Mer Rouge, LA Population

Overview

685

Total Population

43.8

Median age

52.26%

Female population %

91.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

70.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mer Rouge's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mer Rouge is 43.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mer Rouge's population under 18 was 22.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mer Rouge's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mer Rouge, 20.29% were under the age of 15, 14.74% aged 15 to 29, 43.94% aged 30 to 64, 18.98% aged 65 to 84, and 2.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 31 more females than males in Mer Rouge:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.26% females and 47.74% males in Mer Rouge, LA.
The Mer Rouge, LA gender ratio is 91.3:100 i.e. 91.3 men to 100 women (0.913).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 57.

Mer Rouge's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mer Rouge population: 50.66% are White, 45.40% are Black or African American, 0.15% are Asian and 3.80% are multiracial.
Mer Rouge's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 685 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mer Rouge is White with a population of 347 (50.66% of the total population).

Mer Rouge's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 679 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mer Rouge's population decreased by 59 (8.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mer Rouge's population decreased by 137 (22.10%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mer Rouge's population was lowest in year 2022 at 465.