Mer Rouge

Population: 639
Median household income: $55,588
Median home value: $119,400

Mer Rouge, a community in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, has 639 residents. Its median household income of $55,588 runs above the Morehouse Parish figure of $36,981.

From 2019 to 2023, Mer Rouge's population grew 17.0% from 546 to 639, while its median home value rose 6.8% from $111,800 to $119,400.

The median resident is 36.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 639
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,588
Median home value: $119,400
Median gross rent: $596
Housing units: 284
Homeownership rate: 56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

546639

Median household income

$32,292$55,588

Median home value

$111,800$119,400

Median gross rent

$492$596

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	546	$32,292	$111,800	$492
2020	596	$30,000	$110,200	$465
2021	685	$32,000	$105,300	$336
2022	812	—	$122,900	$371
2023	639	$55,588	$119,400	$596

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

Age distribution

Under 511.3%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 544.9%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	72	11.3%
5 to 17	118	18.5%
18 to 24	19	3.0%
25 to 34	92	14.4%
35 to 44	60	9.4%
45 to 54	31	4.9%
55 to 64	106	16.6%
65 to 74	84	13.1%
75 and over	57	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	346	54.1%
Black or African American	274	42.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate40.5%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	62	14.4%
High school graduate	174	40.5%
Some college or associate's	113	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	66	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone94.3%

Carpooled0.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	200	94.3%
Carpooled	2	0.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	4.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	83	41.1%
15 to 29 min	48	23.8%
30 to 44 min	39	19.3%
45 to 59 min	23	11.4%
60+ min	9	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 41.9% (240 of 573)

	Count	Share
Family households	152	63.3%
Nonfamily households	88	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	240	84.5%
Vacant	44	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	136	56.7%
Renter-occupied	104	43.3%

1-unit, detached71.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other10.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	202	71.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23	8.1%
5 to 19 units	15	5.3%
20 or more units	15	5.3%
Mobile home & other	29	10.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2249905
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.7769, -91.7944