Gardere vs Merrydale

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

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

Gardere has the higher population (12,130 vs 9,149 in Merrydale). Gardere has the higher median household income ($60,694 vs $41,986 in Merrydale). Gardere has the higher median home value ($250,600 vs $124,300 in Merrydale).

Population, income & housing

	Gardere	Merrydale
Population	12,130	9,149
Median age	26.5 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,694	$41,986
Median home value	$250,600	$124,300
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,187
Housing units	5,593	3,705
Homeownership rate	42.9%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	25.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gardere	Merrydale
Population	11,394 → 12,130 (+6.5%)	8,903 → 9,149 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$39,418 → $60,694 (+54.0%)	$36,916 → $41,986 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$168,700 → $250,600 (+48.5%)	$109,600 → $124,300 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $1,135 (+23.9%)	$915 → $1,187 (+29.7%)

Gardere

Population

11,39412,130

Median household income

$39,418$60,694

Median home value

$168,700$250,600

Median gross rent

$916$1,135

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)

	Gardere	Merrydale
Under 5	11.2%	7.8%
5 to 17	20.6%	22.3%
18 to 24	14.8%	7.1%
25 to 34	24.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	8.4%	15.6%
45 to 54	8.3%	5.4%
55 to 64	6.8%	14.1%
65 to 74	5.0%	9.8%
75 and over	0.8%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gardere	Merrydale
White (non-Hispanic)	24.4%	0.6%
Black or African American	44.8%	97.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	25.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gardere	Merrydale
No high school diploma	10.7%	13.3%
High school graduate	35.6%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gardere	Merrydale
Drove alone	74.5%	66.3%
Carpooled	8.5%	21.2%
Public transit	4.7%	0.7%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	9.4%	11.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gardere	Merrydale
1-unit, detached	45.8%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	35.2%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	2.8%
20 or more units	5.8%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Gardere	Merrydale
Poverty rate	28.4%	29.9%
Average household size	2.72	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	2002	1975