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Census Tract 9506, Morehouse, LA

2,597 Population
179 square miles 14.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±11.9 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Mer Rouge: 58.4 † ±14.4
  • about the same as the figure in Morehouse Parish: 40.4 ±1

Economics

$22,814 ±$5,640 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Mer Rouge: $38,142 † ±$11,046
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Morehouse Parish: $26,257 ±$2,466
$37,063 ±$13,383 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Mer Rouge: $56,583 † ±$19,589
  • a little less than the amount in Morehouse Parish: $39,454 ±$2,925

44.8% ±18.7% (1,136  ±515) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Mer Rouge: 24.3% † 92 (±16.9% / ±70)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Morehouse Parish: 29.3% † 6,915 (±4.1% / ±974)

28.8 minutes ±4.4 (19,115  ±5,748) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mer Rouge: 25.4 † 3,955 (±12.7 / ±2,766)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Morehouse Parish: 26.5 227,335 (±0.8 / ±16,906)

Families

1,095 ±170 Number of households
  • Mer Rouge: 229 † ±69
  • Morehouse Parish: 9,769 ±292
2.3 ±0.2 (2,530  ±453) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Mer Rouge: 1.6 370 (±0.1 / ±116)
  • a little less than the figure in Morehouse Parish: 2.4 23,705 (±0.1 / ±48)

5.2% ±8.4% (22  ±37) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • Mer Rouge: 0%
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Morehouse Parish: 9.2% † 468 (±3.7% / ±190)

Housing

1,497 ±185 Number of housing units
  • Mer Rouge: 291 † ±78
  • Morehouse Parish: 11,898 ±33

$126,400 ±$24,590 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Mer Rouge: $66,000 † ±$42,827
  • a little higher than the amount in Morehouse Parish: $118,800 ±$11,110

20.3% ±8.5% (525  ±237) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Mer Rouge: 8% † 35 (±7% / ±31.8)
  • more than double the rate in Morehouse Parish: 9.6% † 2,335 (±2.1% / ±512.4)

Social

81.4% ±7.7% (1,544  ±265.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mer Rouge: 90.6% † 339 (±9.7% / ±95.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Morehouse Parish: 83.7% 14,053 (±4.9% / ±848.8)
13.7% ±4.2% (260  ±87.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mer Rouge: 15.5% † 58 (±9.4% / ±38.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Morehouse Parish: 13.8% † 2,314 (±2.2% / ±374)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.2% ±0.3% (4  ±7) Foreign-born population
  • Mer Rouge: 0%
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Morehouse Parish: 0.7% 180

8.7% ±3% (168  ±63) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Mer Rouge: 16.8% † 66 (±11.2% / ±47)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Morehouse Parish: 7.4% † 1,403 (±1.4% / ±271)
168 Total veterans ±63 138 Male ±56 30 Female ±35

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