Glasgow vs Merritt

A side-by-side comparison of Glasgow and Merritt: population, income, housing, and more.

Glasgow and Merritt are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Glasgow has the higher population (146 vs 75 in Merritt). Since 2019, Merritt's population has grown faster (+188.5% vs +57.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Glasgow	Merritt
Population	146	75
Median age	61.0 yrs	16.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	—
Median home value	$53,900	—
Median gross rent	$625	—
Housing units	76	11
Homeownership rate	89.7%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glasgow	Merritt
Population	93 → 146 (+57.0%)	26 → 75 (+188.5%)
Median household income	$44,000 → $52,500 (+19.3%)	—
Median home value	$51,000 → $53,900 (+5.7%)	—

Glasgow

Population

93146

Median household income

$44,000$52,500

Median home value

$51,000$53,900

Merritt

Population

2675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glasgow	Merritt
Under 5	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.3%	50.7%
18 to 24	2.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.8%	8.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	24.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	8.0%
55 to 64	27.4%	9.3%
65 to 74	11.0%	0.0%
75 and over	15.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glasgow	Merritt
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	32.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	68.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glasgow	Merritt
No high school diploma	16.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	69.4%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	11.6%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glasgow	Merritt
Drove alone	91.8%	45.8%
Carpooled	8.2%	54.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glasgow	Merritt
1-unit, detached	84.2%	45.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	54.5%

Poverty & households

	Glasgow	Merritt
Poverty rate	1.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.15	6.82
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1941	—