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Meraux, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Meraux is a Census CDP of 7,918 people across 4.15 square miles of land, in St. Bernard Parish. Median household income is $76,021, 86.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Meraux
What Meraux is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.15 sq mi
- Water area0.66 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,909
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Bernard 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 Meraux
- Population7,918
- Median age38.7
- Population under 182,108
- Share under 1826.6 percent
- Population 65 and over877 plus or minus 180
- Share 65 and over11.1 percent
- Households2,615
- Family households2,019
- Share of households that are families77.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Meraux
- Median household income$76,021 plus or minus $15,249
- Per capita income$33,602
- Civilian labor force3,948
- Employed3,835
- Unemployed113 plus or minus 66
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over5,227
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.4 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Meraux
- Housing units2,752
- Occupied units2,615
- Vacant units137 plus or minus 87
- Vacancy rate5.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied2,256
- Renter occupied359 plus or minus 124
- Ownership rate86.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$208,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,055 plus or minus $342
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Single family units2,495
- Share single family90.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more166 plus or minus 89
- Share in buildings of two or more6.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Mobile homes91 plus or minus 74
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Meraux gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,573
- Commuting under 15 minutes981 plus or minus 255
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,907 plus or minus 563
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.4 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Drove alone82.0 percent
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home5.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Meraux (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,143,000
- Average approval$1,071,500
- Median approval$1,071,500
- Largest approval$2,018,000
- Jobs supported47
- Jobs per approval23.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Meraux, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
St. Bernard Parish, not Meraux
St. Bernard Parish context, not Meraux figures
- Establishments in St. Bernard Parish705
- Covered employment, St. Bernard Parish11,254
- Average annual pay, St. Bernard Parish$61,869
- Housing units permitted, St. Bernard Parish112
Every figure in this section is published for St. Bernard Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Meraux.
All St. Bernard 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
Meraux questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Meraux, Louisiana?
7,918, in 2,615 households. Meraux CDP covers 4.15 square miles of land, which is 1,909 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Meraux in?
St. Bernard 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 Meraux?
$76,021. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $208,700. Median gross rent is $1,055 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Meraux businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $2.1 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $1,071,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Meraux, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Meraux borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Meraux. Only 0 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 Meraux figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Bernard 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 Meraux.
Is zoning published for Meraux?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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