ZIP 71261 · Mer Rouge
Who lives in ZIP code 71261 (Mer Rouge, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mer Rouge, LA · Morehouse Parish
uszips 2026
People1,171
Median age63.6
Household income—
Home value$103,809
Median rent$585/mo
Poverty38.3%
College degree+8.0%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Monroe, LA
- Wider region
- Monroe-Ruston, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 672
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
46.4% are 65 or older; 89.9% are adults.
Household income
11.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $17,054.
Education (adults 25+)
41.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.5%
- Never married
- 25.3%
- Divorced
- 19.2%
- Widowed
- 12.1%
- Family size
- 2.27
- Dual-income families
- 21.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.1%
- Rent burden
- 36.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 35.1%
- Unemployment
- 11.1%
- Self-employed
- 15.9%
- Farmers
- 6.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.7%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 26.3%
- No health insurance
- 11.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.