Household Types in the Houma Area, Louisiana (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Louisiana and the Houma Area
Houma Area
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family249.206978%43.315691%49.206978%49.2%37,29237.3k14.519832%16.373185%14.519832%14.5%11,00411.0k6.204312%5.162822%6.204312%6.2%4,70224.113952%29.654014%24.113952%24.1%18,27518.3k5.954926%5.494288%5.954926%6.0%4,513
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Louisiana and the Houma Area
Houma Area
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads61.681006%58.455162%61.681006%61.7%13,98014.0k27.562321%32.735272%27.562321%27.6%6,24710.756673%8.809566%10.756673%10.8%2,438

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Louisiana and the Houma Area
Houma Area
Louisiana
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children229.906579%27.883941%29.906579%29.9%22,66522.7k69.805769%71.964505%69.805769%69.8%52,90352.9k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Louisiana and the Houma Area
Houma Area
Louisiana
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Other3Hispanic5Mixed3Black3-3.361345%-0.000000%-38.487395%-2.016807%-7.920958%-5.731391%-21.686343%-7.833040%-43.865546%44%56.134454%56.828268%56.134454%56%595-10.748830%-5.231409%-23.494540%-6.136245%-9.843180%-4.361139%-28.732379%-5.752631%-45.611024%46%54.388976%51.310671%54.388976%54%57,69057.7k-19.930181%-13.456046%-12.377023%-5.902888%-16.043192%-8.027662%-23.027460%-8.043839%-51.666138%52%48.333862%44.857848%48.333862%48%3,151-10.684274%-11.824730%-14.285714%-15.726291%-15.088911%-8.436810%-23.783152%-8.006317%-52.521008%53%47.478992%44.684809%47.478992%47%1,666-24.141750%-12.292359%-15.393134%-4.983389%-18.218498%-6.114215%-30.296917%-7.484999%-56.810631%57%43.189369%37.885371%43.189369%43%903-31.907308%-8.080808%-31.618708%-3.972498%-30.513294%-6.357152%-32.760645%-4.428827%-75.579323%76%24.420677%25.940082%24.420677%24%11,78111.8k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County in the Houma Area

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
48.0%48.5%49.0%49.5%50.0%50.6%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
14.468%14.488%14.508%14.527%14.547%14.567%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
5.38%5.70%6.01%6.32%6.63%6.95%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
23.73%23.88%24.02%24.17%24.31%24.46%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
5.864%5.899%5.933%5.968%6.002%6.037%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
29.70%29.78%29.86%29.93%30.01%30.09%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Houma Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
24%33%42%50%59%68%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
5.9%10.5%15.1%19.7%24.3%28.9%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.2%4.9%6.5%8.1%9.7%11.4%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
15%21%26%31%36%42%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.2%3.6%5.0%6.4%7.8%9.2%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
23.8%27.2%30.5%33.8%37.2%40.5%
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Household Types by Place in the Houma Area

There are 25 places that are fully or partially contained within the Houma Area (24 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 25 of those to each other, the Houma Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Houma Area.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Houma Area, selected places in the Houma Area, and entities that contain the Houma Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#PresquilleLafourche CrossingCut OffLockport HtsBayou Country ClubKraemerMontegutChackbayChoctawMathewsDes AllemandsChauvinLaroseBayou BlueGallianoHouma AreaWest South CentralUnited StatesSouthBourgHoumaBayou CaneLockportGolden MeadowGrayLouisianaRacelandSchrieverDulacThibodaux90.476190%90.476190%90%456171.354839%71.354839%71%553267.528868%67.528868%68%1,462366.135458%66.135458%66%332465.957447%65.957447%66%341564.145658%64.145658%64%229661.496350%61.496350%61%337759.713024%59.713024%60%1,082859.539474%59.539474%60%181957.262905%57.262905%57%4771055.910987%55.910987%56%4021154.575163%54.575163%55%5011254.128774%54.128774%54%1,4881353.978996%53.978996%54%2,3131450.157398%50.157398%50%1,4341549.206978%49.206978%49%37,29237.3k49.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M46.575342%46.575342%47%4421645.157852%45.157852%45%5,5071744.716478%44.716478%45%3,5251844.530387%44.530387%45%4031943.654114%43.654114%44%3132043.423800%43.423800%43%8322143.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k43.070687%43.070687%43%1,7002242.343387%42.343387%42%1,0952336.499069%36.499069%36%1962433.000545%33.000545%33%1,81825
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 25 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Houma Area

There are 2 counties in the Houma Area. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, the Houma Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Houma Area.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Houma Area, selected counties in the Houma Area, and entities that contain the Houma Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#LafourcheHouma AreaWest South CentralUnited StatesTerrebonneSouthLouisiana50.540864%50.540864%51%18,17518.2k149.206978%49.206978%49%37,29237.3k49.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.002511%48.002511%48%19,11719.1k247.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M43.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Houma Area

There are 18 county subdivisions in the Houma Area. This section compares all 18 of those to each other, the Houma Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Houma Area.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Houma Area, selected county subdivisions in the Houma Area, and entities that contain the Houma Area
0%20%40%60%Count#682497543873Houma AreaWest South CentralUnited StatesSouth96Louisiana152167.693345%67.693345%68%3,011159.796696%59.796696%60%2,353258.718861%58.718861%59%2,310358.410705%58.410705%58%2,139457.947185%57.947185%58%2,326557.135678%57.135678%57%2,274654.277042%54.277042%54%1,967752.801358%52.801358%53%2,488851.845166%51.845166%52%2,585951.456984%51.456984%51%2,2251050.614707%50.614707%51%2,1821149.753335%49.753335%50%2,7231249.206978%49.206978%49%37,29237.3k49.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M46.183013%46.183013%46%1,8271344.668008%44.668008%45%1,7761443.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k35.829433%35.829433%36%1,3781533.485297%33.485297%33%1,4691630.510441%30.510441%31%1,3151724.155578%24.155578%24%94418
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 18 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Louisiana

There are 19 metro areas in Louisiana. This section compares the Houma Area to all of the metro areas in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Houma Area.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Houma Area, selected other metro areas in Louisiana, and entities that contain the Houma Area
0%20%40%Count#DeRidder AreaFort Polk SouthHouma AreaWest South CentralUnited StatesSouthJennings AreaLake CharlesLafayetteHammond AreaAlexandriaBaton RougeOpelousasLouisianaMonroe AreaBastrop AreaBogalusa AreaShreveportNew OrleansNatchitochesNatchez AreaMorgan CityRuston Area55.913322%55.913322%56%7,328155.185789%55.185789%55%9,817249.206978%49.206978%49%37,29237.3k349.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.844902%47.844902%48%5,528446.193125%46.193125%46%36,45736.5k545.488699%45.488699%45%81,48881.5k645.259182%45.259182%45%20,85020.9k745.227273%45.227273%45%25,07425.1k844.154003%44.154003%44%132,987133k943.387928%43.387928%43%13,21913.2k1043.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k42.495046%42.495046%42%27,66327.7k1141.993575%41.993575%42%4,3141241.888260%41.888260%42%7,3251340.751869%40.751869%41%69,71369.7k1440.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k1540.339054%40.339054%40%5,8061639.326898%39.326898%39%7,5371738.672882%38.672882%39%7,7981838.544097%38.544097%39%6,60819
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 19 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Houma Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Houma Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Houma Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Houma Area
0%20%40%Count#McAllen AreaFayettevilleRaleigh AreaCape CoralHouston AreaDallas AreaNorth PortKnoxvilleEl Paso AreaPort St. LucieLakeland AreaGreenvilleNashvilleCharlotteChattanoogaHouma AreaWashingtonWest South CentralWinston AreaTulsa AreaSan AntonioUnited StatesAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSouthPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityBirminghamOrlando AreaDeltona AreaJacksonvilleAustin AreaPensacolaCorpus ChristiVirginia BeachAugusta AreaLittle RockRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLouisvilleCharlestonLafayetteLexingtonGreensboroColumbia AreaTampa AreaDurham AreaBaton RougeJackson AreaMiami AreaLouisianaMemphis AreaShreveportNew Orleans55.211736%55.211736%55%125,594126k154.044525%54.044525%54%100,552101k251.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k351.268967%51.268967%51%132,317132k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.362684%50.362684%50%156,913157k750.238439%50.238439%50%171,929172k850.179718%50.179718%50%131,649132k950.034929%50.034929%50%85,94885.9k1050.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k1149.901787%49.901787%50%163,861164k1249.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k1349.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1449.261250%49.261250%49%103,357103k1549.206978%49.206978%49%37,29237.3k49.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1649.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.471351%48.471351%48%125,582126k1748.436298%48.436298%48%182,027182k1848.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k2048.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k2147.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.822599%47.822599%48%107,301107k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2447.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2547.248419%47.248419%47%115,031115k2647.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2747.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k2847.051112%47.051112%47%82,54682.5k2947.002896%47.002896%47%75,63875.6k3046.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3146.762893%46.762893%47%98,78198.8k3246.571574%46.571574%47%129,523130k3346.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3446.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3545.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3645.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k3745.800778%45.800778%46%125,681126k3845.488699%45.488699%45%81,48881.5k3945.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k4045.318004%45.318004%45%132,639133k4144.597207%44.597207%45%134,259134k4244.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4344.156977%44.156977%44%94,17894.2k4444.154003%44.154003%44%132,987133k4544.030122%44.030122%44%92,08992.1k4643.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4743.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k41.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4840.751869%40.751869%41%69,71369.7k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Houma Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Houma Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Houma Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Houma Area
0%20%40%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteHouma AreaWashingtonPortland AreaWest South CentralSeattle AreaSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoSouthBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesVirginia BeachIndianapolisPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeTampa AreaMiami AreaLas VegasLouisianaClevelandBuffalo AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans56.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k155.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k252.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k351.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k749.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k849.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.206978%49.206978%49%37,29237.3k49.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1249.014411%49.014411%49%6,677,6906.68M48.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1448.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k1548.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k1748.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k1848.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k1948.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k2047.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2147.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2447.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2547.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2647.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2747.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k3047.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M3146.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3246.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3346.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3446.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3546.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3746.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3845.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3945.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k4045.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k4144.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4244.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4344.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4443.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4543.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4643.315691%43.315691%43%749,967750k42.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4841.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in the Houma Area. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Louisiana
Parishes:
Terrebonne, Lafourche
Principal Cities:
Houma, Thibodaux
Cities:
Houma, Thibodaux
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Towns:
Golden Meadow, Lockport
Unincorporated Places:
Bayou Blue, Bayou Cane, Bayou Country Club, Bourg, Chackbay, Chauvin, Choctaw, Cut Off, Des Allemands, Dulac, Galliano, Gray, Kraemer, Lafourche Crossing, Larose, Lockport Heights, Mathews, Montegut, Presquille, Raceland, Schriever
ZIP Codes:
70030, 70301, 70343, 70344, 70345, 70352, 70353, 70354, 70355, 70356, 70357, 70359, 70360, 70363, 70364, 70373, 70374, 70375, 70377, 70394, 70395, 70397
Unified School Districts:
Lafourche Parish, Terrebonne Parish
Congressional Districts:
LA-1, LA-6
State Senate Districts:
LA-2, LA-19, LA-20, LA-21
State House Districts:
LA-51, LA-52, LA-53, LA-54, LA-55
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Morgan City Area, New Orleans Area