What percentage of people rent in Meraux, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Meraux, LA, 2020–2024
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13.7% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in Meraux, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 359 renting households against 2,256 that own their home.

In Meraux, the share of households that rent went from 15.8% in 2015–2019 to 13.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.7% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 359 (±124)

Who rents and who owns in Meraux

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Meraux	St. Bernard Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.7% (±4.8 points)	29.9% (±2.2 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	359 (±124)	4,842 (±362)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,256 (±299)	11,377 (±425)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.2 (±0.8)	2.7 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$33,674 (±$4,272)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,229 (±$21,504)	$72,406 (±$7,284)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Meraux, the renter share is lower than in St. Bernard Parish (29.9%).

It is also lower than in Louisiana (32.6%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In St. Bernard Parish, Meraux ranks 5 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 341 of 410.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Meraux has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	15.8% (±5.3 points)	13.7% (±4.8 points)	−2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$914 (±$259)	$1,055 (±$342)	+15.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,305 (±$6,697)	$76,021 (±$15,249)	+20.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Meraux

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Meraux
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Meraux	—	13.7% (±4.8 points)	—
Violet	2.6 mi	14.1% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Chalmette	3.0 mi	38.8% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Arabi	4.9 mi	31.3% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Poydras	5.1 mi	23.8% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Terrytown	6.7 mi	50.8% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Belle Chasse	6.9 mi	20.2% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Timberlane	7.5 mi	27.4% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Gretna	8.0 mi	51.2% (±4.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Chalmette, LA (38.8%), Arabi, LA (31.3%), Terrytown, LA (50.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across St. Bernard Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Chalmette	38.8% (±4.2 points)
2	Arabi	31.3% (±6.3 points)
3	Poydras	23.8% (±10.4 points)
4	Violet	14.1% (±7.1 points)
5	Meraux	13.7% (±4.8 points)

Meraux is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Meraux

How many renters are there in Meraux?

Meraux has an estimated 359 (±124) renting households, 13.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Meraux?

In Meraux, the share of households that rent went from 15.8% in 2015–2019 to 13.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Meraux?

A renting household in Meraux has 3.2 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Meraux CDP, Louisiana (place:49800, in state:22).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.