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Carencro, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Carencro is a Census city of 11,619 people across 7.86 square miles of land, in Lafayette Parish. Median household income is $63,401, 66.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Carencro
What Carencro is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.86 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,479
- County holding the largest share of its areaLafayette 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.
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How many people live in Carencro
- Population11,619
- Median age32.8
- Population under 183,725
- Share under 1832.1 percent
- Population 65 and over1,694 plus or minus 387
- Share 65 and over14.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Households4,443
- Family households2,899
- Share of households that are families65.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Carencro
- Median household income$63,401 plus or minus $19,282
- Per capita income$30,868
- Civilian labor force5,503
- Employed5,137
- Unemployed366 plus or minus 304
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over7,045
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.6 percent plus or minus 1.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Carencro
- Housing units5,007
- Occupied units4,443
- Vacant units564 plus or minus 267
- Vacancy rate11.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Owner occupied2,952
- Renter occupied1,491 plus or minus 372
- Ownership rate66.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$214,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$944
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units3,503
- Share single family70.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more864 plus or minus 289
- Share in buildings of two or more17.3 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes640 plus or minus 268
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Carencro gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,326
- Commuting under 15 minutes900 plus or minus 286
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,420 plus or minus 360
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.8 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Drove alone80.8 percent
- Carpooled1.6 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home15.2 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Carencro (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$6,201,600
- Average approval$516,800
- Median approval$172,500
- Largest approval$2,390,000
- Jobs supported119
- Jobs per approval9.9
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carencro, 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.
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SBA loans in Carencro (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,600,000
- Average approval$650,000
- Median approval$688,000
- Largest approval$1,056,000
- Jobs supported86
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carencro, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
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Flood risk in Carencro
- NFIP communityCity of Carencro
- NFIP community number220103
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date12/21/18
The City of Carencro participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220103 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lafayette Parish, not Carencro
Lafayette Parish context, not Carencro figures
- Establishments in Lafayette Parish8,844
- Covered employment, Lafayette Parish137,173
- Average annual pay, Lafayette Parish$58,120
- Housing units permitted, Lafayette Parish1,592
Every figure in this section is published for Lafayette Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Carencro.
All Lafayette 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.
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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
Carencro questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carencro, Louisiana?
11,619, in 4,443 households. Carencro city covers 7.86 square miles of land, which is 1,479 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Carencro in?
Lafayette 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 Carencro?
$63,401. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $214,800. Median gross rent is $944 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Carencro businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $6.2 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $172,500, plus 4 504 approvals worth $2.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carencro, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Carencro borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Carencro. 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 Carencro in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Carencro appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Carencro, city of, community 220103, carrying Community Rating System class 7, 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 Carencro figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lafayette 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 Carencro.
Is zoning published for Carencro?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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