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Harahan, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Harahan is a Census city of 8,904 people across 2.02 square miles of land, in Jefferson Parish. Median household income is $79,516, 74.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Harahan
What Harahan is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.02 sq mi
- Water area0.48 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,412
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harahan
How many people live in Harahan
- Population8,904
- Median age50.0
- Population under 181,243
- Share under 1814.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,254
- Share 65 and over25.3 percent
- Households4,278
- Family households2,506
- Share of households that are families58.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harahan
Income and work in Harahan
- Median household income$79,516
- Per capita income$51,141
- Civilian labor force4,919
- Employed4,731
- Unemployed188 plus or minus 123
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over7,077
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harahan
Housing in Harahan
- Housing units4,484
- Occupied units4,278
- Vacant units206 plus or minus 104
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied3,169
- Renter occupied1,109 plus or minus 227
- Ownership rate74.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$343,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,082
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent
- Single family units3,549
- Share single family79.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more935 plus or minus 267
- Share in buildings of two or more20.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Harahan gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,313
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,154 plus or minus 289
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,087 plus or minus 251
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Drove alone80.8 percent
- Carpooled5.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home9.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Harahan (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$7,759,000
- Average approval$596,846
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$2,700,000
- Jobs supported133
- Jobs per approval10.2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.7 percent
- Share to franchises15.4 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Harahan, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Harahan
SBA loans in Harahan (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,638,000
- Average approval$409,500
- Median approval$472,000
- Largest approval$570,000
- Jobs supported35
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Harahan, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Harahan
Flood risk in Harahan
- NFIP communityCity of Harahan
- NFIP community number225200
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date02/02/18
The City of Harahan participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 225200 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jefferson Parish, not Harahan
Jefferson Parish context, not Harahan figures
- Establishments in Jefferson Parish11,728
- Covered employment, Jefferson Parish184,764
- Average annual pay, Jefferson Parish$63,803
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson Parish501
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Harahan.
All Jefferson Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Harahan questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Harahan, Louisiana?
8,904, in 4,278 households. Harahan city covers 2.02 square miles of land, which is 4,412 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Harahan in?
Jefferson Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Harahan?
$79,516. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $343,100. Median gross rent is $1,082 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Harahan businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $7.8 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $1.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Harahan, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Harahan borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Harahan. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Harahan in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Harahan appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Harahan, city of, community 225200, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Harahan figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Harahan.
Is zoning published for Harahan?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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