Baker vs Merrydale

A side-by-side comparison of Baker and Merrydale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Baker has the higher population (12,322 vs 9,149 in Merrydale). Baker has the higher median household income ($59,451 vs $41,986 in Merrydale). Baker has the higher median home value ($146,700 vs $124,300 in Merrydale).

Population, income & housing

	Baker	Merrydale
Population	12,322	9,149
Median age	32.4 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,451	$41,986
Median home value	$146,700	$124,300
Median gross rent	$1,031	$1,187
Housing units	4,977	3,705
Homeownership rate	69.6%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	14.0%	25.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baker	Merrydale
Population	13,437 → 12,322 (-8.3%)	8,903 → 9,149 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$53,082 → $59,451 (+12.0%)	$36,916 → $41,986 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$129,800 → $146,700 (+13.0%)	$109,600 → $124,300 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	$957 → $1,031 (+7.7%)	$915 → $1,187 (+29.7%)

Baker

Population

13,43712,322

Median household income

$53,082$59,451

Median home value

$129,800$146,700

Median gross rent

$957$1,031

Merrydale

Population

8,9039,149

Median household income

$36,916$41,986

Median home value

$109,600$124,300

Median gross rent

$915$1,187

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baker	Merrydale
Under 5	12.8%	7.8%
5 to 17	13.4%	22.3%
18 to 24	12.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	17.2%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.0%	15.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	5.4%
55 to 64	12.3%	14.1%
65 to 74	6.4%	9.8%
75 and over	4.9%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baker	Merrydale
White (non-Hispanic)	11.0%	0.6%
Black or African American	86.4%	97.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baker	Merrydale
No high school diploma	11.9%	13.3%
High school graduate	43.4%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baker	Merrydale
Drove alone	87.0%	66.3%
Carpooled	9.7%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	3.1%	11.0%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baker	Merrydale
1-unit, detached	75.8%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	2.8%
20 or more units	3.8%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Baker	Merrydale
Poverty rate	22.2%	29.9%
Average household size	2.86	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1979	1975