Fleming vs Merino

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

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

Fleming has the higher population (598 vs 286 in Merino). Merino has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $51,875 in Fleming). Merino has the higher median home value ($161,300 vs $120,800 in Fleming).

Population, income & housing

	Fleming	Merino
Population	598	286
Median age	34.8 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	$63,125
Median home value	$120,800	$161,300
Median gross rent	$937	$1,159
Housing units	268	165
Homeownership rate	70.3%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fleming	Merino
Population	602 → 598 (-0.7%)	233 → 286 (+22.7%)
Median household income	$42,895 → $51,875 (+20.9%)	$47,917 → $63,125 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $120,800 (+35.1%)	$94,500 → $161,300 (+70.7%)
Median gross rent	$629 → $937 (+49.0%)	$925 → $1,159 (+25.3%)

Fleming

Population

602598

Median household income

$42,895$51,875

Median home value

$89,400$120,800

Median gross rent

$629$937

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)

	Fleming	Merino
Under 5	6.5%	1.0%
5 to 17	24.9%	11.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	26.9%
25 to 34	13.5%	5.9%
35 to 44	10.2%	14.0%
45 to 54	8.9%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	6.9%	6.3%
75 and over	9.4%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fleming	Merino
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	86.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	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	3.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fleming	Merino
No high school diploma	8.0%	9.2%
High school graduate	30.8%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	42.7%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fleming	Merino
Drove alone	81.2%	81.7%
Carpooled	6.5%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	8.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fleming	Merino
1-unit, detached	75.4%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Fleming	Merino
Poverty rate	8.2%	11.9%
Average household size	2.27	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1964	1956