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Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area is $24,469, which is about the same as the state average of $24,775 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area median household income is $50,138. On average Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area residents spend 24.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #357

Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	24,469 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	31,088 USD
Louisiana	28,948 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	43,322 USD
Louisiana	37,322 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	21,781 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #251

Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	50,138 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	66,049 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	7.27%
Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Louisiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.65%	$17,367, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.49%	$16,414, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.08%	$2,183, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.77%	$19,110, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	60,030 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	75,331 USD
Louisiana	75,064 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$55,914, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$29,300, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$50,610, see rank	$44,481	$42,396
Asian	$49,250, see rank	$53,586	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$46,212, see rank	$41,408	$37,170
One Race, Other	$39,238, see rank	$40,149	$40,300
Two or More Races	$35,682, see rank	$37,307	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$32,170, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,115, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,215, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$29,978, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	163,141, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	79,727, 48.87%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	55,058, 69.06%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	165, 0.21%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	54,893, 68.85%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	51,305, 93.46%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,588, 6.54%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	24,669, 30.94%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	83,414, 51.13%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	43,645, 52.32%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	15, 0.02%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	43,630, 52.31%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	40,444, 92.70%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,186, 7.30%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	39,769, 47.68%, see rank	43.53%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	89,608, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	71,952, 80.30%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	10,446, 11.66%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	338, 0.38%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	1,326, 1.48%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	3,723, 4.15%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,823, 2.03%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	24.0 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	91,749	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	51,305, 55.92%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,272, 20.02%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,012, 9.77%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,207, 14.05%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,040, 2.03%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,471, 16.51%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15,277, 29.78%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	40,444, 44.08%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13,168, 32.56%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	9,783, 24.19%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	15,248, 37.70%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	98, 0.24%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	199, 0.49%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,842, 4.55%, see rank	3.93%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	91,749, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	10,473, 11.41%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	7,744, 8.44%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	9,065, 9.88%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,504, 2.73%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10,957, 11.94%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	6,497, 7.08%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	1,080, 1.18%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,036, 4.40%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6,009, 6.55%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	17,242, 18.79%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,476, 8.15%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,260, 3.55%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,406, 5.89%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Houma, Bayou Cane, Thibodaux Area	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	33,830	16.50%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6,633	12.38%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.