Mer Rouge, LA Demographic Data
Mer Rouge, LA Summary
Mer Rouge is located in Morehouse Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 611
- Area: 1.18 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.17 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 517.35 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 91.86 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mer Rouge, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
313
56%
50.8
Male
242
44%
49.2
Total Population
555
323,128,000
Mer Rouge, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
21
3.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
56
10.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
41
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
38
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
33
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
53
9.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
13
2.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
93
16.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
45
8.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
41
7.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
50
9.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
49
8.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
22
4.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
408
73.5%
77.2
Female
235
57.6%
51.3
Male
173
42.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
391
70.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
144
25.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
121
21.8%
15.2
Female
82
67.8%
55.8
Male
39
32.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
49
0.0%
0.0
Mer Rouge, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
552
99.5%
96.8
White
389
70.1%
72.6
Black or African American
163
29.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
3
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
555
100.0%
82.2
Mer Rouge, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
19
5.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
22
6.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
192
52.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
57
15.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
16
4.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
25
6.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
35
9.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
41
11.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
325
88.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
60
16.4%
31.2
Mer Rouge, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
187
42.8%
33.7%
Now Married
142
32.5%
47.5
Divorced
45
10.3%
11.0%
Separated
2
0.5%
2.0
Widowed
61
14.0
5.8%
Mer Rouge, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
534
100.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
0
0.0%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Mer Rouge, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
15
9.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
18
11.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
24
14.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
23
14.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
29
18.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
15
9.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
7
4.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2
1.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
15
9.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
13
8.1%
6.4
Median household income
35,139
57,617
Per capita income
28,194
31,128
Mer Rouge, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
25
14.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2
1.2%
9.8
Construction
12
6.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
46
26.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
18
10.4%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
7
4.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
9
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
12
6.9%
11.4
Public administration
7
4.0%
4.6
Retail trade
23
13.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
10
5.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
30
17.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
59
34.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
29
16.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
31
17.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
24
13.9%
18.1%
Mer Rouge, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
173
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
143
82.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
14
8.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
2.3%
5.1
Walked
3
1.7%
2.7
Other means
5
2.9%
1.8
Worked at home
4
2.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.7
26.6
Mer Rouge, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
19
11.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
60
37.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
44
27.3%
37.1
3 or more
38
23.6%
21.0
Mer Rouge, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
161
77.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
120
74.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
41
25.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
46
22.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Mer Rouge, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
207
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
11
5.3%
2.7
3 rooms
6
2.9%
9.1
4 rooms
20
9.7%
16.5
5 rooms
94
45.4%
19.8
6 rooms
27
13.0%
17.8
7 rooms
20
9.7%
12.0
8 rooms
9
4.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
20
9.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Mer Rouge, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
207
1-unit, detached
159
76.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
6
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
12
5.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
6
2.9%
9.0
Mobile home
24
11.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mer Rouge, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
34
16.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
8
3.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
43
20.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
25
12.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
48
23.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
14
6.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
9
4.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
16
7.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10
4.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mer Rouge, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
81
50.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
80
49.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Mer Rouge, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
45
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
4
8.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
6
13.3%
28.8%
Less than $500
7
15.6%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
11
24.4%
11.8%
$500 to $999
17
37.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
25
55.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5
11.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
15
33.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mer Rouge, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
36
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
14
38.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
22
61.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
5
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
525
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
10
29.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4
11.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
5.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
18
52.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Mer Rouge, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
120
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
32
26.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
43
35.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
9
7.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
5
4.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
9
7.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
9
7.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
11
9.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
2
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
90,000
205,000