Carencro is a somewhat small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 10,835 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Carencro is the 52nd largest community in Louisiana.
The percentage of adults in Carencro who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.57% of the adults in Carencro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Carencro in 2018 was $27,076, 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 $108,304 for a family of four. However, Carencro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Carencro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Carencro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carencro residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Carencro include French, French Canadian, German, Irish, and Acadian/Cajun.
The most common language spoken in Carencro is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and French Creole.