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Merrydale, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Merrydale is a Census CDP of 9,490 people across 4.24 square miles of land, in East Baton Rouge Parish. Median household income is $41,500, 73.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Merrydale
What Merrydale is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.24 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,236
- County holding the largest share of its areaEast Baton Rouge Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Merrydale
- Population9,490
- Median age38.8
- Population under 182,619 plus or minus 705
- Share under 1827.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over1,669 plus or minus 452
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Households3,372
- Family households2,596
- Share of households that are families77.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Merrydale
- Median household income$41,500 plus or minus $20,680
- Per capita income$20,468 plus or minus $4,358
- Civilian labor force3,935
- Employed3,168 plus or minus 639
- Unemployed767 plus or minus 320
- Unemployment rate19.5 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over6,221
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.8 percent plus or minus 20.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Merrydale
- Housing units3,772
- Occupied units3,372
- Vacant units400 plus or minus 181
- Vacancy rate10.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Owner occupied2,486 plus or minus 499
- Renter occupied886 plus or minus 263
- Ownership rate73.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$136,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,311
- Annual rent as a share of median income37.9 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Single family units3,437
- Share single family91.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more253 plus or minus 151
- Share in buildings of two or more6.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Mobile homes82 plus or minus 82
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Merrydale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,809 plus or minus 584
- Commuting under 15 minutes382 plus or minus 160
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,164 plus or minus 407
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.4 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Drove alone55.5 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Carpooled32.9 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Public transport1.1 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home10.0 percent plus or minus 9.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Baton Rouge Parish, not Merrydale
East Baton Rouge Parish context, not Merrydale figures
- Establishments in East Baton Rouge Parish12,542
- Covered employment, East Baton Rouge Parish270,603
- Average annual pay, East Baton Rouge Parish$66,778
- Housing units permitted, East Baton Rouge Parish2,305
Every figure in this section is published for East Baton Rouge Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Merrydale.
All East Baton Rouge Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Merrydale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Merrydale, Louisiana?
9,490, in 3,372 households. Merrydale CDP covers 4.24 square miles of land, which is 2,236 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Merrydale in?
East Baton Rouge Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Merrydale?
$41,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $136,100. Median gross rent is $1,311 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Merrydale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for East Baton Rouge Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Merrydale.
Is zoning published for Merrydale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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