Demographics of Houma city, Louisiana

Houma city, Louisiana had 31,735 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,609 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Houma city, in four figures

31,735
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 32,392 ±78.; −4.8%
Change since July 2020: −1,609 people.; 34.9 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,194 ±$6,779
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Houma city, Louisiana's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Houma city, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Houma city, Louisiana's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Houma city, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	33,344	100.0	100.0
2021	33,136	99.4	100.2
2022	32,106	96.3	100.7
2023	31,908	95.7	101.6
2024	31,786	95.3	102.5
2025	31,735	95.2	103.1

Population of Houma city, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	33,344	—
2021	33,136	−208
2022	32,106	−1,030
2023	31,908	−198
2024	31,786	−122
2025	31,735	−51

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.9 ±3.4: for men 33.8 ±2.9 and for women 36.7 ±4.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Houma city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	3,199 ±477	9.9% ±1.5	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,670 ±694	17.5% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,696 ±579	8.3% ±1.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,387 ±847	25.9% ±2.6	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,238 ±684	22.3% ±2.1	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,202 ±596	16.1% ±1.8	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,194 ±$6,779, and income per person $34,076 ±$3,279, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,756 ±$408 in Louisiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Houma city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	2,655 ±568	19.9% ±4.1	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,333 ±614	25.0% ±4.4	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,862 ±420	14.0% ±3.1	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,590 ±403	11.9% ±3.0	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,354 ±495	17.6% ±3.6	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	780 ±225	5.8% ±1.7	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	772 ±248	5.8% ±1.8	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Houma city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	5,251 ±1,113	16.3% ±3.5	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,856 ±582	21.0% ±6.1	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,577 ±589	15.7% ±3.4	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	818 ±231	11.7% ±3.1	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Houma city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Houma city	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	14,945 ±570	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.3% ±2.7	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.7% ±2.1	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.4% ±3.8	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.6% ±3.4	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$205,900 ±$10,481	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,058 ±$58	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±3	1983 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Houma city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,421 ±631	7.5% ±1.9	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,987 ±1,315	64.8% ±4.1	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,315 ±1,017	19.5% ±3.1	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	57 to 437	0.2% to 1.3%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	357 to 1,117	1.1% to 3.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,672 ±462	5.2% ±1.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Houma city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	27,451 ±727	84.7% ±2.2	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,552 ±652	11.0% ±2.0	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	44 to 550	0.1% to 1.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,092 ±407	3.4% ±1.3	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	77 to 461	0.2% to 1.4%	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	823 ±338	2.5% ±1.0	2.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Houma city among the places of Louisiana

12th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Places of Louisiana near Houma city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bossier City city	62,901 ±46
Monroe city	47,004 ±43
Alexandria city	44,060 ±69
Prairieville CDP	35,238 ±2,072
Marrero CDP	32,540 ±1,988
Houma city	32,392 ±78
Central city	29,783 ±48
Slidell city	28,561 ±54
Laplace CDP	28,343 ±1,162
New Iberia city	27,571 ±54
Terrytown CDP	24,726 ±1,990

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Houma city, Louisiana

Rankings this appears in

No. 16 Places in Louisiana by homeownership rate
No. 17 Places in Louisiana by median age
No. 18 Places in Louisiana by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 23 Places in Louisiana by per capita income
No. 27 Places in Louisiana by foreign-born share
No. 28 Places in Louisiana by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026