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Metairie, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Metairie is a Census CDP of 139,729 people across 23.16 square miles of land, in Jefferson Parish. Median household income is $73,042, 62.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 132 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $80.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Metairie
What Metairie is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area23.16 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,033
- 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.
Metairie
How many people live in Metairie
- Population139,729
- Median age41.3
- Population under 1829,122
- Share under 1820.8 percent
- Population 65 and over29,854
- Share 65 and over21.4 percent
- Households61,248
- Family households33,948
- Share of households that are families55.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Metairie
Income and work in Metairie
- Median household income$73,042
- Per capita income$46,765
- Civilian labor force73,232
- Employed69,889
- Unemployed3,343
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over101,236
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Metairie
Housing in Metairie
- Housing units66,355
- Occupied units61,248
- Vacant units5,107
- Vacancy rate7.7 percent
- Owner occupied38,050
- Renter occupied23,198
- Ownership rate62.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$327,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,175
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent
- Single family units43,411
- Share single family65.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more22,452
- Share in buildings of two or more33.8 percent
- Mobile homes446 plus or minus 208
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Metairie
How Metairie gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute61,131
- Commuting under 15 minutes17,605
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more15,536
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.4 percent
- Drove alone76.7 percent
- Carpooled9.2 percent
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home10.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Metairie
SBA loans in Metairie (7(a))
- Approvals132
- Gross approval$80,289,100
- Average approval$608,251
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,658,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,594
- Jobs per approval12.1
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full8
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.4 percent
- Share to franchises12.9 percent
- Distinct lenders29
- Distinct industries by NAICS71
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Metairie, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have 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.
Metairie
SBA loans in Metairie (504)
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$14,084,000
- Average approval$612,348
- Median approval$388,000
- Largest approval$2,333,000
- Jobs supported251
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Metairie, 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.
Jefferson Parish, not Metairie
Jefferson Parish context, not Metairie 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 Metairie.
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
Metairie questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Metairie, Louisiana?
139,729, in 61,248 households. Metairie CDP covers 23.16 square miles of land, which is 6,033 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Metairie 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 Metairie?
$73,042. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $327,500. Median gross rent is $1,175 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Metairie businesses?
132 7(a) approvals totaling $80.3 m since FY2020, across 29 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 23 504 approvals worth $14.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Metairie, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Metairie borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Metairie. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Metairie 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 Metairie.
Is zoning published for Metairie?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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