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Population (year 2000): 10,427
Males: 4,859  (46.6%)
Females: 5,568  (53.4%)

East Baton Rouge Parish

Median resident age:  29.1 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip codes: 70812.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,600 (it was $28,544 in 2000)
Merrydale  $30,600
Louisiana:  $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $75,500 (it was $62,800 in 2000)
Merrydale  $75,500
Louisiana:  $101,700

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Races in Merrydale:

  • Black (90.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (8.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: Irish (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 4.26 square miles.

Population density: 2445 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Merrydale

  • High school or higher: 74.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 9.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Merrydale CDP

  • Never married: 36.2%
  • Now married: 44.9%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

103 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.0%
Louisiana:  2.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Merrydale:  0.3% ($199)
Louisiana:  0.2% ($199)
Merrydale satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (3.6 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (297.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Brownfields, LA (3.2 miles ), Baton Rouge, LA (3.6 miles ), Monticello, LA (4.8 miles ), Baker, LA (6.3 miles ), Westminster, LA (6.8 miles ), Port Allen, LA (7.3 miles ), Inniswold, LA (7.8 miles ), Oak Hills Place, LA (9.7 miles ).

Latitude: 30.50 N, Longitude: 91.12 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,259 (-31.3%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 65 (1.7%)


79 people in nursing homes
2 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code commonly used in this area: 225

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


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Merrydale-area historical tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 99% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/26/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.5 miles away from the Merrydale place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 9/16/1971, a category 3 tornado 4.5 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Merrydale:
  • COMMUNITY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF B (about 1 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA)
  • EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA)
  • BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Merrydale:
  • BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 2 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
  • ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 63 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; ID: ARA)
  • LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 64 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; ID: LFT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Merrydale:
  • LOUISIANA REGIONAL (about 27 miles; GONZALES, LA; ID: L38)
  • FALSE RIVER RGNL (about 29 miles; NEW ROADS, LA; ID: HZR)
  • PETE ANTIE MUNI (about 45 miles; MELVILLE, LA; ID: 7L9)

Amtrak station near Merrydale:
  • 6 miles: BATON ROUGE (1253 FLORIDA ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Merrydale:
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 6 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 9 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
  • NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 68 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
  • TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 79 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
  • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 79 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)

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Average household size:
This place:  3.1 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  81.2%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.8%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  31.6%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  13.1%
Whole state:  9.4%

Merrydale compared to Louisiana state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:



9.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,760 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.98%
Louisiana average:  8.89%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($150 average AGI)
East Baton Rouge Parish:  0.17%
Louisiana average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Orleans Parish, LA  3.19% ($28,149 average AGI)
from Jefferson Parish, LA  0.80% ($36,273)
from Livingston Parish, LA  0.52% ($35,650)


7.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,968 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.12%
Louisiana average:  13.45%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($293 average AGI)
East Baton Rouge Parish:  0.05%
Louisiana average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Livingston Parish, LA  0.97% ($41,314 average AGI)
to Ascension Parish, LA  0.68% ($54,540)
to Harris County, TX  0.32% ($47,224)


Strongest AM radio stations in Merrydale:
  • WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXOK (1460 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPFC (1550 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: VICTORY & POWER MINISTRIES,INC.)
  • WIBR (1300 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYNK (1380 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KBRH (1260 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD)
  • WNDC (910 AM; 1 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CHURCH POINT MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WJBO (1150 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGLH (960 AM; 1 kW; LA FOLLETTE, TN; Owner: LAFOLLETTE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
  • KTIB (640 AM; 5 kW; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: LA TERR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Merrydale:
  • WDGL (98.1 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • WBRH (90.3 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD)
  • WFMF (102.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • WRKF (89.3 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: PUBLIC RADIO INC.)
  • WYNK-FM (101.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRVE (96.1 FM; BRUSLY, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KQXL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW ROADS, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJNH (107.3 FM; BAKER, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING CO. OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • WBBE (103.3 FM; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJFM (88.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
  • WNXX (104.5 FM; JACKSON, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • KLSU (91.1 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KOOJ (93.7 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQCK (92.7 FM; CLINTON, LA; Owner: BETHANY WORLD PRAYER CENTER, INC.)
  • K237CH (95.3 FM; PORT ALLEN, ETC., LA; Owner: J AND J BROADCASTING)
  • KNXX (104.9 FM; DONALDSONVILLE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Merrydale:
  • WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
  • KBTR-CA (Channel 65; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GREAT OAKS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K07WE (Channel 7; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KZUP-CA (Channel 19; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WBRL-CA (Channel 21; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
  • WBRZ-TV (Channel 2; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TELEVISION BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K13VE (Channel 13; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)
  • WLPB-TV (Channel 27; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • WVLA (Channel 33; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LIC. CORP.)
  • KPBN-LP (Channel 11; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: PELICAN BROADCASTING NETWORK, L.L.C.)
  • WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
  • WLFT-CA (Channel 52; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: BETHANY WORLD PRAYER CENTER, INC.)
  • K58GB (Channel 58; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBXH-CA (Channel 46; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WTNO-LP (Channel 36; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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