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Mer Rouge is a Census village of 437 people across 1.17 square miles of land, in Morehouse Parish. Median household income is $56,583, 55.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mer Rouge
What Mer Rouge is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.17 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land373 plus or minus 99
- County holding the largest share of its areaMorehouse 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.
Mer Rouge
How many people live in Mer Rouge
- Population437 plus or minus 116
- Median age58.4 plus or minus 14.4
- Population under 1845 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1810.3 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Population 65 and over147 plus or minus 58
- Share 65 and over33.6 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Households229 plus or minus 69
- Family households108 plus or minus 52
- Share of households that are families47.2 percent plus or minus 17.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mer Rouge
- Median household income$56,583 plus or minus $19,589
- Per capita income$38,142 plus or minus $11,046
- Civilian labor force198 plus or minus 77
- Employed176 plus or minus 72
- Unemployed22 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate11.1 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Adults 25 and over374 plus or minus 97
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mer Rouge
- Housing units291 plus or minus 78
- Occupied units229 plus or minus 69
- Vacant units62 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate21.3 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Owner occupied128 plus or minus 54
- Renter occupied101 plus or minus 54
- Ownership rate55.9 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$66,000 plus or minus $42,827
- Median gross rent, monthly$775 plus or minus $267
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.4 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Single family units219 plus or minus 73
- Share single family75.3 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Units in buildings of two or more33 plus or minus 39
- Share in buildings of two or more11.3 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Mobile homes39 plus or minus 35
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mer Rouge
How Mer Rouge gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute156 plus or minus 67
- Commuting under 15 minutes65 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.7 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more62 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.7 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Drove alone86.9 percent
- Carpooled1.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home11.4 percent plus or minus 12.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mer Rouge
Flood risk in Mer Rouge
- NFIP communityVillage of Mer Rouge
- NFIP community number220128
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/06/16(M)
The Village of Mer Rouge participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220128 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Morehouse Parish, not Mer Rouge
Morehouse Parish context, not Mer Rouge figures
- Establishments in Morehouse Parish439
- Covered employment, Morehouse Parish6,213
- Average annual pay, Morehouse Parish$44,568
- Housing units permitted, Morehouse Parish14
Every figure in this section is published for Morehouse Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Mer Rouge.
All Morehouse 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.
Coverage
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
Mer Rouge questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mer Rouge, Louisiana?
437, in 229 households. Mer Rouge village covers 1.17 square miles of land, which is 373 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mer Rouge in?
Morehouse 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 Mer Rouge?
$56,583. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $66,000. Median gross rent is $775 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Mer Rouge in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mer Rouge appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mer Rouge, village of, community 220128, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mer Rouge figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Morehouse 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 Mer Rouge.
Is zoning published for Mer Rouge?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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