19.3% of Mermentau, LA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 3.6% greater than the poverty level of 18.6% across the entire state of Louisiana. 8.0% of high school graduates and 55.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 42.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 84.6%. For comparison, it was 8.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mermentau, LA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mermentau:
19.3%
Whole state:
18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mermentau:
1.7%
Whole state:
8.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mermentau:
42.7%
Louisiana:
25.0%
Disability rate in this village among poor residents (it is 10.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mermentau:
33.1%
Louisiana:
22.6%
Renting rate in this village among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
84.6%
Residents above poverty level:
8.8%
Poverty by age in Mermentau, LA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mermentau,LA (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%Under 5 years
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
33.0%35 to 44 years
29.0%45 to 54 years
19.0%55 to 64 years
12.0%65 to 74 years
38.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mermentau,LA (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%5 years
22.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
28.0%18 to 24 years
46.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
28.0%45 to 54 years
17.0%55 to 64 years
2.0%65 to 74 years
39.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mermentau,LA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
8.5%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
12.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mermentau, LA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mermentau, LA (%)
14.0%White
48.2%Black
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mermentau, LA (absolute numbers)
70White
54Black
19.2%Below poverty level
80.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mermentau, LA
Children below poverty level:
Mermentau, Louisiana:
37.5%
State:
24.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mermentau:
8.0%
Louisiana:
13.1%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mermentau:
55.0%
Louisiana:
33.4%
24.0%Married-couple family
24.0%Male, no wife present
52.0%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
0.0%Worked part-time
100.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
13.3%1980 to 1989
8.9%1970 to 1979
13.3%1960 to 1969
24.4%1950 to 1959
17.8%1940 to 1949
22.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.3%1999 to 2000
5.2%1995 to 1998
10.5%1990 to 1994
11.8%1980 to 1989
26.8%1970 to 1979
13.1%1960 to 1969
2.6%1950 to 1959
7.8%1940 to 1949
20.9%1939 or earlier
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