COMPARING TWO PLACES
Houma vs Bowling Green
PLACE A
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
VS
PLACE B
Bowling Green, KY
Houma and Bowling Green are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Bowling Green has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -1%).
HOUMABOWLING GREENDIFFERENCE
Total population199,668197,180+1% vs Bowling Green
Population density87122−35
Population growth-0.5%13.3%−13.8 pts
Median age38.735.5+3.2
Male49.5%49.6%−0.1 pts
Female50.5%50.4%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born2.8%8.2%−5.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.7%78.3%−9.6 pts
Black15.7%6.9%+8.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.6%6.1%+0.5 pts
Asian0.9%3.9%−3.0 pts
Other8.2%4.8%+3.4 pts
Median household income$64,027$63,933+$94
Per capita income$33,746$34,032−$286
Poverty rate16.5%16.7%−0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4640.469Even
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%27.8%−8.0 pts
Graduate degree6.7%10.9%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%4.9%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation57.9%63.4%−5.4 pts
Median home value$190,386$234,323−$43,938
Median gross rent$1,000$948+$52
Owner-occupied77.5%60.6%+16.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.1%9.3%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households38.8%41.2%−2.4 pts
Average commute25.522.4+3.1
Worked from home4.0%7.0%−3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.1%+0.2 pts
Uninsured6.8%8.1%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025