COMPARING TWO PLACES
Larose vs Houma
PLACE A
Larose, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Houma, Louisiana
Larose is 83% smaller than Houma. Larose earns more, with a median household income $22,383 higher. Houma has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -9%).
LAROSEHOUMADIFFERENCE
Total population5,51531,735−83% vs Houma
Population density5072,194−1,686
Population growth-8.6%-1.0%−7.7 pts
Median age42.534.9+7.6
Male50.9%49.1%+1.7 pts
Female49.1%50.9%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born2.9%3.4%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.4%64.8%+13.6 pts
Black1.6%19.5%−17.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.3%7.5%+0.9 pts
Asian0.5%0.8%−0.3 pts
Other11.2%7.5%+3.7 pts
Median household income$80,577$58,194+$22,383
Per capita income$36,577$34,076+$2,501
Poverty rate12.0%16.3%−4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.475−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%23.8%−13.2 pts
Graduate degree3.8%8.9%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%3.3%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation57.8%60.4%−2.6 pts
Median home value$176,300$205,900−$29,600
Median gross rent$760$1,058−$298
Owner-occupied88.3%72.4%+15.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%10.7%+1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households18.1%44.1%−25.9 pts
Average commute26.019.7+6.3
Worked from home0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.4%−0.0 pts
Uninsured3.2%5.8%−2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024