COMPARING TWO PLACES
Houma vs Thibodaux
PLACE A
Houma, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Houma is 104% larger than Thibodaux. Houma earns more, with a median household income $6,122 higher. Thibodaux has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -1%).
HOUMATHIBODAUXDIFFERENCE
Total population31,73515,573+104% vs Thibodaux
Population density2,1942,293−99
Population growth-1.0%9.5%−10.4 pts
Median age34.939.0−4.1
Male49.1%47.8%+1.3 pts
Female50.9%52.2%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born3.4%2.2%+1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.8%67.0%−2.3 pts
Black19.5%23.1%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.5%4.5%+3.0 pts
Asian0.8%0.9%−0.2 pts
Other7.5%4.4%+3.1 pts
Median household income$58,194$52,072+$6,122
Per capita income$34,076$41,491−$7,415
Poverty rate16.3%19.6%−3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4750.538−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%34.6%−10.8 pts
Graduate degree8.9%14.4%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.3%4.3%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation60.4%59.6%+0.8 pts
Median home value$205,900$232,500−$26,600
Median gross rent$1,058$960+$98
Owner-occupied72.4%61.6%+10.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.7%10.9%−0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households44.1%54.9%−10.8 pts
Average commute19.720.9−1.2
Worked from home3.7%5.9%−2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.5%−0.1 pts
Uninsured5.8%8.6%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025