| People QuickFacts | Houma | Louisiana |
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Population, 2013 estimate | 34,040 | 4,629,284 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 33,703 | 4,533,479 |
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Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 1.0% | 2.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 33,727 | 4,533,372 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.3% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 25.6% | 24.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.6% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.9% | 51.0% |
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White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 66.0% | 62.6% |
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Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 24.4% | 32.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 4.0% | 0.7% |
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Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.0% | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 1.9% | 1.6% |
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Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 4.8% | 4.2% |
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 64.2% | 60.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 83.8% | 85.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 4.2% | 3.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 10.1% | 8.7% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 76.1% | 82.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 17.8% | 21.8% |
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Veterans, 2009-2013 | 2,239 | 304,271 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 21.4 | 24.9 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 13,924 | 1,964,981 |
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Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 68.7% | 67.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 14.3% | 18.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $147,900 | $138,900 |
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Households, 2009-2013 | 12,461 | 1,707,852 |
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Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.69 | 2.60 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $24,979 | $24,442 |
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Median household income, 2009-2013 | $48,872 | $44,874 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 16.6% | 19.1% |
| Business QuickFacts | Houma | Louisiana |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,442 | 375,808 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 7.8% | 15.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.0% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 19.8% | 27.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 138,203 | 205,054,723 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 374,242 | 51,415,553 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 505,154 | 56,543,203 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,458 | $12,921 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 90,580 | 9,729,869 |