Houma.
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Louisiana·Terrebonne County
11 tracts·21K people·$206K median·1,422/mi²
White 65 · Black 20 · Hispanic 7 · Multiracial 5 · Other 2 · Asian 1
Married couple 40 · Other 30 · Living alone 30
Health 32 · Retail 18 · Professional 16 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 8 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Sales · office 22 · Construction · maintenance 17 · Production · transport 14 · Service 14
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0 · Walk 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Houma is $205,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Houma has 32,392 residents across 6 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.9; the population is 64.8% White, 19.5% Black, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% Multiracial, 2.3% Other and 0.8% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 23.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.3% (Census ACS).
Mulberry Elementary School (72%), Acadian Elementary School (49%) and Legion Park Elementary School (40%) lead the elementary schools; Oaklawn Middle School (30%) and Grand Caillou Middle School (28%) lead the middle schools; Terrebonne High School (54%) and Ellender Memorial High School (38%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,058/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Houma is $58,194 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Houma, median rent is $1,058/month and the median home value is $205,900 (Census ACS).
Houma reported 6.1 violent crimes and 35.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 46°F; there are 109 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 65 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Houma are heat wave (85), lightning (82) and cold wave (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Houma, 0% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).