Arabi vs Meraux

A side-by-side comparison of Arabi and Meraux: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Meraux has the higher population (7,492 vs 4,436 in Arabi). Meraux has the higher median household income ($73,792 vs $52,500 in Arabi). Arabi has the higher median home value ($212,400 vs $205,600 in Meraux).

Population, income & housing

	Arabi	Meraux
Population	4,436	7,492
Median age	39.2 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$73,792
Median home value	$212,400	$205,600
Median gross rent	$998	$864
Housing units	2,160	2,631
Homeownership rate	71.3%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arabi	Meraux
Population	4,387 → 4,436 (+1.1%)	7,007 → 7,492 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$46,194 → $52,500 (+13.7%)	$63,305 → $73,792 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $212,400 (+36.5%)	$169,700 → $205,600 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$932 → $998 (+7.1%)	$914 → $864 (-5.5%)

Arabi

Population

4,3874,436

Median household income

$46,194$52,500

Median home value

$155,600$212,400

Median gross rent

$932$998

Meraux

Population

7,0077,492

Median household income

$63,305$73,792

Median home value

$169,700$205,600

Median gross rent

$914$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arabi	Meraux
Under 5	5.5%	7.3%
5 to 17	16.5%	18.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.2%
25 to 34	15.8%	9.4%
35 to 44	13.7%	18.6%
45 to 54	15.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	10.5%	15.0%
65 to 74	10.8%	6.7%
75 and over	5.0%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arabi	Meraux
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	74.1%
Black or African American	18.2%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	4.4%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.8%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arabi	Meraux
No high school diploma	20.1%	15.6%
High school graduate	28.6%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arabi	Meraux
Drove alone	72.6%	86.5%
Carpooled	11.7%	9.7%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	3.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arabi	Meraux
1-unit, detached	74.2%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	1.6%
20 or more units	3.1%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Arabi	Meraux
Poverty rate	18.8%	21.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1964	1988