Median Household Income
$41,500 ± $20,680
Median Home Value
$136,100 ± $26,517
Median Gross Rent
$1,311 ± $156/mo
Per Capita Income
$20,468
Poverty Rate
30.0%
Unemployment Rate
19.5%
Homeownership Rate
73.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
16.9%
Median Age
38.8
Average Commute
24 min
Households
3,372
Veterans
455
Population Over Time
Merrydale shrank 1.2% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
9,601
2016
8,884
2018
8,808
2020
9,523
2022
8,557
2024
9,490
Population by Race & Ethnicity
White
0.5%
Hispanic or Latino
1.7%
Black or African American
98.1%
Asian
0.0%
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024. Estimates carry a margin of error (shown as ±) inherent to ACS's sample-based methodology.