Mermentau vs Midland

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

Mermentau and Midland 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 266 in Midland). Mermentau has the higher median household income ($112,864 vs $64,583 in Midland). Since 2019, Midland's population has grown faster (+53.8% vs -15.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Mermentau	Midland
Population	570	266
Median age	68.6 yrs	51.8 yrs
Median household income	$112,864	$64,583
Median home value	$55,900	—
Median gross rent	$490	—
Housing units	351	100
Homeownership rate	81.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.5%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mermentau	Midland
Population	671 → 570 (-15.1%)	173 → 266 (+53.8%)
Median household income	$34,583 → $112,864 (+226.4%)	$69,722 → $64,583 (-7.4%)
Median home value	$79,700 → $55,900 (-29.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$275 → $490 (+78.2%)	—

Mermentau

Population

671570

Median household income

$34,583$112,864

Median home value

$79,700$55,900

Median gross rent

$275$490

Midland

Population

173266

Median household income

$69,722$64,583

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mermentau	Midland
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.3%	12.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	24.1%
25 to 34	8.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.2%	4.5%
45 to 54	14.0%	22.6%
55 to 64	8.9%	8.6%
65 to 74	45.1%	15.8%
75 and over	7.9%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mermentau	Midland
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	10.9%	0.0%
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	3.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mermentau	Midland
No high school diploma	20.3%	31.8%
High school graduate	24.9%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	34.9%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mermentau	Midland
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mermentau	Midland
1-unit, detached	80.3%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	25.0%

Poverty & households

	Mermentau	Midland
Poverty rate	18.4%	0.0%
Average household size	1.80	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1958	1973