Language Spoken At Home in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 30,963 | 100% |
English only | 27,376 | 88.4% |
Language other than English | 3,587 | 11.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 631 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 789 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 265 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,091 | 6.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 217 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 436 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 149 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 271 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 33,719 | 100% |
American | 2,577 | 7.6% |
Arab | 40 | 0.1% |
Czech | 68 | 0.2% |
Danish | 31 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 153 | 0.5% |
English | 1,418 | 4.2% |
French (except Basque) | 7,176 | 21.3% |
French Canadian | 2,346 | 7.0% |
German | 2,341 | 6.9% |
Greek | 30 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 27 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,016 | 3.0% |
Italian | 1,502 | 4.5% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 92 | 0.3% |
Polish | 203 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 16 | 0.0% |
Russian | 48 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 85 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 168 | 0.5% |
Slovak | 14 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 563 | 1.7% |
Swedish | 14 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 18 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 12 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 26 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 23 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 12,429 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 8,228 | 66.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,807 | 30.6% |
Married-couple family | 5,359 | 43.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,125 | 17.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 758 | 6.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 501 | 4.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,111 | 17.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,181 | 9.5% |
Nonfamily households | 4,201 | 33.8% |
Householder living alone | 3,455 | 27.8% |
65 years and over | 1,211 | 9.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,296 | 34.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,067 | 24.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 33,469 | 100% |
Householder | 12,429 | 37.1% |
Spouse | 5,291 | 15.8% |
Child | 10,981 | 32.8% |
Other relatives | 2,800 | 8.4% |
Nonrelatives | 1,968 | 5.9% |
Unmarried partner | 1,012 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,774 | 100% |
Never married | 4,690 | 36.7% |
Now married, except separated | 5,863 | 45.9% |
Separated | 156 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 490 | 3.8% |
Divorced | 1,575 | 12.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 13,424 | 100% |
Never married | 3,977 | 29.6% |
Now married, except separated | 5,632 | 42.0% |
Separated | 428 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 1,505 | 11.2% |
Divorced | 1,882 | 14.0% |
Fertility in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 675 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 438 | 64.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 99 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 85 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 142 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 36 | 0% |
Grandparents in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,140 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 545 | 47.8% |
Less than 1 year | 148 | 13.0% |
1 or 2 years | 69 | 6.1% |
3 or 4 years | 119 | 10.4% |
5 or more years | 209 | 18.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 545 | 100% |
Who are female | 393 | 72.1% |
Who are married | 408 | 74.9% |
School Enrollment in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,508 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 830 | 9.8% |
Kindergarten | 591 | 6.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,786 | 44.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,829 | 21.5% |
College or graduate school | 1,472 | 17.3% |
Educational Attainment in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 21,512 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,555 | 11.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,620 | 12.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,034 | 32.7% |
Some college, no degree | 4,294 | 20.0% |
Associate's degree | 880 | 4.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,531 | 11.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,598 | 7.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 75.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.2% |
Veteran Status in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 24,845 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,180 | 8.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 33,505 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,510 | 16.4% |
Under 18 years | 8,819 | 100% |
With a disability | 486 | 5.5% |
18 to 64 years | 20,476 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,756 | 13.5% |
65 years and over | 4,210 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,268 | 53.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 33,189 | 100% |
Same house | 28,414 | 85.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,741 | 14.3% |
Same county | 3,717 | 11.2% |
Different county | 1,024 | 3.1% |
Same state | 719 | 2.2% |
Different state | 305 | 0.9% |
Abroad | 34 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 33,719 | 100% |
Native | 32,349 | 95.9% |
Born in United States | 32,161 | 95.4% |
State of residence | 28,913 | 85.7% |
Different state | 3,248 | 9.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 188 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 1,370 | 4.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,370 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 484 | 35.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 886 | 64.7% |
Year of Entry in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,558 | 100% |
Native | 188 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 188 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,370 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 75 | 5.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,295 | 94.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Houma City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,370 | 100% |
Europe | 52 | 3.8% |
Asia | 394 | 28.8% |
Africa | 130 | 9.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 777 | 56.7% |
Northern America | 17 | 1.2% |