Merryville, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

59%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Merryville	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$32,413	$37,400	$44,883
Median household income	$33,750	$67,394	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$74,632	$88,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$22,053	$40,850	$52,080
Median earnings male	$65,645	$55,004	$54,343
Median earnings female	$23,404	$33,160	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	29.5%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Merryville is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Merryville is 59% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Merryville is 10% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Merryville is 95% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,497 $33,750 $67,500

City

$44,924 $67,394 $134,788

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Merryville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.7%	11.7%
Manufacturing sector	9.0%	9.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.7%	9.7%
Public administration	24.7%	24.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	18.3%	18.3%
Education, health & social services	16.0%	16.0%
Other	10.7%	10.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
DeRidder, LA	11,341	$74,765	8.1%
Rosepine, LA	1,821	$73,135	10.1%
Newton, TX	2,321	$50,055	38.5%
Singer, LA	317	$0	100.0%
Merryville, LA	1,251	$33,750	58.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Campti, LA	1,251	$30,988	61.9%
Helena Flats, MT	1,251	$73,238	10.0%
Burwell, NE	1,251	$68,320	16.0%
Hallstead, PA	1,251	$54,403	33.1%
Hiller, PA	1,251	$148,804	83.0%
Merryville, LA	1,251	$33,750	58.5%

Source: The Merryville, LA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.