Merrydale, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 10,465, Rural population: 0)

Merrydale, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,503 (3,300 occupied: 2,457 owner occupied, 843 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

Housing density: 821 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $76,899.

Median contract rent in 2007: $495 (lower quartile is $343, upper quartile is $604)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $406

Median gross rent in Merrydale, LA in 2007: $680

Housing units in Merrydale with a mortgage: 1,753 (185 second mortgage, 88 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 571

Merrydale,LA index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,383

In family households: 9,749 (1,489 male householders, 1,234 female householders)
1,595 spouses, 4,146 children (3,727 natural, 81 adopted, 338 stepchildren), 625 grandchildren, 137 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 258 other relatives, 212 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 634 (268 male householders (235 living alone)), 306 female householders (306 living alone)), 60 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 82 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 700 2-persons, 761 3-persons, 628 4-persons, 393 5-persons, 128 6-persons, 113 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 541 1-person, 14 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

1,540 married couples with children.
1,310 single-parent households (144 men, 1,166 women).

95.9% of residents of Merrydale speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 103 (1.0%)
(36.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Merrydale, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 171 4 rooms: 138 5 rooms: 717 6 rooms: 787 7 rooms: 328 8 rooms: 217 9 or more rooms: 81

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merrydale, Louisiana:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 77 3 rooms: 82 4 rooms: 148 5 rooms: 329 6 rooms: 122 7 rooms: 21 8 rooms: 38 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 48
1995 to 1998: 87
1990 to 1994: 79
1980 to 1989: 396
1970 to 1979: 1,185
1960 to 1969: 1,071
1950 to 1959: 480
1940 to 1949: 124
1939 or earlier: 33

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Merrydale:
	no bedroom: 27 1 bedroom: 46 2 bedrooms: 333 3 bedrooms: 1,782 4 bedrooms: 247 5 or more bedrooms: 22

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merrydale:
	no bedroom: 52 1 bedroom: 95 2 bedrooms: 206 3 bedrooms: 434 4 bedrooms: 51 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Merrydale in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 161 1 vehicle: 880 2 vehicles: 954 3 vehicles: 362 4 vehicles: 95 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Merrydale in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 170 1 vehicle: 489 2 vehicles: 126 3 vehicles: 54 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 4

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Merrydale, LA:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 13
$15,000 to $19,999: 21
$20,000 to $24,999: 34
$25,000 to $29,999: 39
$30,000 to $34,999: 77
$35,000 to $39,999: 22
$40,000 to $49,999: 286
$50,000 to $59,999: 523
$60,000 to $69,999: 496
$70,000 to $79,999: 292
$80,000 to $89,999: 248
$90,000 to $99,999: 97
$100,000 to $124,999: 79
$125,000 to $149,999: 57
$150,000 to $174,999: 6
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 11
$250,000 to $299,999: 12
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 5

Merrydale rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Merrydale:

Less than $100: 31 people
$100 to $149: 27
$150 to $199: 27
$200 to $249: 17
$250 to $299: 33
$300 to $349: 45
$350 to $399: 111
$400 to $449: 82
$450 to $499: 28
$500 to $549: 29
$550 to $599: 68
$600 to $649: 38
$650 to $699: 12
$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: 98

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 6 1990 to 1994: 26 1985 to 1989: 15 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 22 1970 to 1974: 17 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 17

Merrydale, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.0%
Number of people working at home: 13 (0.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 31
5 to 9 minutes: 193
10 to 14 minutes: 429
15 to 19 minutes: 921
20 to 24 minutes: 717
25 to 29 minutes: 268
30 to 34 minutes: 600
35 to 39 minutes: 104
40 to 44 minutes: 87
45 to 59 minutes: 153
60 to 89 minutes: 126
90 or more minutes: 93

Merrydale mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,857 (76%)
Carpooled: 718 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 74 (2%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 6 (0%)
Other means: 61 (2%)
Worked at home: 13 (0%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 621
$10,000 to $14,999: 345
$15,000 to $19,999: 274
$20,000 to $24,999: 219
$25,000 to $29,999: 278
$30,000 to $34,999: 298
$35,000 to $39,999: 237
$40,000 to $44,999: 101
$45,000 to $49,999: 205
$50,000 to $59,999: 210
$60,000 to $74,999: 232
$75,000 to $99,999: 197
$100,000 to $124,999: 63
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 8536
Irish: 106
Subsaharan African:: 95
African: 90
United States or American: 86
French (except Basque): 59
English: 37
French Canadian: 32
Scottish: 23
Italian: 20
Polish: 18
Finnish: 10
German: 9
Norwegian: 9
Danish: 6
British: 6
Dutch: 6
Russian: 5
Other Subsaharan African: 5
Scotch-Irish: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

El Salvador (27%)
Vietnam (17%)
Spain (17%)
Honduras (12%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Poland (6%)
Mexico (6%)

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

This state: 9231
Northeast: 20
Midwest: 101
South: 910
West: 70

68% of Merrydale residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 47
7th and 8th grade: 114
9th grade: 61
10th grade: 136
11th grade: 153
12th grade, no diploma: 167
High school graduate (or equivalency): 855
Less than 1 year of college: 126
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 416
Associate degree: 84
Bachelor's degree: 160
Master's degree: 41
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 30
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 25
7th and 8th grade: 113
9th grade: 52
10th grade: 107
11th grade: 211
12th grade, no diploma: 215
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,153
Less than 1 year of college: 272
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 490
Associate degree: 42
Bachelor's degree: 361
Master's degree: 174
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 13

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 31.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,160
Black householders: $35,147
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $11,789
Asian householders: $16,018
Some other race householders: $59,926
Two or more races householders: $19,491
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $28,776

Merrydale household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Merrydale household income for Black householders

Merrydale household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Merrydale marital status for males

Merrydale marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $97,412
Black or African American householders: $93,086
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $82,047
Asian householders: $141,717
Two or more races householders: $96,964
Hispanic or Latino householders: $135,899

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,059
One, attached: 12
3 or 4: 27
5 to 9: 20
10 to 19: 126
20 to 49: 10
50 or more: 50
Mobile homes: 199

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,988

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Merrydale:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (62%) Utility gas (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (50%) Utility gas (49%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 95

Here:	5.2%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 70

Here:	7.7%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 29

Here:	7.1%
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)

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