Merryville

Population: 956
Median household income: $26,554
Median home value: $106,500

Merryville is a community in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, home to 956 residents. At $26,554, its median household income sits below Beauregard Parish's $64,995.

Between 2019 and 2023, Merryville's population declined 20.1% from 1,196 to 956, while its median home value rose 68.2% from $63,300 to $106,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 79.3% of the population. 81.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 956
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $26,554
Median home value: $106,500
Median gross rent: $562
Housing units: 564
Homeownership rate: 58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Unemployment rate: 11.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,196956

Median household income

$22,500$26,554

Median home value

$63,300$106,500

Median gross rent

$366$562

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,196	—	$63,300	$366
2020	1,214	$22,500	$67,000	$360
2021	1,154	$37,692	$78,000	$416
2022	918	$35,227	$101,900	$565
2023	956	$26,554	$106,500	$562

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	62	6.5%
5 to 17	154	16.1%
18 to 24	89	9.3%
25 to 34	152	15.9%
35 to 44	93	9.7%
45 to 54	122	12.8%
55 to 64	113	11.8%
65 to 74	117	12.2%
75 and over	54	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	758	79.3%
Black or African American	126	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.6%
Asian	3	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.8%

High school graduate49.0%

Some college or associate's11.7%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	194	29.8%
High school graduate	319	49.0%
Some college or associate's	76	11.7%
Bachelor's degree	53	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	295	81.5%
Carpooled	40	11.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	3.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	149	42.6%
15 to 29 min	95	27.1%
30 to 44 min	40	11.4%
45 to 59 min	27	7.7%
60+ min	39	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 34.2% (317 of 928)

	Count	Share
Family households	190	47.3%
Nonfamily households	212	52.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	402	71.3%
Vacant	162	28.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	233	58.0%
Renter-occupied	169	42.0%

1-unit, detached59.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other25.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	333	59.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	64	11.3%
5 to 19 units	4	0.7%
20 or more units	17	3.0%
Mobile home & other	146	25.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2250010
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 9.79 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 30.7560, -93.5256