Marrero vs Terrytown

A side-by-side comparison of Marrero and Terrytown: population, income, housing, and more.

Marrero and Terrytown are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marrero has the higher population (31,866 vs 25,844 in Terrytown). Terrytown has the higher median household income ($56,944 vs $45,633 in Marrero). Terrytown has the higher median home value ($212,000 vs $173,200 in Marrero).

Population, income & housing

	Marrero	Terrytown
Population	31,866	25,844
Median age	41.1 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,633	$56,944
Median home value	$173,200	$212,000
Median gross rent	$997	$1,065
Housing units	13,858	9,794
Homeownership rate	67.1%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marrero	Terrytown
Population	30,894 → 31,866 (+3.1%)	24,953 → 25,844 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$44,866 → $45,633 (+1.7%)	$46,638 → $56,944 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$138,700 → $173,200 (+24.9%)	$162,700 → $212,000 (+30.3%)
Median gross rent	$915 → $997 (+9.0%)	$953 → $1,065 (+11.8%)

Marrero

Population

30,89431,866

Median household income

$44,866$45,633

Median home value

$138,700$173,200

Median gross rent

$915$997

Terrytown

Population

24,95325,844

Median household income

$46,638$56,944

Median home value

$162,700$212,000

Median gross rent

$953$1,065

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marrero	Terrytown
Under 5	5.6%	11.1%
5 to 17	16.0%	19.0%
18 to 24	10.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.3%	13.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	14.8%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.5%
55 to 64	14.6%	11.4%
65 to 74	12.2%	6.3%
75 and over	8.4%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marrero	Terrytown
White (non-Hispanic)	31.3%	26.2%
Black or African American	50.4%	32.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
Asian	6.3%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	34.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marrero	Terrytown
No high school diploma	22.1%	16.5%
High school graduate	33.0%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marrero	Terrytown
Drove alone	79.3%	71.5%
Carpooled	14.6%	18.1%
Public transit	1.2%	1.7%
Walked	1.1%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.2%	6.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marrero	Terrytown
1-unit, detached	77.9%	51.3%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	19.9%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	17.2%
20 or more units	4.1%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Marrero	Terrytown
Poverty rate	22.2%	18.5%
Average household size	2.52	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1974	1977