Mer Rouge, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 659 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 659 (9 farm, 650 nonfarm))

Mer Rouge, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 302 (273 occupied: 173 owner occupied, 100 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	32%

Housing density: 242 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $151,800.

Median contract rent in 2007: $133 (lower quartile is $130, upper quartile is $288)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $355

Median gross rent in Mer Rouge, LA in 2007: $275

Housing units in Mer Rouge with a mortgage: 87 (2 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 69

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,951 (it was $43,000 in 2000)

Mer Rouge:	$68,951
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $37,592 - $131,427

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $112,084
Here: $112,084
State: $177,270

Mobile homes: $17,273
Here: $17,273
State: $34,481

Household type by relationship

Households: 685

In family households: 608 (123 male householders, 69 female householders)
111 spouses, 242 children (229 natural, 7 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 17 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 77 (26 male householders (24 living alone)), 47 female householders (47 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 121 (114 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 106 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 71 1-person, 2 3-persons.

68 married couples with children.
48 single-parent households (6 men, 42 women).

98.4% of residents of Mer Rouge speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mer Rouge, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 19 5 rooms: 35 6 rooms: 47 7 rooms: 37 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 20

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mer Rouge, Louisiana:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 35 4 rooms: 32 5 rooms: 13 6 rooms: 0 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 37
1990 to 1994: 33
1980 to 1989: 36
1970 to 1979: 27
1960 to 1969: 68
1950 to 1959: 20
1940 to 1949: 18
1939 or earlier: 63

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mer Rouge:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 3 2 bedrooms: 55 3 bedrooms: 86 4 bedrooms: 21 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mer Rouge:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 43 2 bedrooms: 40 3 bedrooms: 13 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Mer Rouge in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 43 2 vehicles: 83 3 vehicles: 26 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Mer Rouge in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 37 1 vehicle: 53 2 vehicles: 10 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Mer Rouge, LA:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 7
$40,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 28
$60,000 to $69,999: 14
$70,000 to $79,999: 8
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 7
$100,000 to $124,999: 12
$125,000 to $149,999: 11
$150,000 to $174,999: 7
$175,000 to $199,999: 8
$200,000 to $249,999: 9
$250,000 to $299,999: 2
$300,000 to $399,999: 4
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 3
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Mer Rouge rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mer Rouge:

Less than $100: 31 people
$100 to $149: 12
$150 to $199: 2
$200 to $249: 11
$250 to $299: 11
$300 to $349: 8
$350 to $399: 2
$400 to $449: 3
$450 to $499: 2
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 11

Mer Rouge, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.5%
Number of people working at home: 14 (6.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 26
5 to 9 minutes: 25
10 to 14 minutes: 50
15 to 19 minutes: 31
20 to 24 minutes: 20
25 to 29 minutes: 3
30 to 34 minutes: 4
35 to 39 minutes: 5
40 to 44 minutes: 5
45 to 59 minutes: 25
60 to 89 minutes: 6
90 or more minutes: 7

Mer Rouge mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 154 (70%)
Carpooled: 46 (21%)
Walked: 5 (2%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 14 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 66
$10,000 to $14,999: 43
$15,000 to $19,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 17
$25,000 to $29,999: 16
$30,000 to $34,999: 20
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $44,999: 9
$45,000 to $49,999: 13
$50,000 to $59,999: 18
$60,000 to $74,999: 25
$75,000 to $99,999: 14
$100,000 to $124,999: 2
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 or more: 3

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 338

Irish: 77

English: 57

United States or American: 54

French (except Basque): 34

Scotch-Irish: 26

German: 18

Scottish: 11

European: 5

Swedish: 5

Italian: 4

Czechoslovakian: 2

French Canadian: 1

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 688
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 16
South: 102
West: 0

64% of Mer Rouge residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 27
7th and 8th grade: 2
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 17
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 9
High school graduate (or equivalency): 63
Less than 1 year of college: 8
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12
Associate degree: 6
Bachelor's degree: 37
Master's degree: 2
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 29
9th grade: 28
10th grade: 16
11th grade: 20
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 85
Less than 1 year of college: 17
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 19
Associate degree: 16
Bachelor's degree: 24
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 2
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 10.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 58.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $34,341
Black householders: $15,080
Two or more races householders: $109,100
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $84,379

Mer Rouge household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mer Rouge household income for Black householders

Mer Rouge marital status for males

Mer Rouge marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $95,059
Black or African American householders: $52,028
Two or more races householders: $73,625
Hispanic or Latino householders: $368,129

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 199
One, attached: 9
Two: 2
5 to 9: 42
20 to 49: 34
Mobile homes: 16

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,044

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mer Rouge:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (80%) Electricity (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (82%) Utility gas (18%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21

Here:	24.1%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9

Here:	34.6%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	33.3%
Louisiana:	16.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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