2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Prairieville, LA vs Houma, LA

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Highlights
- Household income in Houma, is 54% less than it is in Prairieville and is 42% below the National Average.
- Prairieville unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Houma unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 Prairieville, LAHouma, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.9%7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%0.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.7%2.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%10.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.0%6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,199$31,246$37,638
 Household Income$104,721$48,688$69,021
 Family Median Income$118,311$65,241$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Prairieville, LAHouma, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.8%16.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.5%12.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%12.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.2%6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%6.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.0%7.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.2%12.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.1%12.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.9%6.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K13.6%4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Prairieville, LAHouma, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.1%11.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.7%3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.3%1.9%1.8%
 Legal1.0%1.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%7.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.9%7.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.4%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%0.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.7%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care1.6%1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.8%24.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.7%11.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.0%14.0%13.1%
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Reviews for Houma    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I lived in Houma from 2 years of age until 61. If you love fishing, eating fried/boiled seafood, and enjoy hot humid weather, this is your town. Except for having easy  More

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Over 15 years ago

Houma has absolutely nothing to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hot summers; significant hurricanes and tropical storms about once every 5  More

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