Merrydale, LA

Census Place

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2023 Population

9,149

6.92% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ABill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AJohn Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

35.6

8.95% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$124,300

4.28% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,867

6.4% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in Merrydale, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Merrydale, LA was $124,300, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Merrydale, LA N/A, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Merrydale, LA was N/A per household.

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Economy

The economy of Merrydale, LA employs 2.87k people. The largest industries in Merrydale, LA are , and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($52,026), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,921), and Construction ($51,004).

Employment

Occupations

2.87k

2023 Value

± 654

−6.4%

1 Year decline

± 32.7%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Merrydale, LA, are Transportation Occupations (326 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (304 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (278 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Merrydale, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.87k

2023 Value

± 654

−6.4%

1 Year decline

± 32.7%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Merrydale, LA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Merrydale, LA, though some of these residents may live in Merrydale, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

Civics

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

N/ABill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

N/AJohn Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Merrydale, LA was $124,300 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $119,200 to $124,300, a 4.28% increase. The homeownership rate in Merrydale, LA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Merrydale, LA have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Merrydale, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Property

$124,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$20,962

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Merrydale, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Merrydale, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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80.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Merrydale, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Merrydale, LA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Merrydale, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Merrydale, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Merrydale, LA have a similar commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (22.9 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Merrydale, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Merrydale, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Merrydale, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Merrydale, LA have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Merrydale, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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