Louisiana · Census place 49940
Merrydale CDP, LA
Quick answer
Merrydale CDP has 9,149 residents, ranking #64 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $41,986, the median home is worth $124,300 and median gross rent runs $1,187 a month.
- Population
- 9,149Merrydale CDP residents
- Median household income
- $41,986Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $124,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,187Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Merrydale CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Merrydale CDP median would spend about 33.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.9% of residents and 76.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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