Chalmette vs Meraux

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

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

Chalmette has the higher population (22,447 vs 7,492 in Meraux). Meraux has the higher median household income ($73,792 vs $56,875 in Chalmette). Meraux has the higher median home value ($205,600 vs $203,800 in Chalmette).

Population, income & housing

	Chalmette	Meraux
Population	22,447	7,492
Median age	34.6 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$73,792
Median home value	$203,800	$205,600
Median gross rent	$1,089	$864
Housing units	8,768	2,631
Homeownership rate	59.9%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chalmette	Meraux
Population	23,851 → 22,447 (-5.9%)	7,007 → 7,492 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$43,976 → $56,875 (+29.3%)	$63,305 → $73,792 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$152,900 → $203,800 (+33.3%)	$169,700 → $205,600 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$960 → $1,089 (+13.4%)	$914 → $864 (-5.5%)

Chalmette

Population

23,85122,447

Median household income

$43,976$56,875

Median home value

$152,900$203,800

Median gross rent

$960$1,089

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)

	Chalmette	Meraux
Under 5	7.2%	7.3%
5 to 17	20.0%	18.6%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.2%
25 to 34	15.4%	9.4%
35 to 44	15.0%	18.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	7.6%	6.7%
75 and over	4.0%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chalmette	Meraux
White (non-Hispanic)	55.3%	74.1%
Black or African American	26.3%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	1.4%
Asian	1.9%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chalmette	Meraux
No high school diploma	17.1%	15.6%
High school graduate	27.9%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chalmette	Meraux
Drove alone	80.6%	86.5%
Carpooled	9.1%	9.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	3.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chalmette	Meraux
1-unit, detached	64.8%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	1.6%
20 or more units	2.8%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Chalmette	Meraux
Poverty rate	24.5%	21.0%
Average household size	2.81	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1977	1988