Marrero, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

32,540

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.3

4.38% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

23%

3.62% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$41,402

9.27% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$169,800

Population & Diversity

Marrero, LA is home to a population of 32.5k people, from which 95.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.87% of Marrero, LA residents were born outside of the country (3.21k people).

In 2024, there were 1.59 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.6k people) in Marrero, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.82k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.8k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.4%

2024 Citizenship

96.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.4% of Marrero, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Marrero, LA was 96.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Marrero, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Marrero, LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
15.6k ± 1.65k
White (Non-Hispanic)
9.82k ± 863
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.8k ± 917

9.79%

Hispanic Population

3.19k people

9.79% of the people in Marrero, LA are hispanic (3.19k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Marrero, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

9.87%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.21k people

9.49%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.03k people

As of 2024, 9.87% of Marrero, LA residents (3.21k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Marrero, LA was 9.49%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Marrero, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
399 ± 153
Gulf War (2001-)
270 ± 140
Korea
70 ± 83

Marrero, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.48 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Marrero, LA.

Economy

The economy of Marrero, LA employs 13k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Marrero, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,017 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,955 people), and Retail Trade (1,460 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($60,733), Wholesale Trade ($57,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($55,579).

Employment

Occupations

13k

2024 Value

± 1,215

−1.78%

1 Year decline

± 13.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marrero, LA declined at a rate of −1.78%, from 13.3k employees to 13k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marrero, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,568 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,486 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (1,430 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marrero, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13k

2024 Value

± 1,215

−1.78%

1 Year decline

± 13.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marrero, LA declined at a rate of −1.78%, from 13.3k employees to 13k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marrero, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,017 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,955 people), and Retail Trade (1,460 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marrero, LA, though some of these residents may live in Marrero, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,871

Median earning men ± $6,873

$29,501

Median earning women ± $6,636

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,599), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,474).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($63,333), Manufacturing ($53,190), and Public Administration ($51,759).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Marrero, LA was $169,800 in 2024, which is 0.51 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $173,200 to $169,800, a 1.96% decrease. The homeownership rate in Marrero, LA is 66.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Marrero, LA have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marrero, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$169,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,011

$8,378

Median Property Taxes

±$813

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Marrero, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Marrero, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.1%

Homeownership

2024

64.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.1% of the housing units in Marrero, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Marrero, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$41,402

Median Household Income

± $4,731

12.7k

Number of Households

± 1,094

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.7k households in Marrero, LA declined from $41,402 from the previous year's value of $45,633.

The following chart displays the households in Marrero, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Marrero, LA is from Louisiana.

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.1%)
Carpooled (15.1%)
Worked At Home (5.61%)

In 2024, 75.1% of workers in Marrero, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.1%) and those who worked at home (5.61%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marrero, LA have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.51% of the workforce in Marrero, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Marrero, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Marrero, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Marrero, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marrero, LA (7.42k out of 32.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Marrero, LA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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