People QuickFacts Marrero CDP Louisiana Population, 2011 estimate X 4,574,766 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base X 4,533,372 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 X 0.9% Population, 2010 33,141 4,533,372 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.0% 6.9% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.8% 24.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 14.0% 12.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 53.8% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 42.1% 62.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 49.2% 32.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.7% 0.7% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 4.7% 1.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.6% 1.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 5.4% 4.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 39.4% 60.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 89.9% 85.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 5.8% 3.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 11.1% 8.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 72.2% 81.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 7.7% 21.1% Veterans, 2007-2011 2,274 314,677 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 24.0 24.9  Housing units, 2010 13,212 1,964,981 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 65.6% 67.9% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 14.6% 18.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $130,700 $135,400 Households, 2007-2011 11,714 1,675,097 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.81 2.60 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $18,846 $23,853 Median household income, 2007-2011 $35,682 $44,086 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 24.5% 18.4%     Business QuickFacts Marrero CDP Louisiana Total number of firms, 2007 3,043 375,808 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.5% 15.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.2% 2.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4% 2.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.8% 27.4%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 205,054,723 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 158,546 51,415,553 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 442,920 56,543,203 Retail sales per capita, 2007 NA $12,921 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 57,246 9,729,869     Geography QuickFacts Marrero CDP Louisiana Land area in square miles, 2010 7.94 43,203.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 4,175.5 104.9 FIPS Code 48785 22 Counties Jefferson Parish (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts