County population in 2014: 113,328 (79% urban, 21% rural); it was 104,503 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 16,331 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 12,634 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 27,193 Renter-occupied apartments: 11,126 (it was 8,804 in 2000)
% of renters here:
24%
State:
33%
Land area: 1255 sq. mi.
Water area: 825.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 90 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Terrebonne Parish: 86.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (19.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.6%), Construction (14.3%).
Estimated median household income in 2015: $41,786 ($35,235 in 1999)
This county:
$41,786
Louisiana:
$45,727
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $640 (lower quartile is $368, upper quartile is $878)
This county:
$640
State:
$647
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $137,900 (it was $72,200 in 2000)
Terrebonne:
$137,900
Louisiana:
$155,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,200 - $215,600
Mean price in 2015:
Detached houses: $208,165
Here:
$208,165
State:
$205,765
Townhouses or other attached units: $234,345
Here:
$234,345
State:
$201,436
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $112,447
Here:
$112,447
State:
$265,999
Mobile homes: $48,194
Here:
$48,194
State:
$59,334
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $26,675
Here:
$26,675
State:
$23,026
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,209 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $286
Institutionalized population: 1,297
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 3
Rapes: 33
Robberies: 35
Assaults: 231
Burglaries: 614
Thefts: 2180
Auto thefts: 214
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 7
Rapes: 37
Robberies: 50
Assaults: 229
Burglaries: 1069
Thefts: 2389
Auto thefts: 278
Health of residents in Terrebonne Parish based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.2. This is significantly worse than average. 61.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average. 49.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average. 60.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average. 60.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average. Average weight of males is 202 pounds. This is more than average. Average weight of females is 168 pounds. This is more than average. 47.9% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $694 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $297 (0.3%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 22.4%
(16.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.5% for Black residents, 27.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 29.0% for American Indian residents, 78.5% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 27.7% for other race residents, 25.6% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 22.4%
Terrebonne Parish:
22.4%
Louisiana:
19.6%
(16.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 37.2% for Black residents, 28.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 27.8% for American Indian residents, 78.5% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 20.5% for other race residents, 23.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 34 years old
(Males: 34 years old, Females: 35 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39 years old, Black residents: 29 years old, American Indian residents: 30 years old, Asian residents: 29 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 14 years old, Other race residents: 33 years old)
Area name: Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Terrebonne Parish is $419 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $520 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $683 a month.
Current college students: 3,785 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,529 (46% naturalized citizens)
Terrebonne Parish:
1.5%
Whole state:
2.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 339
1990 to 1994: 275
1985 to 1989: 94
1980 to 1984: 170
1975 to 1979: 184
1970 to 1974: 156
1970 to 1974: 92
1965 to 1969: 219
Note: State values scaled to Terrebonne Parish population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 27,676
One, attached: 662
Two: 869
3 or 4: 988
5 to 9: 827
10 to 19: 434
20 or more: 1,295
Mobile homes: 7,025
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 152
Housing units in Terrebonne Parish with a mortgage: 11,285 (1,133 second mortgage, 1,106 home equity loan, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 9,099
Here:
55.4% with mortgage
State:
59.7% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Terrebonne Parish
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
54,640
17
Evangelical Protestant
12,307
56
Black Protestant
3,662
8
Mainline Protestant
2,199
7
Other
837
3
None
38,215
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Terrebonne Parish Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 18
Terrebonne Parish:
1.66 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.56 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:
0.28 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 12
This county:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:
1.29 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 57
Terrebonne Parish:
5.26 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:
4.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 75
This county:
6.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.92 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Terrebonne Parish:
10.4%
Louisiana:
10.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Terrebonne Parish:
30.0%
State:
29.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
18.3%
State:
13.7%
Agriculture in Terrebonne Parish:
Average size of farms: 340 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $98,230 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $572.62 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.65% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 37.94% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $54,489 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.30% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $102,217 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.69% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.14 Vegetables: 13 harvested acres Land in orchards: 145 acres
Earthquake activity:
Terrebonne Parish-area historical earthquake activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/10/2006 at 04:14:22, a magnitude 5.3 (4.2 MB, 5.3 MS, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 122.7 miles away from Terrebonne Parish center On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi) earthquake occurred 338.8 miles away from the county center On 12/9/2000 at 06:46:09, a magnitude 4.3 (4.2 MB, 4.3 MS, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 110.2 miles away from the county center On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 233.9 miles away from the county center On 6/30/1994 at 01:08:24, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 117.7 miles away from Terrebonne Parish center On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 337.0 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 28, 2015 to February 01, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3376: February 05, 2016, FEMA Id: 3376, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Louisiana Tropical Storm Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3347: August 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 3347, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
Louisiana Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 10, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4080: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4080, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Louisiana Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 01, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4041: October 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 4041, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
Louisiana Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to July 07, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3322: May 06, 2011, FEMA Id: 3322, Natural disaster type: Flood
Louisiana Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to July 07, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4015: August 18, 2011, FEMA Id: 4015, Natural disaster type: Flood
Louisiana Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to November 07, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1792: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1792, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 01, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1786: September 02, 2008, FEMA Id: 1786, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3289: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3289, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1607: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1607, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
19 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Terrebonne Parish (29) is a lot greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 22 Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 16, Floods: 8, Storms: 6, Tropical Storms: 5, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.1 Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 15.2
Births per 1000 population in Terrebonne Parish
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population in Terrebonne Parish
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Terrebonne Parish
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 20.9% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 7.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Terrebonne Parish
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Terrebonne Parish
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 15,888 (11,575 aged, 4,313 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 4,308 (14%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,168)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,038)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (401)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (400)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (368)
Unspecified dementia (358)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (338)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.88 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 17,699 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 379 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 64,594
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,691 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 814 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 78
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 71.7. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 41.9
Other - 29.8
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 102.8. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 69.0
Other - 33.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 110,381
In family households: 96,251 (19,685 male householders, 9,316 female householders)
20,014 spouses, 34,340 children (31,468 natural, 624 adopted, 2,248 stepchildren), 4,597 grandchildren, 1,255 brothers or sisters, 868 parents, 1,837 other relatives, 3,440 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 14,130 (5,875 male householders (4,392 living alone)), 5,215 female householders (4,375 living alone)), 3,040 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,479 (1,297 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 10,512 2-persons, 7,428 3-persons, 5,976 4-persons, 3,022 5-persons, 1,192 6-persons, 871 7-or-more-persons.
18,741 married couples with children.
7,360 single-parent households (1,729 men, 5,631 women).
86.8% of residents of Terrebonne Parish speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
11.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $507,148,000 ($4,761 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $18,632,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $231,210,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $132,235,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,590,000 Federal grants: $104,671,000 Federal procurement contracts: $17,442,000 ($11,647,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $20,000,000 ($1,726,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $597,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $34,290,000 Federal Government insurance: $1,370,958,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 9,035
Here:
84 per 1000 residents
State:
78 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 4,358
Here:
41 per 1000 residents
State:
49 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +300
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+4 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -1,876
Here:
-17 per 1000 residents
State:
-20 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Terrebonne Parish
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.62 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.6
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.1
State:
4.1
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 1,679
2000 to 2009: 9,007
1990 to 1999: 4,857
1980 to 1989: 7,123
1970 to 1979: 8,940
1960 to 1969: 4,995
1950 to 1959: 5,154
1940 to 1949: 1,512
1939 or earlier: 1,586
Note: State values scaled to Terrebonne population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Note: State values scaled to Terrebonne Parish population
no vehicle: 1,684
1 vehicle: 9,064
2 vehicles: 12,093
3 vehicles: 3,427
4 vehicles: 733
5+ vehicles: 192
no vehicle: 1,612
1 vehicle: 4,270
2 vehicles: 2,476
3 vehicles: 366
4 vehicles: 34
5+ vehicles: 46
63% of Terrebonne Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Louisiana.
Terrebonne Parish:
62.7%
State average:
59.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 91,566
Northeast: 898
Midwest: 1,701
South: 7,072
West: 1,380
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $54,400
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Terrebonne Parish
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