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Erath, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Erath is a Census town of 1,907 people across 1.76 square miles of land, in Vermilion Parish. Median household income is $47,568, 62.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $375,200 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Erath
What Erath is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.76 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,086 plus or minus 267
- County holding the largest share of its areaVermilion 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 Erath
- Population1,907 plus or minus 469
- Median age43.6
- Population under 18448 plus or minus 148
- Share under 1823.5 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over356 plus or minus 105
- Share 65 and over18.7 percent
- Households799 plus or minus 180
- Family households565 plus or minus 162
- Share of households that are families70.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Erath
- Median household income$47,568
- Per capita income$29,945 plus or minus $8,223
- Civilian labor force982 plus or minus 286
- Employed941 plus or minus 269
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 46
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over1,371 plus or minus 308
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.7 percent plus or minus 26.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.9 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Erath
- Housing units852 plus or minus 183
- Occupied units799 plus or minus 180
- Vacant units53 plus or minus 50
- Vacancy rate6.2 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied500 plus or minus 126
- Renter occupied299 plus or minus 125
- Ownership rate62.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,800 plus or minus $35,526
- Median gross rent, monthly$902 plus or minus $548
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.8 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Single family units676 plus or minus 162
- Share single family79.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more73 plus or minus 63
- Share in buildings of two or more8.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes103 plus or minus 67
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Erath gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute838 plus or minus 241
- Commuting under 15 minutes317 plus or minus 157
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.8 percent plus or minus 15.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more374 plus or minus 126
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.6 percent
- Drove alone83.6 percent
- Carpooled8.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Erath (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$375,200
- Average approval$187,600
- Median approval$187,600
- Largest approval$247,600
- Jobs supported45
- Jobs per approval22.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Erath, 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.
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Flood risk in Erath
- NFIP communityTown of Erath
- NFIP community number220224
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/19/11
The Town of Erath participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220224 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Vermilion Parish, not Erath
Vermilion Parish context, not Erath figures
- Establishments in Vermilion Parish969
- Covered employment, Vermilion Parish12,560
- Average annual pay, Vermilion Parish$48,191
- Housing units permitted, Vermilion Parish228
Every figure in this section is published for Vermilion Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Erath.
All Vermilion 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
Erath questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Erath, Louisiana?
1,907, in 799 households. Erath town covers 1.76 square miles of land, which is 1,086 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Erath in?
Vermilion 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 Erath?
$47,568. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,800. Median gross rent is $902 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Erath businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $375,200 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $187,600. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Erath, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Erath borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Erath. 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.
Is Erath in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Erath appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Erath, town of, community 220224, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Erath figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Vermilion 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 Erath.
Is zoning published for Erath?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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