Census Reporter

Mermentau, LA

671 Population
2.1 square miles 314.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±8.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 36 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 36.9 ±0.1

Economics

$19,280 ±$4,071 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: $27,955 ±$510
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $27,923 ±$194
$34,583 ±$7,716 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: $51,955 ±$1,036
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $49,469 ±$392

23.9% ±11.1% (160  ±88) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 19.1% 91,848 (±0.7% / ±3,574)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 19.2% 871,467 (±0.3% / ±12,866)

21.8 minutes ±3.6 (5,135  ±2,073) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 25.7 5,431,350 (±0.5 / ±120,588)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 50,112,660 (±0.2 / ±377,143)

Families

253 ±59 Number of households
  • the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 181,798 ±1,238
  • Louisiana: 1,739,497 ±5,804
2.7 ±0.5 (671  ±195) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 2.7 482,216 (±0 / ±669)
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,535,299 (±0)

11.5% ±11.3% (18  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 6.3% 7,377 (±0.6% / ±670)
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 5.5% 61,097 (±0.2% / ±2,174)

Housing

339 ±60 Number of housing units
  • the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 209,491 ±257
  • Louisiana: 2,059,918 ±324

$79,700 ±$11,895 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: $157,100 ±$2,103
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $163,100 ±$677

9.8% ±9.8% (64  ±67) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 13.9% 66,892 (±0.7% / ±3,492.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 12.8% 589,150 (±0.2% / ±9,736.2)

Social

77.3% ±25.9% (351  ±81.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 84.1% 273,938 (±1.2% / ±3,925.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 85.2% 2,663,447 (±0.4% / ±11,873.5)
6.8% ±7.3% (31  ±33.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 23.4% 76,167 (±0.7% / ±2,109.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Louisiana: 24.1% 753,585 (±0.2% / ±6,078.1)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

9.8% ±5.1% (50  ±29) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 6.2% 22,692 (±0.3% / ±1,141)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 6.9% 243,335 (±0.1% / ±3,588)
50 Total veterans ±29 45 Male ±27 5 Female ±9

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