COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Terrebonne Parish

Louisiana · 96,982 residents · 1,230 sq mi

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Terrebonne Parish is a county of 96,982 people in Louisiana. 24.2% of locals live below the federal poverty line. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median age is 29.2, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median home value sits at $52,700. 73% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

96,982

−7%vs 2000

vs 104,503 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.2

−11%vs 2000

vs 33.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,230 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024106K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(8,445)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(9,556)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(8,744)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(7,631)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(6,970)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(16,957)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(14,049)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(9,463)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(7,182)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(5,267)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(2,197)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(521)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,765

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,235 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,505

−41%vs 2000

vs $16,051 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.2%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,700

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$347

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $460 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

26.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic73.2%(76,548)

Black17.7%(18,517)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(1,631)

Asian0.8%(836)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.7%(75,376)

Black16.4%(15,878)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(1,230)

Asian0.7%(632)

Other5.3%(5,096)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(3,552)

Central American1.7%(1,809)

Honduran0.6%(630)

Guatemalan0.5%(537)

Puerto Rican0.5%(530)

Nicaraguan0.5%(503)

Spaniard0.2%(217)

Salvadoran0.1%(139)

Cuban0.1%(118)

South American0.1%(105)

Ecuadorian0%(48)

Venezuelan0%(45)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0%(8)

Uruguayan0%(4)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.4%(431)

Asian Indian0.2%(248)

Chinese0.2%(167)

Filipino0.1%(132)

Mongolian0.1%(81)

Japanese0.1%(60)

Thai0%(34)

Indonesian0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(13)

Chamorro0%(13)

Ancestry

French20.1%(21,327)

American8.8%(9,333)

English6.1%(6,486)

German4.5%(4,824)

Irish3.5%(3,714)

French Canadian3.4%(3,573)

Italian2.8%(2,942)

Subsaharan African0.9%(984)

Scottish0.7%(758)

Polish0.3%(340)

Dutch0.3%(289)

Norwegian0.2%(231)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

British0.2%(214)

Kenyan0.2%(189)

Portuguese0.1%(137)

Australian0.1%(135)

Swedish0.1%(117)

Arab0.1%(115)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(114)

Brazilian0.1%(104)

Lebanese0.1%(92)

Croatian0.1%(83)

Canadian0.1%(74)

West Indian0.1%(74)

Jamaican0.1%(66)

Czech0.1%(65)

Welsh0.1%(61)

Russian0%(34)

Austrian0%(32)

Israeli0%(29)

Swiss0%(29)

Greek0%(24)

Hungarian0%(23)

Armenian0%(18)

Ukrainian0%(16)

Serbian0%(15)

Slovene0%(12)

Moroccan0%(11)

Belgian0%(8)

Haitian0%(8)

Iranian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest French population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.6%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 16.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35%(14,501)

Married51.5%(21,364)

Widowed3.3%(1,364)

Divorced10.2%(4,235)

Women 15+

Never married29.3%(12,568)

Married49.1%(21,056)

Widowed9.8%(4,191)

Divorced11.9%(5,104)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

−9.6 ptssince 2013

from 17.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.6%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 29.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.9%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 58.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.5%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)21.4%(1,027)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.7%(1,283)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.7%(2,006)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4%(190)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(39)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,808 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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