One downside of living in Meraux, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.12 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Meraux doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Meraux who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.15% of adults in Meraux have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Meraux in 2022 was $34,066, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,264 for a family of four. However, Meraux contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Meraux is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Meraux home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Meraux residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Meraux also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.88% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Meraux include Italian, French, German, English, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Meraux is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
