Houma is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 31,733 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Houma is the 11th largest community in Louisiana.Houma is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Houma is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Houma who work in sales jobs (12.68%), office and administrative support (11.69%), and healthcare (8.07%). Houma is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. The population of Houma overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Houma, 23.00% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Houma in 2022 was $35,553, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,212 for a family of four. However, Houma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Houma is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Houma home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Houma residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Houma include French, English, Irish, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Houma is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
