COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lockport vs Houma
PLACE A
Lockport, New York
VS
PLACE B
Houma, Louisiana
Lockport is 36% smaller than Houma. Lockport earns more, with a median household income $4,216 higher.
LOCKPORTHOUMADIFFERENCE
Total population20,24831,735−36% vs Houma
Population density2,4102,194+217
Population growth-1.4%-1.0%−0.4 pts
Median age36.834.9+1.9
Male47.3%49.1%−1.8 pts
Female52.7%50.9%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born3.8%3.4%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.2%64.8%+13.4 pts
Black10.4%19.5%−9.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.9%7.5%−2.5 pts
Asian0.4%0.8%−0.3 pts
Other6.1%7.5%−1.4 pts
Median household income$62,410$58,194+$4,216
Per capita income$34,502$34,076+$426
Poverty rate15.2%16.3%−1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4020.475−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%23.8%+0.8 pts
Graduate degree9.8%8.9%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%3.3%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation67.2%60.4%+6.8 pts
Median home value$139,900$205,900−$66,000
Median gross rent$945$1,058−$113
Owner-occupied58.8%72.4%−13.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%10.7%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households38.6%44.1%−5.5 pts
Average commute23.619.7+3.9
Worked from home9.0%3.7%+5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured4.5%5.8%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025