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Houma Population and Demographics

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Houma Population: 32393 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 15768 48.68%
Female 16625 51.32%

Under 5 years 2397 7.4%
5 to 9 years 2532 7.82%
10 to 14 years 2484 7.67%
15 to 19 years 2656 8.2%
20 to 24 years 2138 6.6%
25 to 34 years 4294 13.26%
35 to 44 years 5176 15.98%
45 to 54 years 4075 12.58%
55 to 59 years 1474 4.55%
60 to 64 years 1200 3.7%
65 to 74 years 2126 6.56%
75 to 84 years 1390 4.29%
85 years and over 451 1.39%

Median age (years) 34.3

18 years and over 23364 72.13%
Male 11211 34.61%
Female 12153 37.52%
21 years and over 21828 67.38%
62 years and over 4630 14.29%
65 years and over 3967 12.25%
Male 1567 4.84%
Female 2400 7.41%

Race
One race 31885 98.43%
White 21851 67.46%
Black or African American 8461 26.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1116 3.45%
Asian 230 0.71%
Asian indian 45 0.14%
Chinese 47 0.15%
Filipino 23 0.07%
Japanese 8 0.02%
Korean 3 0.01%
Vietnamese 98 0.3%
Other Asian 6 0.02%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.02%
Native Hawaiian 2 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0%
Samoan 3 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 1 0%
Some other race 221 0.68%
Two or more races 508 1.57%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 32393 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 571 1.76%
Mexican 301 0.93%
Puerto Rican 31 0.1%
Cuban 34 0.1%
Other Hispanic or Latino 205 0.63%
Not Hispanic or Latino 31822 98.24%
White alone 21569 66.59%

Relationship
Total Population 32393 100.00%
In households 31593 97.53%
Householder 11634 35.92%
Spouse 5754 17.76%
Child 10466 32.31%
Own child under 18 years 7616 23.51%
Other relatives 2352 7.26%
Under 18 years 1201 3.71%
Nonrelatives 1387 4.28%
Unmarried partner 711 2.19%
In group quarters 800 2.47%
Institutionalized population 681 2.1%
Non-Institutionalized population 119 0.37%

Households by Type
Total Households 11634 100.0 %
Family households (families) 8279 71.16%
With own children under 18 years 4120 35.41%
Married-couple family 5754 49.46%
With own children under 18 years 2716 23.35%
Female householder, no husband present 1939 16.67%
With own children under 18 years 1099 9.45%
Non Family households 3355 28.84%
Householder living alone 2798 24.05%
Householder 65 years and over 1194 10.26%

Households with individuals under 18 years 4751 40.84%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 2890 24.84%

Average Household size 2.72
Average family size 3.24

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 12514 100.00%
Occupied housing units 11634 92.97%
Vacant housing units 880 7.03%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 17 0.14%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 11634 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 7871 67.66%
Renter-occupied housing units. 3763 32.34%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.8
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.54

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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