Merrydale

Population: 9,149
Median household income: $41,986
Median home value: $124,300

Merrydale is a community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, home to 9,149 residents. At $41,986, its median household income sits below East Baton Rouge Parish's $63,075.

Between 2019 and 2023, Merrydale's population grew 2.8% from 8,903 to 9,149, while its median home value rose 13.4% from $109,600 to $124,300.

The median resident is 35.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,149
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $41,986
Median home value: $124,300
Median gross rent: $1,187
Housing units: 3,705
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 25.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,9039,149

Median household income

$36,916$41,986

Median home value

$109,600$124,300

Median gross rent

$915$1,187

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,903	$36,916	$109,600	$915
2020	9,523	$37,728	$115,800	$927
2021	8,889	$41,215	$118,100	$1,083
2022	8,557	$42,873	$119,200	$1,122
2023	9,149	$41,986	$124,300	$1,187

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 545.4%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	712	7.8%
5 to 17	2,038	22.3%
18 to 24	647	7.1%
25 to 34	1,165	12.7%
35 to 44	1,428	15.6%
45 to 54	490	5.4%
55 to 64	1,290	14.1%
65 to 74	898	9.8%
75 and over	481	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	52	0.6%
Black or African American	8,904	97.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.2%
Two or more races	19	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	160	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's37.9%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	767	13.3%
High school graduate	1,835	31.9%
Some college or associate's	2,180	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	711	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	259	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone66.3%

Carpooled21.2%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,831	66.3%
Carpooled	586	21.2%
Public transit	18	0.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	23	0.8%
Worked from home	303	11.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	379	15.4%
15 to 29 min	1,241	50.5%
30 to 44 min	662	26.9%
45 to 59 min	158	6.4%
60+ min	18	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 29.9% (2,733 of 9,149)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,430	77.6%
Nonfamily households	700	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,130	84.5%
Vacant	575	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,405	76.8%
Renter-occupied	725	23.2%

1-unit, detached90.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,343	90.2%
1-unit, attached	14	0.4%
2 to 4 units	17	0.5%
5 to 19 units	102	2.8%
20 or more units	97	2.6%
Mobile home & other	132	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2249940
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.24 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.4998, -91.1081