Demographics of Merrydale CDP, Louisiana

Merrydale CDP, Louisiana had 9,490 ±1,631 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Merrydale CDP, in four figures

9,490 ±1,631
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 60th
Among Louisiana's places: Of 102 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 38.8 ±5.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $20,820 to $62,180
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.8 ±5.7: for men 30.3 ±4.3 and for women 41.3 ±5.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Merrydale CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	255 to 1,003	2.9% to 10.4%	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,990 ±598	21.0% ±5.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	322 to 978	6.8% ±3.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,689 ±745	28.3% ±6.2	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,863 ±465	19.6% ±3.6	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,669 ±452	17.6% ±3.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $20,820 to $62,180, and income per person $20,468 ±$4,358, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,756 ±$408 in Louisiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Merrydale CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,282 ±419	38.0% ±11.1	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	206 to 882	6.4% to 25.9%	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	269 to 911	8.3% to 26.7%	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	150 to 494	4.6% to 14.5%	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	391 ±187	11.6% ±5.3	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 184	0% to 5.4%	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 357	0% to 10.5%	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Merrydale CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	2,848 ±1,020	30.0% ±9.4	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	345 to 1,123	28.0% ±12.0	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,403 ±658	30.4% ±12.5	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	711 ±308	31.6% ±11.8	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Merrydale CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Merrydale CDP	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	3,772 ±519	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.4% ±4.9	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.6% ±4.6	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.7% ±10.0	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.3% ±6.8	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$136,100 ±$26,517	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,311 ±$156	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	1983 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Merrydale CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 360	0% to 3.8%	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5 to 67	0.1% to 0.7%	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,186 ±1,628	96.8% ±4.2	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1 to 183	< 0.1% to 1.9%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Merrydale CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	8,859 ±1,626	93.4% ±6.0	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	530 ±237	5.6% ±2.3	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	10 to 192	0.1% to 2.0%	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 156	0% to 1.6%	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 70	0% to 0.7%	2.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Merrydale CDP among the places of Louisiana

60th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Places of Louisiana near Merrydale CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bogalusa city	10,468 ±23
DeRidder city	9,763 ±127
Jefferson CDP	9,703 ±773
Raceland CDP	9,585 ±1,040
Jennings city	9,553 ±18
Merrydale CDP	9,490 ±1,631
Denham Springs city	9,323 ±29
Eunice city	9,239 ±212
Bastrop city	9,232 ±29
Oak Hills Place CDP	9,038 ±1,099
Harahan city	8,904 ±23

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Louisiana by median age
No. 3 Places in Louisiana by poverty rate
No. 4 Places in Louisiana by median rent
No. 6 Places in Louisiana by homeownership rate
No. 11 Places by poverty rate
No. 67 Places in Louisiana by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026