2024 population: 199,206 ( 7,930 from 2020)
Land area: 2297.6 square miles
Population density: 86.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	137,141	68.84%	5.5%
Black:	32,102	16.11%	4.2%
Indian:	8,537	4.29%	3.6%
Asian:	2,151	1.08%	3.9%
2+ races:	5,071	2.55%	8.1%
Hispanic:	14,204	7.13%	9.8%

Total non-White:	62,065	31.16%	0.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,362	12.5
Deaths:	9,935	12.0
Net Migration:	-10,522	-12.7
Net Immigration:	1,751	2.1

Change in White population:	-7,926	-3.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-4	-0.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
207,136
145,067	70.03%
33,521	16.18%
8,855	4.27%
2,070	1.00%
4,691	2.26%
12,932	6.24%
62,069	29.97%

2010
208,178
151,869	72.95%
33,725	16.20%
8,849	4.25%
1,900	0.91%
3,612	1.74%
8,068	3.88%
56,309	27.05%

2000
194,477
150,485	77.38%
29,804	15.33%
7,480	3.85%
1,462	0.75%
2,170	1.12%
2,915	1.50%
43,992	22.62%

1990
182,842
145,973	79.84%
26,474	14.48%
6,789	3.71%
1,080	0.59%
n/a
2,526	1.38%
36,869	20.16%

1980
176,876
145,408	82.21%
23,481	13.28%
4,031	2.28%
417	0.24%
n/a
3,385	1.91%
31,468	17.79%

1970
144,990
122,159	84.25%
18,776	12.95%
2,327	1.60%
81	0.06%
n/a
1,549	1.07%
22,831	15.75%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
26,337	12.7
17,756	8.5
-10,175	-4.9
1,553	0.7

-6,802	-3.3
5,760	2.8

Number	Rate
2000's
27,059	13.9
15,048	7.7
-3,450	-1.8
1,109	0.6

1,384	0.7
12,317	6.3

Number	Rate
1990's
29,978	16.4
14,084	7.7
-4,392	-2.4
658	0.4

4,512	2.5
7,123	3.9

Number	Rate
1980's
36,868	20.8
12,203	6.9
-18,098	-10.2
n/a

565	0.3
5,401	3.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
8,023	5.5
n/a

23,249	16.0
8,637	6.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.8
49,475	24.8%
149,731	75.2%
31,821	16.0%

78,333
2.59

53,238	68.0%
38,029	71.4%
6,010	11.3%
25,095	32.0%

2010
Number	Percent
35.7
52,789	25.4%
155,389	74.6%
24,597	11.8%

75,577
2.71

54,652	72.3%
38,739	70.9%
6,161	11.3%
20,925	27.7%

2000
Number	Percent
33.4
54,998	28.3%
139,479	71.7%
20,154	10.4%

68,110
2.81

51,894	76.2%
40,037	77.2%
5,193	10.0%
16,216	23.8%

1990
Number	Percent
29.4
57,325	31.4%
125,517	68.6%
15,962	8.7%

61,065
2.96

48,758	79.8%
39,218	80.4%
4,509	9.2%
12,307	20.2%

1980
Number	Percent
25.0
61,710	34.9%
115,166	65.1%
11,816	6.7%

54,704
3.20

45,317	82.8%
39,179	86.5%
2,889	6.4%
9,387	17.2%

2022 Housing Data for Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,650	7.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,658	4.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,224	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,556	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,409	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,069	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,378	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,392	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,805	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,097	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,173	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,639	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,334	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,855	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,583	5.9%
$200,000 or more	4,511	5.8%

Median Household Income	62,285
Per Capita Income	32,412

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,501	8.3%
Public Assistance	1,608	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,901	16.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	79,868	64.2%
Unemployed	5,586	4.5%
In Armed Forces	108	0.1%

Total Labor Force	85,562	68.8%
Not in Labor Force	38,891	31.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	37,122	26,918	58.0%
Non-Profit	2,117	3,422	38.2%
Self-Employed	4,796	3,340	58.9%

Local Government	2,516	4,201	37.5%
State Government	1,178	2,323	33.6%
Federal Government	420	413	50.4%

Total Private + Self	41,918	30,258	58.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,231	10,359	37.6%
Total	48,149	40,617	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	12.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,826	12.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,693	22.1%
Professional, Technical	17,648	19.8%
Service Occupations	15,076	16.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	752	0.8%
All others	25,728	28.9%

White Collar		54.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	13,464	15.1%
Retail trade	12,798	14.4%
Educational services	7,397	8.3%
Construction	7,105	8.0%
Manufacturing	6,430	7.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6,147	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	5,918	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	5,104	5.7%
Other services	4,288	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,764	4.2%
Public administration	3,678	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,480	3.9%
Finance and insurance	2,553	2.9%
Wholesale trade	1,536	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,440	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,335	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,255	1.4%
Utilities	855	1.0%
Information	395	0.4%
Management	29	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,761	2.80%
Puerto Rican	580	0.28%
Cuban	162	0.08%
Dominican	40	0.02%

Total Central American	1,718	0.83%
Costa Rican	165	0.08%
Guatemalan	462	0.22%
Honduran	822	0.40%
Nicaraguan	130	0.06%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	139	0.07%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	439	0.21%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	8	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	136	0.07%
Ecuadorian	88	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	154	0.07%
Uruguayan	2	0.00%
Venezuelan	51	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,490	0.72%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	467	0.23%
Vietnamese	434	0.21%
Filipino	244	0.12%
Indian	214	0.10%
Japanese	108	0.05%
Korean	71	0.03%
Thai	66	0.03%
Laotian	49	0.02%
Indonesian	8	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	174,942	90.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	10,502	5.4%
Spanish	5,043	2.6%
Other Indo-European	707	0.4%
Chinese	476	0.2%
Vietnamese	370	0.2%
Other Asian	364	0.2%
German, other Germanic	166	0.1%
Other	149	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	38,132	18.5%
American	19,492	9.5%
French Canadian	12,608	6.1%
German	10,287	5.0%
English	9,273	4.5%
Italian	7,957	3.9%
Irish	7,248	3.5%
Cajun	4,788	2.3%
European	1,489	0.7%
Scottish	1,282	0.6%
Polish	930	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	564	0.3%
African	541	0.3%
British	311	0.2%
Dutch	297	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	203,052	98.5%
Not a citizen	3,030	1.5%

Native	201,427	97.7%
Foreign-born	4,655	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10,010	7.2%	14,702	10.6%	55,078	39.6%	34,414	24.8%	16,377	11.8%	8,349	6.0%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10,010	7.2%
9-12 Years	14,702	10.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	55,078	39.6%
Some College	34,414	24.8%
Bach. Degree	16,377	11.8%
Grad Degree	8,349	6.0%
Average years of education: 12.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	154,192	147,620	6,572	4.3%
1991	157,164	149,230	7,934	5.0%
1992	156,456	145,184	11,272	7.2%
1993	154,786	145,648	9,138	5.9%
1994	159,372	150,440	8,932	5.6%
1995	160,394	152,488	7,906	4.9%
1996	166,360	159,496	6,864	4.1%
1997	175,972	170,240	5,732	3.3%
1998	183,314	177,538	5,776	3.2%
1999	177,714	170,868	6,846	3.9%

2000	173,170	165,472	7,698	4.4%
2001	178,592	170,548	8,044	4.5%
2002	182,016	173,506	8,510	4.7%
2003	184,728	175,806	8,922	4.8%
2004	184,098	175,192	8,906	4.8%
2005	193,714	181,494	12,220	6.3%
2006	200,658	194,514	6,144	3.1%
2007	206,888	200,966	5,922	2.9%
2008	211,384	204,100	7,284	3.4%
2009	205,862	196,218	9,644	4.7%

2010	191,994	180,576	11,418	5.9%
2011	189,394	178,310	11,084	5.9%
2012	193,914	184,118	9,796	5.1%
2013	199,918	190,366	9,552	4.8%
2014	205,500	195,776	9,724	4.7%
2015	198,492	187,234	11,258	5.7%
2016	184,712	172,418	12,294	6.7%
2017	177,626	167,934	9,692	5.5%
2018	177,880	169,342	8,538	4.8%
2019	178,134	170,286	7,848	4.4%

2020	175,398	162,898	12,500	7.1%
2021	171,896	162,676	9,220	5.4%
2022	170,348	164,136	6,212	3.6%
2023	173,180	167,502	5,678	3.3%
2024	175,996	169,240	6,756	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	88,422
Median Value	$175,702

Occupied	78,333	88.6%
Vacant	10,089	11.4%

Owned	59,624	76.1%
Rented	18,709	23.9%
Median Rent	$917

Single-Family Units	64,769	73.2%
Detached	63,025	71.3%
Attached	1,744	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,994	6.8%
Mobile Homes	13,453	15.2%

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area