Family Information
  6. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Education Information
  7. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Business Information
  8. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Criminal Information
  10. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Counties
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Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 194,477
  • Land Area (2000): 6,059.561 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 3,140.299 square kilometers
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 193,994 2002 195,072 2005 199,025
2000 198,906 2003 197,462 2006 189,259
2001 194,323 2004 198,242 2007 203,401

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Houses (2000): 74,973
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 286,694 73.56%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 2,316 0.59%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 100,716 25.84%

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Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 77,630 74,527 3,104 4.00% 40
1991 79,376 75,567 3,809 4.80% 48
1992 78,839 73,149 5,690 7.22% 72
1993 76,138 71,650 4,487 5.89% 59
1994 78,876 74,518 4,358 5.52% 55
1995 79,711 75,882 3,829 4.80% 48
1996 82,865 79,524 3,341 4.03% 40
1997 87,935 85,158 2,777 3.16% 32
1998 91,646 88,859 2,787 3.04% 30
1999 88,750 85,509 3,241 3.65% 37
2000 86,817 83,110 3,707 4.27% 43
2001 89,504 85,656 3,848 4.30% 43
2002 90,903 86,738 4,165 4.58% 46
2003 92,352 87,946 4,406 4.77% 48
2004 92,380 88,063 4,316 4.67% 47
2005 96,436 90,731 5,706 5.92% 58
2006 98,875 95,956 2,919 2.95% 30
2007 101,889 99,126 2,763 2.71% 27
2008 102,736 99,394 3,342 3.25% 33
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 100,939 97,508 3,431 3.40% 34
Feb 2008 100,504 97,988 2,516 2.50% 25
Mar 2008 101,945 98,688 3,257 3.19% 32
Apr 2008 101,617 99,098 2,519 2.48% 25
May 2008 102,203 99,448 2,755 2.70% 27
Jun 2008 104,251 100,650 3,601 3.45% 35
Jul 2008 104,092 101,322 2,770 2.66% 27
Aug 2008 104,959 101,596 3,363 3.20% 32
Sep 2008 104,114 98,245 5,869 5.64% 56
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Mining 11,562 12.83%
2. Construction 11,492 12.76%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 6,402 7.11%
4. Other Transportation 4,728 5.25%
5. Public Administration 3,328 3.69%
6. Repair and Maintenance 3,230 3.59%
7. Educational Services 3,178 3.53%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 3,050 3.39%
9. Health Care 3,016 3.35%
10. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 2,988 3.32%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 2,644 2.93%
12. Machinery Manufacturing 2,426 2.69%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 2,300 2.55%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 2,196 2.44%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 2,134 2.37%
16. Metal Manufactuing 1,660 1.84%
17. Truck Transportation 1,626 1.80%
18. Finance and Insurance 1,602 1.78%
19. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 1,480 1.64%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 1,294 1.44%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 11,812 17.59%
2. Educational Services 11,516 17.15%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 5,872 8.75%
4. Food and Beverage Stores 3,784 5.64%
5. Finance and Insurance 3,284 4.89%
6. Department and Other General Stores 3,012 4.49%
7. Public Administration 2,690 4.01%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 2,212 3.29%
9. Social Assistance 1,992 2.97%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 1,374 2.05%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 1,218 1.81%
12. Mining 1,106 1.65%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 1,070 1.59%
14. Construction 944 1.41%
15. Truck Transportation 838 1.25%
16. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 818 1.22%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 772 1.15%
18. Other Transportation 684 1.02%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 672 1.00%
20. Repair and Maintenance 624 0.93%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 7,054 7.83%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 4,550 5.05%
3. Other Production Occupations 4,254 4.72%
4. Rail and Water Transportation 4,252 4.72%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 3,856 4.28%
6. Vehicle Mechanics 3,462 3.84%
7. Other Management Occupations 3,406 3.78%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 3,082 3.42%
9. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 2,716 3.01%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 2,700 3.00%
11. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 2,630 2.92%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 2,584 2.87%
13. Carpenters 2,502 2.78%
14. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 2,360 2.62%
15. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 2,080 2.31%
16. Other Construction Trades 1,972 2.19%
17. Top Executives 1,902 2.11%
18. Extraction Workers 1,796 1.99%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 1,670 1.85%
20. Other Material Moving Workers 1,572 1.74%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 5,666 8.44%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 5,092 7.58%
3. Cashiers 4,622 6.88%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 3,606 5.37%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 2,672 3.98%
6. Registered Nurses 2,586 3.85%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,580 3.84%
8. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 2,474 3.69%
9. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 2,278 3.39%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 2,214 3.30%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 2,064 3.07%
12. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 1,882 2.80%
13. Other Management Occupations 1,746 2.60%
14. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 1,672 2.49%
15. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 1,660 2.47%
16. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 1,636 2.44%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 1,468 2.19%
18. Waiters and Waitresses 1,290 1.92%
19. Child Care Workers 1,208 1.80%
20. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 1,100 1.64%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 146,259 49.90%
15-35 hours 29,556 10.08%
1-14 hours 7,706 2.63%
No regular hours 109,566 37.38%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 10,074 6.68%
5 AM-5:29 AM 8,723 5.79%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 10,870 7.21%
6 AM-6:29 AM 14,669 9.73%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 17,163 11.38%
7 AM-7:29 AM 21,605 14.33%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 23,948 15.88%
8 AM-8:29 AM 13,124 8.70%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 4,544 3.01%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 5,224 3.46%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 2,514 1.67%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 1,302 0.86%
Noon-3:59 PM 7,344 4.87%
4 PM-11:59 PM 9,681 6.42%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 7,795 5.17%
5-9 21,763 14.43%
10-14 28,173 18.68%
15-19 24,889 16.51%
20-24 17,624 11.69%
25-29 6,405 4.25%
30-34 15,959 10.58%
35-39 2,906 1.93%
40-44 2,652 1.76%
45-59 8,397 5.57%
60-89 6,559 4.35%
At least 90 7,663 5.08%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 550 0.36% 106,099 70.36%
30-44 220 0.15% 21,297 14.12%
45-59 48 0.03% 8,349 5.54%
At least 60 388 0.26% 13,834 9.17%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 412 0.27%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 20,760 13.48%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 121,722 79.05%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 106 0.07%
Color 4 Box Other 3,638 2.36%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,206 0.78%
Color 6 Box Walked 2,941 1.91%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 3,201 2.08%

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Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 136,220 (382,692 people)
Families (2000): 103,788 (335,702 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 30,953
People at same address in 1995: 233,204
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 18,909 13.85%
$10,000-$14,999 11,233 8.23%
$15,000-$19,999 9,912 7.26%
$20,000-$24,999 9,675 7.09%
$25,000-$29,999 8,909 6.53%
$30,000-$34,999 9,405 6.89%
$35,000-$39,999 9,101 6.67%
$40,000-$44,999 7,937 5.81%
$45,000-$49,999 6,985 5.12%
$50,000-$59,999 12,474 9.14%
$60,000-$74,999 13,131 9.62%
$75,000-$99,999 10,476 7.67%
$100,000-$124,999 3,865 2.83%
$125,000-$149,999 1,416 1.04%
$150,000-$199,999 1,410 1.03%
$200,000 or more 1,684 1.23%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 13,234 19.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 18,107 26.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 2,603 3.82%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 13,446 19.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 330 0.48%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 11,662 17.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 103 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 5,319 7.82%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 55 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 1,957 2.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 19 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 1,214 1.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 5 0.01%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 107,084 31.03%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 37,246 10.79%
Public Assistance 3,972 1.15%
Retirement 16,177 4.69%
Self Employment 13,949 4.04%
Social Security 36,429 10.56%
Supplemental Security 8,411 2.44%
Wage / Salary 103,373 29.96%
Other 18,411 5.34%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 41,155 51.26%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 39,125 48.74%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 11,776 8.17%
Color 1 Box Married 87,692 60.87%
Color 2 Box Never Married 40,853 28.36%
Color 3 Box Widowed 3,740 2.60%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 15,118 9.72%
Color 1 Box Married 88,367 56.81%
Color 2 Box Never Married 36,407 23.41%
Color 3 Box Widowed 15,658 10.07%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 40,784 14.59%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 51,686 18.49%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 102,470 36.66%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 46,276 16.55%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 7,552 2.70%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 21,712 7.77%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 9,052 3.24%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 3,554 1.83% 2,837 1.46% 6,391 3.29%
Kindergarten 4,532 2.33% 1,138 0.59% 5,670 2.92%
Grades 1-4 22,044 11.34% 4,263 2.19% 26,307 13.53%
Grades 5-8 22,794 11.72% 3,769 1.94% 26,563 13.66%
Grades 9-12 22,090 11.36% 3,348 1.72% 25,438 13.08%
Undergrad college 13,332 6.86% 1,406 0.72% 14,738 7.58%
Graduate or professional school 1,746 0.90% 468 0.24% 2,214 1.14%
Total 90,092 46.33% 17,229 8.86% 107,321 55.18%

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Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2001 466 413
2002 397 352
2003 400 374
2004 371 419

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Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 313,845 82.08%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 68,499 17.92%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 730
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 5.438 0.428 0.041 0.974 6.882 0.000 10.567 33.171 2.835 46.574
2000 4.253 0.302 0.015 0.694 5.264 0.000 8.758 29.567 2.192 40.517
2001 4.436 0.247 0.051 0.844 5.578 0.000 9.165 29.189 2.022 40.376
2002 3.850 0.405 0.031 0.769 5.055 0.000 9.273 28.256 2.040 39.570
2003 3.697 0.441 0.035 0.729 4.902 0.000 8.493 28.760 2.198 39.451
2004 4.030 0.464 0.081 0.837 5.413 0.000 9.398 30.700 2.573 42.670
2005 3.422 0.347 0.055 0.703 4.527 0.000 7.115 27.193 1.809 36.116
2006 4.190 0.412 0.048 0.819 5.469 0.000 7.461 27.824 2.769 38.054
2007 3.859 0.324 0.059 0.659 4.902 0.000 5.098 27.856 1.971 34.926

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 10,370
2000 9,106
2001 8,930
2002 8,705

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Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 29,135 14.98%
10-19 Years 32,605 16.77%
20-29 Years 25,769 13.25%
30-39 Years 30,219 15.54%
40-49 Years 28,500 14.65%
50-59 Years 20,500 10.54%
60-69 Years 13,747 7.07%
70-79 Years 9,445 4.86%
80-89 Years 3,886 2.00%
90+ Years 671 0.35%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 95,222 48.96%
Color 1 Box Female 99,255 51.04%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 150,485 77.38%
Color 1 Box African-American 29,804 15.33%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 7,480 3.85%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2,915 1.50%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 2,170 1.12%
Color 2 Box Asian 1,432 0.74%
Color 6 Box Other Race 161 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 30 0.02%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. French Non-Basque 83,468 32.77%
2. United States Or American 49,509 19.43%
3. French Canadian 37,773 14.83%
4. German 19,957 7.83%
5. Irish 14,490 5.69%
6. Italian 13,128 5.15%
7. Acadian / Cajun 11,817 4.64%
8. English 11,710 4.60%
9. Scottish 1,658 0.65%
10. African 1,592 0.62%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 299,994 82.94%
2. French 52,724 14.58%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 5,446 1.51%
4. Vietnamese 952 0.26%
5. Chinese 500 0.14%
6. German 496 0.14%
7. Korean 174 0.05%
8. Tagalog 164 0.05%
9. Gujarathi 158 0.04%
10. Urdu 154 0.04%

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 383,989 98.53%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2,648 0.68%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 3,089 0.79%

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Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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