Mermentau, LA Demographic Data
Mermentau, LA Summary
Mermentau is located in Acadia Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 575
- Area: 2.30 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.13 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.17 sq. miles
- Population Density: 250.00 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 9.84 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mermentau, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
322
46%
50.8
Male
372
54%
49.2
Total Population
694
323,128,000
Mermentau, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
29
4.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
90
13.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
65
9.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
54
7.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
38
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
75
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
90
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
91
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
44
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
27
3.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
59
8.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
27
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
5
0.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
472
68.0%
77.2
Female
217
46.0%
51.3
Male
255
54.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
442
63.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
108
15.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
91
13.1%
15.2
Female
50
54.9%
55.8
Male
41
45.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Mermentau, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
683
98.4%
96.8
White
599
86.3%
72.6
Black or African American
80
11.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
4
0.6%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
11
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
694
100.0%
82.2
Mermentau, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
58
13.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
84
20.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
164
39.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
54
12.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
14
3.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
6
1.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
38
9.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
142
34.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
276
65.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
44
10.5%
31.2
Mermentau, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
133
26.1%
33.7%
Now Married
271
53.1%
47.5
Divorced
53
10.4%
11.0%
Separated
12
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
41
8.0
5.8%
Mermentau, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
596
89.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
69
10.4%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
69
10.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Mermentau, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
32
11.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
35
13.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
38
14.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
44
16.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
29
10.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
16
6.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
29
10.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
32
11.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
6
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
7
2.6%
6.4
Median household income
30,000
57,617
Per capita income
21,729
31,128
Mermentau, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
55
20.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
35
13.0%
9.8
Construction
25
9.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
67
24.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
19
7.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
30
11.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
14
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2
0.7%
11.4
Public administration
2
0.7%
4.6
Retail trade
21
7.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
0
0.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
77
28.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
66
24.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
20
7.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
55
20.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
52
19.3%
18.1%
Mermentau, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
262
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
205
78.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
43
16.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
6
2.3%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
8
3.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.9
26.6
Mermentau, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
11
4.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
111
41.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
78
29.1%
37.1
3 or more
68
25.4%
21.0
Mermentau, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
268
72.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
186
69.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
82
30.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
100
27.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
16
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Mermentau, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
368
1 room
3
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
36
9.8%
2.7
3 rooms
26
7.1%
9.1
4 rooms
78
21.2%
16.5
5 rooms
127
34.5%
19.8
6 rooms
60
16.3%
17.8
7 rooms
21
5.7%
12.0
8 rooms
17
4.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
0
0.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Mermentau, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
368
1-unit, detached
251
68.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
24
6.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
31
8.4%
9.0
Mobile home
62
16.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mermentau, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
82
22.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
23
6.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
24
6.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
86
23.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
54
14.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
29
7.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
42
11.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
18
4.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10
2.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mermentau, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
96
35.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
172
64.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Mermentau, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
67
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
7
10.4%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
11
16.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
49
73.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
61
91.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
6
9.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mermentau, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
51
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
18
35.3%
41.0%
Less than $500
33
64.7%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
31
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
279
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
6
11.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
6
11.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
27
52.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
6
11.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
6
11.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
31
0.0%
0.0%
Mermentau, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
186
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
62
33.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
84
45.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
20
10.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
6
3.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
14
7.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
75,300
205,000