Louisiana · Census place 50010
Merryville town, LA
Quick answer
Merryville town has 956 residents, ranking #279 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $26,554, the median home is worth $106,500 and median gross rent runs $562 a month.
- Population
- 956Merryville town residents
- Median household income
- $26,554Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $106,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $562Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Merryville town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Merryville town median would spend about 25.4% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 34.2% of residents and 58% 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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