Meraux, Louisiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Meraux is 9th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Home ownership rate

Meraux is 10th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Meraux is 15th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Race - Two or More

Meraux is 16th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in People per household

Meraux is 16th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Meraux is 19th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Meraux is 20th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Race - White

Meraux, Louisiana Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Meraux	Rank	Louisiana	US
Size in square miles	4.2	81st	43,203.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,400.4	63rd	104.9	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Meraux	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents younger than 5	8.1%	19th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	27.9%	27th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	6.6%	102nd	12.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Meraux	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.2%	58th	81.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	14.1%	69th	21.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Meraux	Rank	Louisiana	US
Race - White	82.0%	20th	63.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	10.6%	90th	32.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	21st	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.7%	37th	1.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	10th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.5%	15th	1.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	16th	4.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	77.4%	23rd	59.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Meraux	Rank	Louisiana	US
Female residents	49.6%	100th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.6%	21st	3.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Meraux	Rank	Louisiana	US
Housing units	2,400	96th	1,978,848	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	8.9%	85th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	1,765	104th	1,675,097	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	83.7%	9th	67.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$148,500	41st	$135,400	$186,200
People per household	2.9	16th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Meraux	Rank	Louisiana	US
Income per capita	$19,908	70th	$23,853	$27,915
Income per household	$50,619	34th	$44,086	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.6%	82nd	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Meraux	Rank	Louisiana	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	348	94th	375,808	27,092,908
Retail sales	$15,405	90th	$56,543,203	$3,917,663,456

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