Terrebonne Parish County vs. Lafourche Parish County

	Terrebonne Parish County (LA)	Lafourche Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	111,021	98,115
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.4%	1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	111,522	96,662
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	111,860	96,318
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.3%	23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.4%	15.5%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.0%
White alone, percent	70.8%	80.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.2%	13.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	6.1%	3.0%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.1%	4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	66.7%	76.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,937	3,831
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.3%	3.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	45,711	41,622
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.0%	75.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$148,800	$151,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,279	$1,221
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$301	$297
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$884	$794
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.1%	8.4%
Building permits, 2018	149	356
Households, 2014-2018	40,014	36,449
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.78	2.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.2%	88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.7%	13.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.9%	84.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.0%	75.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.5%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.8%	16.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.5%	12.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.0%	11.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.5%	60.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.8%	52.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	295,200	115,300
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	704,844	476,733
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,538,295	864,113
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	996,036	947,889
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,929,399	965,562
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,243	$9,951
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.7	29.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,866	$53,089
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,921	$27,375
Persons in poverty, percent	17.3%	16.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,823	1,758
Total employment, 2017	44,324	25,894
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,070,634	1,218,446
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-7.2%	-2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	8,326	7,327
All firms, 2012	10,681	8,009
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,461	4,411
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,350	2,294
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,022	1,094
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	8,150	6,599
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	897	637
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	9,239	6,820
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	2.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	18.7%	23.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	90.8	90.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,231.82	1,068.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Terrebonne Parish county (LA) and Lafourche Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.