Merrydale, Louisiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Nationwide Claims to Fame

Merrydale is 9th out of 6,406 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Statewide Claims to Fame

Merrydale is 1st in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Merrydale is 5th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Merrydale is 8th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in People per household

Merrydale is 14th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Female residents

Merrydale, Louisiana Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Merrydale	Rank	Louisiana	US
Size in square miles	4.2	79th	43,203.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,304.7	31st	104.9	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Merrydale	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents younger than 5	7.3%	50th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	30.0%	5th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	8.0%	96th	12.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Merrydale	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	77.7%	70th	81.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	15.9%	61st	21.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Merrydale	Rank	Louisiana	US
Race - White	4.6%	107th	63.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	93.8%	1st	32.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	90th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.1%	106th	1.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	39th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.7%	104th	1.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	92nd	4.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	107th	59.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Merrydale	Rank	Louisiana	US
Female residents	54.0%	14th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.5%	76th	3.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Merrydale	Rank	Louisiana	US
Housing units	3,495	69th	1,978,848	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.8%	81st	18.1%	25.9%
Households	3,332	64th	1,675,097	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.3%	48th	67.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$97,400	85th	$135,400	$186,200
People per household	3.0	8th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Merrydale	Rank	Louisiana	US
Income per capita	$18,091	87th	$23,853	$27,915
Income per household	$40,421	61st	$44,086	$52,762
Income below poverty line	17.4%	58th	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Merrydale	Rank	Louisiana	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	598	80th	375,808	27,092,908
Retail sales	$8,812	94th	$56,543,203	$3,917,663,456

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