Atwood vs Merino

A side-by-side comparison of Atwood and Merino: population, income, housing, and more.

Atwood and Merino are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Merino has the higher population (286 vs 188 in Atwood). Merino has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $58,816 in Atwood). Since 2019, Merino's population has grown faster (+22.7% vs -2.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Atwood	Merino
Population	188	286
Median age	41.6 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,816	$63,125
Median home value	—	$161,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,159
Housing units	72	165
Homeownership rate	100.0%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	20.3%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atwood	Merino
Population	193 → 188 (-2.6%)	233 → 286 (+22.7%)
Median household income	$48,333 → $58,816 (+21.7%)	$47,917 → $63,125 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$115,600 → $175,600 (+51.9%)	$94,500 → $161,300 (+70.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$925 → $1,159 (+25.3%)

Atwood

Population

193188

Median household income

$48,333$58,816

Median home value

$115,600$175,600

Merino

Population

233286

Median household income

$47,917$63,125

Median home value

$94,500$161,300

Median gross rent

$925$1,159

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atwood	Merino
Under 5	2.7%	1.0%
5 to 17	12.8%	11.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	26.9%
25 to 34	28.7%	5.9%
35 to 44	21.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	8.5%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.7%	6.3%
75 and over	13.8%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atwood	Merino
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	86.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atwood	Merino
No high school diploma	15.1%	9.2%
High school graduate	54.1%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atwood	Merino
Drove alone	88.3%	81.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atwood	Merino
1-unit, detached	100.0%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Atwood	Merino
Poverty rate	11.7%	11.9%
Average household size	2.61	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1938	1956