In Meraux, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.12 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Meraux does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Meraux is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.15% of adults 25 and older in the town 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.
