Houma

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Population (2000): 32,393
Land Area (2000): 36.343 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.341 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 52.1186 (11.2) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 81.6186 (27.6) / 90.4186 (32.5)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,429
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 2,668
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 63 inches

Houma Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	29,985	2002	32,492	2005	32,078
2000	33,263	2003	32,228	2006	30,431
2001	32,367	2004	32,163	2007	32,597

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	31,865	99.19%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	259	0.81%

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Houma Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	12,524	11,995	529	4.22%	42
1991	12,886	12,211	675	5.24%	52
1992	12,950	11,872	1,079	8.33%	83
1993	12,371	11,624	747	6.04%	61
1994	12,828	12,104	724	5.64%	57
1995	12,995	12,322	674	5.19%	52
1996	13,563	12,975	588	4.34%	43
1997	14,413	13,917	496	3.44%	35
1998	15,061	14,569	492	3.27%	33
1999	14,588	14,011	577	3.95%	39
2000	14,073	13,341	731	5.20%	52
2001	14,529	13,768	761	5.24%	52
2002	14,743	13,924	819	5.56%	56
2003	14,971	14,107	865	5.77%	58
2004	14,961	14,112	850	5.68%	57
2005	15,034	14,090	943	6.27%	62
2006	15,402	14,917	485	3.15%	31
2007	15,859	15,409	450	2.84%	28
2008	16,015	15,451	564	3.52%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	12,005	11,417	588	4.90%	49
Feb 1990	12,016	11,495	521	4.34%	43
Mar 1990	12,178	11,678	500	4.11%	41
Apr 1990	12,374	11,870	504	4.07%	41
May 1990	12,389	11,978	411	3.32%	33
Jun 1990	12,774	12,243	531	4.16%	42
Jul 1990	12,958	12,424	534	4.12%	41
Aug 1990	12,801	12,206	595	4.65%	46
Sep 1990	12,564	11,994	570	4.54%	45
Oct 1990	12,800	12,267	533	4.16%	42
Nov 1990	12,744	12,226	518	4.06%	41
Dec 1990	12,686	12,145	541	4.26%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	12,414	11,758	656	5.28%	53
Feb 1991	12,637	11,929	708	5.60%	56
Mar 1991	12,767	12,104	663	5.19%	52
Apr 1991	12,864	12,205	659	5.12%	51
May 1991	12,784	12,235	549	4.29%	43
Jun 1991	13,134	12,453	681	5.19%	52
Jul 1991	13,177	12,517	660	5.01%	50
Aug 1991	13,044	12,356	688	5.27%	53
Sep 1991	12,993	12,275	718	5.53%	55
Oct 1991	13,006	12,344	662	5.09%	51
Nov 1991	12,979	12,294	685	5.28%	53
Dec 1991	12,827	12,056	771	6.01%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	12,777	11,700	1,077	8.43%	84
Feb 1992	12,822	11,732	1,090	8.50%	85
Mar 1992	12,979	11,859	1,120	8.63%	86
Apr 1992	13,028	11,917	1,111	8.53%	85
May 1992	13,001	11,894	1,107	8.51%	85
Jun 1992	13,202	11,931	1,271	9.63%	96
Jul 1992	13,387	12,182	1,205	9.00%	90
Aug 1992	13,064	11,888	1,176	9.00%	90
Sep 1992	12,983	11,818	1,165	8.97%	90
Oct 1992	13,046	12,041	1,005	7.70%	77
Nov 1992	12,918	12,087	831	6.43%	64
Dec 1992	12,197	11,411	786	6.44%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	12,015	11,134	881	7.33%	73
Feb 1993	11,985	11,219	766	6.39%	64
Mar 1993	12,116	11,329	787	6.50%	65
Apr 1993	12,111	11,346	765	6.32%	63
May 1993	12,257	11,478	779	6.36%	64
Jun 1993	12,494	11,695	799	6.40%	64
Jul 1993	12,623	11,922	701	5.55%	56
Aug 1993	12,528	11,807	721	5.76%	58
Sep 1993	12,393	11,696	697	5.62%	56
Oct 1993	12,644	11,909	735	5.81%	58
Nov 1993	12,674	11,970	704	5.55%	56
Dec 1993	12,610	11,978	632	5.01%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	12,442	11,616	826	6.64%	66
Feb 1994	12,429	11,658	771	6.20%	62
Mar 1994	12,621	11,829	792	6.28%	63
Apr 1994	12,706	11,928	778	6.12%	61
May 1994	12,736	12,039	697	5.47%	55
Jun 1994	12,926	12,126	800	6.19%	62
Jul 1994	13,107	12,361	746	5.69%	57
Aug 1994	13,091	12,347	744	5.68%	57
Sep 1994	12,910	12,226	684	5.30%	53
Oct 1994	13,030	12,388	642	4.93%	49
Nov 1994	13,042	12,419	623	4.78%	48
Dec 1994	12,894	12,313	581	4.51%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	12,655	11,946	709	5.60%	56
Feb 1995	12,720	12,009	711	5.59%	56
Mar 1995	12,815	12,090	725	5.66%	57
Apr 1995	12,916	12,172	744	5.76%	58
May 1995	12,968	12,319	649	5.00%	50
Jun 1995	13,145	12,434	711	5.41%	54
Jul 1995	13,256	12,574	682	5.14%	51
Aug 1995	13,232	12,501	731	5.52%	55
Sep 1995	13,097	12,449	648	4.95%	49
Oct 1995	13,101	12,485	616	4.70%	47
Nov 1995	13,046	12,464	582	4.46%	45
Dec 1995	12,994	12,416	578	4.45%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	12,989	12,212	777	5.98%	60
Feb 1996	13,044	12,362	682	5.23%	52
Mar 1996	13,266	12,586	680	5.13%	51
Apr 1996	13,323	12,653	670	5.03%	50
May 1996	13,443	12,836	607	4.52%	45
Jun 1996	13,578	12,977	601	4.43%	44
Jul 1996	13,891	13,335	556	4.00%	40
Aug 1996	13,907	13,340	567	4.08%	41
Sep 1996	13,796	13,302	494	3.58%	36
Oct 1996	13,846	13,357	489	3.53%	35
Nov 1996	13,859	13,381	478	3.45%	34
Dec 1996	13,818	13,361	457	3.31%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	13,576	12,998	578	4.26%	43
Feb 1997	13,659	13,163	496	3.63%	36
Mar 1997	13,944	13,349	595	4.27%	43
Apr 1997	14,169	13,634	535	3.78%	38
May 1997	14,204	13,721	483	3.40%	34
Jun 1997	14,426	13,824	602	4.17%	42
Jul 1997	14,895	14,358	537	3.61%	36
Aug 1997	14,764	14,268	496	3.36%	34
Sep 1997	14,700	14,238	462	3.14%	31
Oct 1997	14,840	14,436	404	2.72%	27
Nov 1997	14,932	14,540	392	2.63%	26
Dec 1997	14,841	14,470	371	2.50%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	14,682	14,217	465	3.17%	32
Feb 1998	14,742	14,322	420	2.85%	28
Mar 1998	14,889	14,393	496	3.33%	33
Apr 1998	15,062	14,577	485	3.22%	32
May 1998	15,103	14,663	440	2.91%	29
Jun 1998	15,369	14,830	539	3.51%	35
Jul 1998	15,518	15,006	512	3.30%	33
Aug 1998	15,281	14,744	537	3.51%	35
Sep 1998	15,123	14,587	536	3.54%	35
Oct 1998	15,011	14,521	490	3.26%	33
Nov 1998	14,976	14,499	477	3.19%	32
Dec 1998	14,971	14,466	505	3.37%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	14,689	14,010	679	4.62%	46
Feb 1999	14,641	14,021	620	4.23%	42
Mar 1999	14,681	14,051	630	4.29%	43
Apr 1999	14,486	13,910	576	3.98%	40
May 1999	14,375	13,871	504	3.51%	35
Jun 1999	14,736	14,065	671	4.55%	46
Jul 1999	14,774	14,129	645	4.37%	44
Aug 1999	14,605	14,015	590	4.04%	40
Sep 1999	14,523	13,951	572	3.94%	39
Oct 1999	14,629	14,088	541	3.70%	37
Nov 1999	14,543	14,072	471	3.24%	32
Dec 1999	14,371	13,952	419	2.92%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	13,635	12,901	734	5.38%	54
Feb 2000	13,702	13,034	668	4.88%	49
Mar 2000	13,792	13,077	715	5.18%	52
Apr 2000	13,950	13,351	599	4.29%	43
May 2000	14,114	13,447	667	4.73%	47
Jun 2000	14,393	13,509	884	6.14%	61
Jul 2000	14,379	13,530	849	5.90%	59
Aug 2000	14,225	13,397	828	5.82%	58
Sep 2000	14,084	13,322	762	5.41%	54
Oct 2000	14,214	13,481	733	5.16%	52
Nov 2000	14,163	13,476	687	4.85%	49
Dec 2000	14,220	13,572	648	4.56%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	14,214	13,367	847	5.96%	60
Feb 2001	14,248	13,528	720	5.05%	51
Mar 2001	14,397	13,681	716	4.97%	50
Apr 2001	14,495	13,807	688	4.75%	47
May 2001	14,405	13,757	648	4.50%	45
Jun 2001	14,741	13,842	899	6.10%	61
Jul 2001	14,899	14,120	779	5.23%	52
Aug 2001	14,774	14,032	742	5.02%	50
Sep 2001	14,638	13,875	763	5.21%	52
Oct 2001	14,712	13,945	767	5.21%	52
Nov 2001	14,461	13,686	775	5.36%	54
Dec 2001	14,365	13,574	791	5.51%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	14,228	13,334	894	6.28%	63
Feb 2002	14,287	13,503	784	5.49%	55
Mar 2002	14,324	13,532	792	5.53%	55
Apr 2002	14,638	13,822	816	5.57%	56
May 2002	14,598	13,827	771	5.28%	53
Jun 2002	14,928	13,972	956	6.40%	64
Jul 2002	15,114	14,287	827	5.47%	55
Aug 2002	15,062	14,253	809	5.37%	54
Sep 2002	14,926	14,128	798	5.35%	53
Oct 2002	15,009	14,220	789	5.26%	53
Nov 2002	14,922	14,121	801	5.37%	54
Dec 2002	14,874	14,083	791	5.32%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	14,829	13,929	900	6.07%	61
Feb 2003	14,838	14,016	822	5.54%	55
Mar 2003	14,960	14,083	877	5.86%	59
Apr 2003	14,924	14,103	821	5.50%	55
May 2003	14,944	14,073	871	5.83%	58
Jun 2003	15,235	14,131	1,104	7.25%	72
Jul 2003	15,382	14,366	1,016	6.61%	66
Aug 2003	15,077	14,197	880	5.84%	58
Sep 2003	14,907	14,070	837	5.61%	56
Oct 2003	14,995	14,245	750	5.00%	50
Nov 2003	14,842	14,090	752	5.07%	51
Dec 2003	14,724	13,980	744	5.05%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	14,734	13,812	922	6.26%	63
Feb 2004	14,704	13,912	792	5.39%	54
Mar 2004	14,767	13,946	821	5.56%	56
Apr 2004	14,834	14,064	770	5.19%	52
May 2004	14,826	14,000	826	5.57%	56
Jun 2004	15,179	14,148	1,031	6.79%	68
Jul 2004	15,403	14,464	939	6.10%	61
Aug 2004	15,130	14,307	823	5.44%	54
Sep 2004	15,026	14,167	859	5.72%	57
Oct 2004	15,011	14,203	808	5.38%	54
Nov 2004	14,957	14,150	807	5.40%	54
Dec 2004	14,965	14,169	796	5.32%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	14,304	13,560	744	5.20%	52
Feb 2005	14,196	13,573	623	4.39%	44
Mar 2005	14,315	13,715	600	4.19%	42
Apr 2005	14,608	14,044	564	3.86%	39
May 2005	14,603	13,990	613	4.20%	42
Jun 2005	15,049	14,278	771	5.12%	51
Jul 2005	14,936	14,272	664	4.45%	44
Aug 2005	14,836	14,203	633	4.27%	43
Sep 2005	15,986	14,096	1,890	11.82%	118
Oct 2005	16,309	14,578	1,731	10.61%	106
Nov 2005	16,153	14,416	1,737	10.75%	108
Dec 2005	15,109	14,360	749	4.96%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	14,785	14,145	640	4.33%	43
Feb 2006	14,712	14,212	500	3.40%	34
Mar 2006	14,802	14,315	487	3.29%	33
Apr 2006	15,060	14,639	421	2.80%	28
May 2006	15,270	14,789	481	3.15%	31
Jun 2006	15,590	14,990	600	3.85%	38
Jul 2006	15,765	15,323	442	2.80%	28
Aug 2006	15,615	15,147	468	3.00%	30
Sep 2006	15,739	15,263	476	3.02%	30
Oct 2006	15,835	15,376	459	2.90%	29
Nov 2006	15,820	15,373	447	2.83%	28
Dec 2006	15,825	15,427	398	2.52%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	15,540	15,053	487	3.13%	31
Feb 2007	15,509	15,112	397	2.56%	26
Mar 2007	15,717	15,288	429	2.73%	27
Apr 2007	15,724	15,335	389	2.47%	25
May 2007	15,962	15,474	488	3.06%	31
Jun 2007	16,150	15,581	569	3.52%	35
Jul 2007	16,090	15,614	476	2.96%	30
Aug 2007	15,856	15,394	462	2.91%	29
Sep 2007	15,865	15,413	452	2.85%	28
Oct 2007	15,972	15,581	391	2.45%	24
Nov 2007	16,022	15,608	414	2.58%	26
Dec 2007	15,906	15,458	448	2.82%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	15,702	15,158	544	3.46%	35
Feb 2008	15,622	15,232	390	2.50%	25
Mar 2008	15,862	15,341	521	3.28%	33
Apr 2008	15,821	15,405	416	2.63%	26
May 2008	15,921	15,459	462	2.90%	29
Jun 2008	16,247	15,646	601	3.70%	37
Jul 2008	16,207	15,751	456	2.81%	28
Aug 2008	16,348	15,793	555	3.39%	34
Sep 2008	16,407	15,272	1,135	6.92%	69
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Houma Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Mining	1,034	14.77%
2.	Construction	828	11.83%
3.	Health Care	368	5.26%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	357	5.10%
5.	Other Transportation	296	4.23%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	292	4.17%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	285	4.07%
8.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	282	4.03%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	253	3.61%
10.	Public Administration	224	3.20%
11.	Machinery Manufacturing	200	2.86%
12.	Metal Manufactuing	176	2.51%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	167	2.39%
14.	Finance and Insurance	142	2.03%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	139	1.99%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	137	1.96%
17.	Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale	130	1.86%
18.	Truck Transportation	124	1.77%
19.	Food and Beverage Stores	120	1.71%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	113	1.61%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,155	20.44%
2.	Educational Services	682	12.07%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	644	11.40%
4.	Public Administration	363	6.42%
5.	Finance and Insurance	271	4.80%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	247	4.37%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	231	4.09%
8.	Social Assistance	181	3.20%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	167	2.96%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	113	2.00%
11.	Truck Transportation	108	1.91%
12.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	101	1.79%
13.	Mining	101	1.79%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	89	1.58%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	79	1.40%
16.	Repair and Maintenance	78	1.38%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	75	1.33%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	73	1.29%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	71	1.26%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	62	1.10%

Houma Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	435	6.22%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	416	5.94%
3.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	353	5.04%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	290	4.14%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	285	4.07%
6.	Other Production Occupations	285	4.07%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	273	3.90%
8.	Other Management Occupations	272	3.89%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	235	3.36%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	221	3.16%
11.	Rail and Water Transportation	206	2.94%
12.	Other Construction Trades	194	2.77%
13.	Carpenters	193	2.76%
14.	Top Executives	184	2.63%
15.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	183	2.61%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	181	2.59%
17.	Extraction Workers	162	2.31%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	140	2.00%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	140	2.00%
20.	Drafters / Engineering / Mappers	124	1.77%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	380	6.73%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	372	6.58%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	364	6.44%
4.	Cashiers	323	5.72%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	268	4.74%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	261	4.62%
7.	Registered Nurses	255	4.51%
8.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	248	4.39%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	241	4.27%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	241	4.27%
11.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	188	3.33%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	168	2.97%
13.	Health Technologists and Technicians	135	2.39%
14.	Child Care Workers	121	2.14%
15.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	113	2.00%
16.	Other Management Occupations	109	1.93%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	108	1.91%
18.	Accountants and Auditors	96	1.70%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	95	1.68%
20.	Customer Service Representatives	93	1.65%

Houma Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	12,261	50.59%
15-35 hours	2,304	9.51%
1-14 hours	655	2.70%
No regular hours	9,018	37.21%

Houma Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	537	4.42%
5 AM-5:29 AM	413	3.40%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	617	5.08%
6 AM-6:29 AM	924	7.61%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,234	10.17%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,062	16.99%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,312	19.05%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,219	10.04%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	467	3.85%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	522	4.30%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	288	2.37%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	110	0.91%
Noon-3:59 PM	522	4.30%
4 PM-11:59 PM	909	7.49%

Houma Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	642	5.29%
5-9	1,994	16.43%
10-14	3,415	28.14%
15-19	2,407	19.83%
20-24	1,255	10.34%
25-29	277	2.28%
30-34	589	4.85%
35-39	155	1.28%
40-44	137	1.13%
45-59	440	3.63%
60-89	324	2.67%
At least 90	501	4.13%

Houma Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	114	0.94%	9,876	81.38%
30-44	23	0.19%	858	7.07%
45-59	12	0.10%	428	3.53%
At least 60	48	0.40%	777	6.40%

Houma Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	65	0.52%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,574	12.68%
Car / truck / van, solo	9,785	78.84%
Motorcycle	15	0.12%
Other	304	2.45%
Public transportation	197	1.59%
Walked	196	1.58%
Worked at home	275	2.22%

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Houma Family Information Back to top
: 11,587 (31,405 people)
: 8,235 (26,650 people)
: 2,319
: 17,576
Houma Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,827	15.77%
$10,000-$14,999	940	8.11%
$15,000-$19,999	882	7.61%
$20,000-$24,999	716	6.18%
$25,000-$29,999	821	7.09%
$30,000-$34,999	668	5.77%
$35,000-$39,999	756	6.52%
$40,000-$44,999	599	5.17%
$45,000-$49,999	355	3.06%
$50,000-$59,999	1,059	9.14%
$60,000-$74,999	956	8.25%
$75,000-$99,999	1,055	9.11%
$100,000-$124,999	414	3.57%
$125,000-$149,999	156	1.35%
$150,000-$199,999	195	1.68%
$200,000 or more	188	1.62%

Houma Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,798	24.05%
Family, 2 people	2,946	25.32%
Nonfamily, 2 people	459	3.95%
Family, 3 people	2,125	18.27%
Nonfamily, 3 people	64	0.55%
Family, 4 people	1,802	15.49%
Nonfamily, 4 people	15	0.13%
Family, 5 people	833	7.16%
Nonfamily, 5 people	12	0.10%
Family, 6 people	338	2.91%
Nonfamily, 6 people	6	0.05%
Family, 7 or more people	235	2.02%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Houma Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	8,625	29.41%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,273	11.16%
Public Assistance	359	1.22%
Retirement	1,551	5.29%
Self Employment	930	3.17%
Social Security	3,499	11.93%
Supplemental Security	958	3.27%
Wage / Salary	8,412	28.69%
Other	1,718	5.86%

Houma Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,114	53.93%
With children under 18	2,660	46.07%

Houma Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,224	10.28%
Married	6,645	55.81%
Never Married	3,742	31.43%
Widowed	295	2.48%

Houma Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,703	13.25%
Married	6,274	48.82%
Never Married	3,276	25.49%
Widowed	1,599	12.44%

Houma 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 Education Information Back to top
Houma Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,833	12.20%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	4,711	20.29%
High school diploma or equivalent	7,888	33.98%
Some college, no degree	4,167	17.95%
Associate degree	699	3.01%
Bachelors degree	2,065	8.90%
Graduate or professional degree	852	3.67%

Houma Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	356	1.10%	423	1.31%	779	2.40%
Kindergarten	411	1.27%	126	0.39%	537	1.66%
Grades 1-4	1,529	4.72%	529	1.63%	2,058	6.35%
Grades 5-8	1,606	4.96%	466	1.44%	2,072	6.40%
Grades 9-12	1,640	5.06%	440	1.36%	2,080	6.42%
Undergrad college	883	2.73%	87	0.27%	970	2.99%
Graduate or professional school	110	0.34%	60	0.19%	170	0.52%
Total	6,535	20.17%	2,131	6.58%	8,666	26.75%

Houma Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houma Business Information Back to top
: $258,188,000
: $379,994,000
: $43,559,000

Houma Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houma Public Benefits Information Back to top
Houma Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	24,833	79.20%
Below Poverty Level	6,520	20.80%

Houma 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 Criminal Information Back to top
: 540
Houma Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	11.706	0.900	0.000	2.668	15.274	0.567	13.273	57.395	6.170	77.405
2000	10.823	0.451	0.000	1.804	13.078	0.571	9.680	42.480	4.389	57.121
2001	10.597	0.463	0.124	2.163	13.347	0.463	9.485	41.987	3.522	55.458
2002	8.864	0.862	0.000	2.154	11.880	0.185	10.310	40.133	3.078	53.706
2003	8.316	0.776	0.062	1.893	11.046	0.403	8.688	42.882	3.165	54.735
2004	10.758	0.808	0.155	2.363	14.085	0.404	9.763	47.943	3.358	61.064
2005	7.232	0.436	0.187	2.089	9.945	0.249	9.040	42.989	1.746	53.775
2006	7.985	0.690	0.131	2.267	11.074	0.427	9.300	43.081	2.695	55.075
2007	7.823	0.491	0.123	1.994	10.430	0.215	7.209	36.261	2.209	45.679

Houma Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	11	74
2005	12	69
2006	18	75
2007	15	68

Houma Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	2,779
2000	2,335
2001	2,227
2002	2,131

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Houma Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Houma Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,929	15.22%
10-19 Years	5,140	15.87%
20-29 Years	4,175	12.89%
30-39 Years	4,856	14.99%
40-49 Years	4,815	14.86%
50-59 Years	3,311	10.22%
60-69 Years	2,232	6.89%
70-79 Years	1,960	6.05%
80-89 Years	810	2.50%
90+ Years	165	0.51%

Houma Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	15,768	48.68%
Female	16,625	51.32%

Houma Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	21,569	66.59%
African-American	8,426	26.01%
Amerindian	1,107	3.42%
Hispanic/Latino	571	1.76%
Multiracial	459	1.42%
Asian	229	0.71%
Other Race	26	0.08%
Pacific Islander	6	0.02%

Houma Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	French Non-Basque	6,659	34.76%
2.	United States Or American	2,369	12.36%
3.	French Canadian	2,339	12.21%
4.	German	1,978	10.32%
5.	Irish	1,552	8.10%
6.	English	1,365	7.12%
7.	Italian	1,126	5.88%
8.	Acadian / Cajun	443	2.31%
9.	African	214	1.12%
10.	Scottish	163	0.85%

Houma Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	26,586	89.44%
2.	French	2,161	7.27%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	540	1.82%
4.	Vietnamese	91	0.31%
5.	Tagalog	69	0.23%
6.	Urdu	46	0.15%
7.	Other Indic	39	0.13%
8.	Hindi	38	0.13%
9.	German	28	0.09%
10.	Korean	21	0.07%

Houma Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	31,370	97.65%
Naturalized immigrant	247	0.77%
Not a citizen	507	1.58%

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Houma 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.

Houma Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

70360	70363	70780
70361	70364

70364 (27,405)	70360 (21,402)	70361
70363 (26,476)	70780 (1,012)