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Population (year 2000): 10,192
Males: 4,860 (47.7%), Females: 5,332 (52.3%)
Zip code:
70075
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $45,732 (year 2000)
Median house value: $93,100 (year 2000)
Races in Meraux:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.4%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- Black (3.7%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
- Vietnamese (0.7%)
Ancestries: French (28.8%), Italian (24.7%),
German (19.1%), Irish (13.9%), English (5.7%), United States
(4.0%).
Elevation: 9 feet
Land area: 4.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Meraux
- High school or higher: 76.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Meraux CDP
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 10.0%
2.5% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 0.6% Europe, 0.3%
Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Meraux:
- CHALMETTE MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; CHALMETTE,
LA)
- HEALTHWEST REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
GRETNA, LA)
- MEADOWCREST HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GRETNA, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Meraux:
- LAKEFRONT (about 10 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
- LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 24 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
- STENNIS INTL (about 45 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID:
HSA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Meraux:
- NEW ORLEANS DOWNTOWN (about 11 miles; NEW ORLEANS,
LA; ID: 7N0)
- NEW ORLEANS NAS JRB/ALVIN CALLENDER FIELD/ (about 12
miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NBG)
- SLIDELL (about 29 miles; SLIDELL, LA; ID: ASD)
Amtrak station near Meraux:
- 12 miles: NEW ORLEANS (1001 LOYOLA AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking,
call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus
service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Meraux:
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 10 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,217)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
(about 12 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
- DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 13 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
- XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 13 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 15 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 15 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
Private high school in Meraux:
- ARCHBISHOP HANNAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 533;
Location: 2501 ARCHBISHOP HANNAN BLVD; Grades: 8 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Meraux:
- JOSEPH J. DAVIES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
937; Location: 4101 MISTROT DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- N.P. TRIST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 679;
Location: 1 PIRATES COVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
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