Merryville, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,171 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,171 (all nonfarm))

Merryville, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 468 (415 occupied: 292 owner occupied, 123 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	32%

Housing density: 57 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: $156 (lower quartile is $130, upper quartile is $307)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $358

Median gross rent in Merryville, LA in 2007: $254

Housing units in Merryville with a mortgage: 67 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 109

Merryville,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $61,895 (it was $38,600 in 2000)

Merryville:	$61,895
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $26,570 - $101,121

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $82,068
Here: $82,068
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $83,096
Here: $83,096
State: $167,971

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,632,813
Here: $1,632,813
State: $189,844

Mobile homes: $30,281
Here: $30,281
State: $34,481

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,069

In family households: 974 (198 male householders, 112 female householders)
203 spouses, 339 children (307 natural, 7 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 60 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 20 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 95 (35 male householders (34 living alone)), 55 female householders (51 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 59 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 85 1-person, 5 2-persons.

175 married couples with children.
99 single-parent households (14 men, 85 women).

98.6% of residents of Merryville speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 2 (0.2%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Merryville, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 98 6 rooms: 71 7 rooms: 51 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 11

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merryville, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 40 4 rooms: 29 5 rooms: 21 6 rooms: 20 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 13
1990 to 1994: 32
1980 to 1989: 76
1970 to 1979: 71
1960 to 1969: 103
1950 to 1959: 42
1940 to 1949: 61
1939 or earlier: 66

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Merryville:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 84 3 bedrooms: 167 4 bedrooms: 17 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merryville:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 40 2 bedrooms: 38 3 bedrooms: 35 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Merryville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 16 1 vehicle: 112 2 vehicles: 117 3 vehicles: 43 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Merryville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 52 1 vehicle: 45 2 vehicles: 22 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 25
$10,000 to $14,999: 13
$15,000 to $19,999: 9
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 11
$30,000 to $34,999: 17
$35,000 to $39,999: 25
$40,000 to $49,999: 15
$50,000 to $59,999: 22
$60,000 to $69,999: 24
$70,000 to $79,999: 20
$80,000 to $89,999: 19
$90,000 to $99,999: 18
$100,000 to $124,999: 35
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $174,999: 18
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 4
$250,000 to $299,999: 2
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 1
$1,000,000 or more: 1

Merryville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Merryville:

Less than $100: 34 people
$100 to $149: 18
$150 to $199: 22
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 10
$350 to $399: 8
$400 to $449: 4
$450 to $499: 3
$500 to $549: 2
$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: 15

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 2

Merryville, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.9%
Number of people working at home: 9 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 51
5 to 9 minutes: 42
10 to 14 minutes: 33
15 to 19 minutes: 30
20 to 24 minutes: 48
25 to 29 minutes: 31
30 to 34 minutes: 45
35 to 39 minutes: 2
40 to 44 minutes: 9
45 to 59 minutes: 16
60 to 89 minutes: 15
90 or more minutes: 9

Merryville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 252 (74%)
Carpooled: 44 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
Bicycle: 4 (1%)
Walked: 28 (8%)
Other means: 1 (0%)
Worked at home: 9 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 89
$10,000 to $14,999: 50
$15,000 to $19,999: 46
$20,000 to $24,999: 20
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 37
$35,000 to $39,999: 20
$40,000 to $44,999: 19
$45,000 to $49,999: 13
$50,000 to $59,999: 27
$60,000 to $74,999: 26
$75,000 to $99,999: 21
$100,000 to $124,999: 7
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 8

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 220

United States or American: 164

Irish: 78

German: 45

English: 45

French (except Basque): 30

Scotch-Irish: 26

European: 12

French Canadian: 11

Scottish: 10

Italian: 7

Czech: 4

British: 2

Welsh: 2

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

Mexico (100%)

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

This state: 722
Northeast: 6
Midwest: 28
South: 339
West: 20

56% of Merryville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 27
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 13
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 5
High school graduate (or equivalency): 119
Less than 1 year of college: 13
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 38
Associate degree: 13
Bachelor's degree: 19
Master's degree: 4
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 27
7th and 8th grade: 23
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 32
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 27
High school graduate (or equivalency): 162
Less than 1 year of college: 19
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 35
Associate degree: 12
Bachelor's degree: 22
Master's degree: 6
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 33.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.1%

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: $36,939
Black householders: $15,982
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $37,989
Two or more races householders: $31,486
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $14,037

Merryville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Merryville household income for Black householders

Merryville household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Merryville marital status for males

Merryville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $81,806
Black or African American householders: $65,445
Two or more races householders: $73,625
Hispanic or Latino householders: $36,812

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 263
One, attached: 18
Two: 14
3 or 4: 49
20 to 49: 2
50 or more: 5
Mobile homes: 116
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,377

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Merryville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

Here:	5.6%
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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