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Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area

198,672 Population
2,297.7 square miles 86.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,605 ±$1,777 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$60,119 ±$4,887 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

17.9% ±2.9% (34,754  ±5,668) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.5 minutes ±1.7 (2,190,350  ±162,754) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

80,596 ±1,663 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (195,027  ±101) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

8.1% ±2.6% (3,626  ±1,166) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

88,847 ±63 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$189,600 ±$12,772 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.2% ±2.2% (18,043  ±4,250.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

82.9% ±3.8% (111,104  ±5,245.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
20.7% ±2.1% (27,687  ±2,800.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.9% (7,680  ±2,136) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.8% ±0.9% (7,223  ±1,364) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
7,223 Total veterans ±1,364 6,584 Male ±1,147 639 Female ±624

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