Mer Rouge is a tiny village located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 491 people and just one neighborhood, Mer Rouge is the 287th largest community in Louisiana.
When you are in Mer Rouge, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.91% of Mer Rouge’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Mer Rouge is a village of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mer Rouge who work in healthcare (13.74%), sales jobs (12.09%), and farm management occupations (11.54%).
You will also find that a lot of people in Mer Rouge work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.
Being a small village, Mer Rouge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Mer Rouge is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.60% of adults 25 and older in Mer Rouge have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mer Rouge in 2018 was $18,105, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,420 for a family of four. However, Mer Rouge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mer Rouge also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.55% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Mer Rouge is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Mer Rouge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mer Rouge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mer Rouge include English, Irish, European, German, and British.
The most common language spoken in Mer Rouge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Japanese and African languages.
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Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
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Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2022.
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Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2020 calendar year; released from FBI in Sept. 2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2021 data?
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to LA* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Bastrop High School
402 Highland Avenue Bastrop, LA 71220 |
07-12 | ||
Morehouse Junior High School
1001 West Madison Avenue Bastrop, LA 71220 |
PK-06 | ||
Delta Jr. High School
7661 Mer Rouge/Collinston Road Mer Rouge, LA 71261 |
PK-06 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 62.9% | 55.2% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 62.9% | 53.3% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 0.0% | 1.9% |
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Raw data sources: U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dow Jones S&P, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Agricultural Statistics.
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