Houma, LA

Houma is located at 70km southwest of New Orleans. Houma, a small town at the intersection of seven bayous, has 52 bridges spanning the waterways. It's a good base for swamp tours. Another attraction is the Southdown Plantation House and Terrebonne Museum, a 21-room Greek Revival Mansion with original period furnishings and lots of porcelain birds.

Population (year 2000): 32,393. Estimated population in July 2005: 32,105 (-0.9% change)
Males: 15,768 (48.7%), Females: 16,625 (51.3%)

Zip codes: 70360, 70363, 70364.

Median resident age: 34.3 years
Median household income: $34,471 (year 2000)
Median house value: $82,000 (year 2000)

Races in Houma:

Ancestries: French (20.6%), French Canadian (8.6%), United States (7.3%), German (6.1%), Irish (4.8%), English (4.2%).

Elevation: 12 feet

Land area: 14.0 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Houma

• High school or higher: 69.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
• Unemployed: 7.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Houma city

• Never married: 28.3%
• Now married: 49.1%
• Separated: 3.0%
• Widowed: 7.7%
• Divorced: 11.8%

2.3% Foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.8% Latin America, 0.3% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,573 (+5.1%).