Mermentau, LA Population

Overview

804

Total Population

52.3

Median age

55.10%

Female population %

81.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

109.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mermentau is 52.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mermentau's population under 18 was 18.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mermentau's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 37.06% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mermentau, 15.17% were under the age of 15, 17.54% aged 15 to 29, 30.22% aged 30 to 64, 36.57% aged 65 to 84, and 0.50% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 82 more females than males in Mermentau:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.10% females and 44.90% males in Mermentau, LA.
The Mermentau, LA gender ratio is 81.5:100 i.e. 81.5 men to 100 women (0.815).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 60.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 184.

Mermentau's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mermentau population: 79.35% are White, 17.29% are Black or African American and 3.36% are multiracial.
Mermentau's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 14 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 79 (98.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mermentau is White with a population of 638 (79.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 702 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mermentau's population decreased by 47 (6.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mermentau's population decreased by 137 (20.92%), 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, Mermentau's population was lowest in year 2022 at 503.