Houma, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 32,618 (Urban population: 32,355, Rural population: 263 (all nonfarm))

Houma, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,422 (11,542 occupied: 7,852 owner occupied, 3,690 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	32%

Housing density: 885 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $151,800.

Median contract rent in 2007: $471 (lower quartile is $369, upper quartile is $590)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $573

Median gross rent in Houma, LA in 2007: $658

Housing units in Houma with a mortgage: 3,790 (437 second mortgage, 373 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,249

Houma,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $128,506 (it was $79,300 in 2000)

Houma:	$128,506
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,268 - $186,956

Household type by relationship

Households: 31,405

In family households: 27,317 (5,824 male householders, 2,411 female householders)
5,650 spouses, 10,370 children (9,762 natural, 161 adopted, 447 stepchildren), 1,133 grandchildren, 376 brothers or sisters, 226 parents, 660 other relatives, 667 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,088 (1,487 male householders (1,094 living alone)), 1,865 female householders (1,700 living alone)), 736 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 719 (592 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,997 2-persons, 2,066 3-persons, 1,724 4-persons, 839 5-persons, 398 6-persons, 211 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,794 1-person, 454 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 14 6-persons.

4,921 married couples with children.
2,695 single-parent households (470 men, 2,225 women).

89.4% of residents of Houma speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
8.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 754 (2.3%)
(32.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Houma, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 88 3 rooms: 273 4 rooms: 665 5 rooms: 2,077 6 rooms: 2,319 7 rooms: 1,143 8 rooms: 675 9 or more rooms: 612

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Houma, Louisiana:
	1 room: 168 2 rooms: 407 3 rooms: 632 4 rooms: 1,204 5 rooms: 706 6 rooms: 396 7 rooms: 99 8 rooms: 56 9 or more rooms: 22

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 189
1995 to 1998: 810
1990 to 1994: 523
1980 to 1989: 1,322
1970 to 1979: 2,663
1960 to 1969: 2,077
1950 to 1959: 2,393
1940 to 1949: 1,293
1939 or earlier: 1,152

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Houma:
	no bedroom: 28 1 bedroom: 201 2 bedrooms: 1,501 3 bedrooms: 4,727 4 bedrooms: 1,205 5 or more bedrooms: 190

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Houma:
	no bedroom: 192 1 bedroom: 1,134 2 bedrooms: 1,591 3 bedrooms: 711 4 bedrooms: 54 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Houma in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 555 1 vehicle: 2,829 2 vehicles: 3,241 3 vehicles: 961 4 vehicles: 201 5 or more vehicles: 65

Cars and other vehicles available in Houma in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 925 1 vehicle: 1,796 2 vehicles: 863 3 vehicles: 95 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Houma, LA:

Less than $10,000: 119
$10,000 to $14,999: 60
$15,000 to $19,999: 82
$20,000 to $24,999: 87
$25,000 to $29,999: 76
$30,000 to $34,999: 75
$35,000 to $39,999: 75
$40,000 to $49,999: 189
$50,000 to $59,999: 372
$60,000 to $69,999: 328
$70,000 to $79,999: 321
$80,000 to $89,999: 448
$90,000 to $99,999: 478
$100,000 to $124,999: 1117
$125,000 to $149,999: 1152
$150,000 to $174,999: 722
$175,000 to $199,999: 464
$200,000 to $249,999: 807
$250,000 to $299,999: 364
$300,000 to $399,999: 335
$400,000 to $499,999: 124
$500,000 to $749,999: 61
$750,000 to $999,999: 22
$1,000,000 or more: 27

Houma rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Houma:

Less than $100: 127 people
$100 to $149: 65
$150 to $199: 99
$200 to $249: 163
$250 to $299: 211
$300 to $349: 219
$350 to $399: 295
$400 to $449: 343
$450 to $499: 356
$500 to $549: 298
$550 to $599: 270
$600 to $649: 267
$650 to $699: 212
$700 to $749: 163
$750 to $799: 76
$800 to $899: 68
$900 to $999: 60
$1,000 to $1,249: 48
$1,250 to $1,499: 21
$1,500 to $1,999: 4
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 347

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 267 1990 to 1994: 163 1985 to 1989: 28 1980 to 1984: 71 1975 to 1979: 54 1970 to 1974: 62 1970 to 1974: 20 1965 to 1969: 89

Houma, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.0%
Number of people working at home: 275 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 642
5 to 9 minutes: 1994
10 to 14 minutes: 3415
15 to 19 minutes: 2407
20 to 24 minutes: 1255
25 to 29 minutes: 277
30 to 34 minutes: 589
35 to 39 minutes: 155
40 to 44 minutes: 137
45 to 59 minutes: 440
60 to 89 minutes: 324
90 or more minutes: 501

Houma mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,785 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,574 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 181 (1%)
Taxi: 16 (0%)
Motorcycle: 15 (0%)
Bicycle: 65 (1%)
Walked: 196 (2%)
Other means: 304 (2%)
Worked at home: 275 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1827
$10,000 to $14,999: 940
$15,000 to $19,999: 882
$20,000 to $24,999: 716
$25,000 to $29,999: 821
$30,000 to $34,999: 668
$35,000 to $39,999: 756
$40,000 to $44,999: 599
$45,000 to $49,999: 355
$50,000 to $59,999: 1059
$60,000 to $74,999: 956
$75,000 to $99,999: 1055
$100,000 to $124,999: 414
$125,000 to $149,999: 156
$150,000 to $199,999: 195
$200,000 or more: 188

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 9328

French (except Basque): 5754

United States or American: 2369

French Canadian: 2212

German: 1117

Italian: 857

English: 835

Irish: 803

Acadian/Cajun: 423

Subsaharan African:: 223

African: 214

Scottish: 136

European: 123

Scotch-Irish: 96

Dutch: 56

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 47

Canadian: 42

Jamaican: 39

Arab:: 38

Lebanese: 38

Greek: 37

Russian: 27

Polish: 20

Norwegian: 18

Welsh: 14

Swedish: 13

Hungarian: 12

Portuguese: 11

British: 9

Pennsylvania German: 9

Scandinavian: 9

Cape Verdean: 9

Austrian: 9

Haitian: 8

Iranian: 7

Czechoslovakian: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (18%)
Vietnam (9%)
Philippines (8%)
Pakistan (8%)
India (7%)
Jamaica (6%)
Honduras (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 27946
Northeast: 279
Midwest: 562
South: 2114
West: 365

60% of Houma 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, 57% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 177
Nursery to 4th grade: 151
5th and 6th grade: 391
7th and 8th grade: 684
9th grade: 334
10th grade: 480
11th grade: 494
12th grade, no diploma: 355
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,042
Less than 1 year of college: 574
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,197
Associate degree: 351
Bachelor's degree: 849
Master's degree: 225
Professional school degree: 186
Doctorate degree: 49

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 199
Nursery to 4th grade: 77
5th and 6th grade: 312
7th and 8th grade: 629
9th grade: 475
10th grade: 529
11th grade: 484
12th grade, no diploma: 307
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,776
Less than 1 year of college: 541
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,204
Associate degree: 332
Bachelor's degree: 1,152
Master's degree: 276
Professional school degree: 104
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 16.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 30.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 17.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $55,641
Black householders: $21,944
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $25,891
Asian householders: $65,600
Some other race householders: $39,194
Two or more races householders: $48,878
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $95,736

Houma household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Houma household income for Black householders

Houma household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Houma marital status for males

Houma marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $140,011
Black or African American householders: $91,234
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $83,617
Asian householders: $148,761
Some other race householders: $247,612
Two or more races householders: $214,067
Hispanic or Latino householders: $152,975

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,596
One, attached: 253
Two: 587
3 or 4: 319
5 to 9: 212
10 to 19: 89
20 to 49: 125
50 or more: 548
Mobile homes: 679
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,452

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Houma:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (50%) Utility gas (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 995

Here:	24.1%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 440

Here:	21.2%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 87

Here:	9.0%
Louisiana:	16.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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