Branch vs Mermentau

A side-by-side comparison of Branch and Mermentau: population, income, housing, and more.

Branch and Mermentau are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mermentau has the higher population (570 vs 338 in Branch). Mermentau has the higher median household income ($112,864 vs $52,593 in Branch). Mermentau has the higher median home value ($55,900 vs $38,000 in Branch).

Population, income & housing

	Branch	Mermentau
Population	338	570
Median age	26.4 yrs	68.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,593	$112,864
Median home value	$38,000	$55,900
Median gross rent	—	$490
Housing units	129	351
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	23.3%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branch	Mermentau
Population	231 → 338 (+46.3%)	671 → 570 (-15.1%)
Median household income	$2,499 → $52,593 (+2004.6%)	$34,583 → $112,864 (+226.4%)
Median home value	$33,300 → $38,000 (+14.1%)	$79,700 → $55,900 (-29.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$275 → $490 (+78.2%)

Branch

Population

231338

Median household income

$2,499$52,593

Median home value

$33,300$38,000

Mermentau

Population

671570

Median household income

$34,583$112,864

Median home value

$79,700$55,900

Median gross rent

$275$490

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branch	Mermentau
Under 5	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	29.9%	5.3%
18 to 24	10.4%	5.8%
25 to 34	6.5%	8.8%
35 to 44	8.0%	4.2%
45 to 54	16.0%	14.0%
55 to 64	5.6%	8.9%
65 to 74	15.1%	45.1%
75 and over	1.5%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branch	Mermentau
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	83.9%
Black or African American	10.4%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branch	Mermentau
No high school diploma	16.9%	20.3%
High school graduate	41.0%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	34.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branch	Mermentau
Drove alone	77.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branch	Mermentau
1-unit, detached	87.6%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Branch	Mermentau
Poverty rate	39.3%	18.4%
Average household size	3.19	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1965	1958