Mermentau, Louisiana

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Demographics

People

Total Population	694
Male Share of the Population	53.6%
Female Share of the Population	46.4%
Senior Citizens	13.1%
Employed Population 16+	262
Age of the Population	34

Families

% of people married	53.1%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	10.5%
Median Earnings25+	$35,755
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$25,250
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$35,517

Wealth

Median Family Income	$43,676
% Above Poverty Level	71.1%
% Below Poverty Level	28.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	3.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.3%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	30.6%
Median Gross Rent	$279
Median House Value	$75,300

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	28.5%
French Except Basque	27.4%
Canadian	12.5%
German	5.2%
Italian	4.2%
English	4.2%
Irish	3.5%
Scottish	0.9%
Dutch	0.9%
Welsh	0.4%
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Mermentau Almanac

Category	Value
County	Acadia Parish
P.O. Box Zip Codes	70556
Phone Area Codes	337
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	30.19
Approximate Longitude	-92.56

Mermentau Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	JENNINGS
Distance	5.1 miles
Jan Temp	41 to 59 F
Apr Temp	56 to 77 F
Jul Temp	73 to 91 F
Oct Temp	58 to 80 F
Annual Precip	60.6 inches

Station	CROWLEY 2 NE
Distance	13.6 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 60 F
Apr Temp	57 to 78 F
Jul Temp	73 to 92 F
Oct Temp	57 to 81 F
Annual Precip	60.1 inches

Station	LAKE ARTHUR 10 SW
Distance	18.5 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 58 F
Apr Temp	59 to 75 F
Jul Temp	75 to 91 F
Oct Temp	59 to 80 F
Annual Precip	57.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Estherwood	956	$52,031
Gueydan	1,459	$51,429
Iota	1,737	$51,938
Jennings	10,180	$46,342
Lake Arthur	2,742	$38,125
Morse	938	$45,789

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Mermentau Public Schools

Mermentau Elementary School
405 Church Street
ZIP: 70556
(337) 824-1943
Primary
Total Enrollment 164

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2015, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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