Cromwell vs Merriam

A side-by-side comparison of Cromwell and Merriam: population, income, housing, and more.

Cromwell and Merriam are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cromwell has the higher population (703 vs 309 in Merriam). Cromwell has the higher median household income ($48,500 vs $44,444 in Merriam). Merriam has the higher median home value ($123,800 vs $111,800 in Cromwell).

Population, income & housing

	Cromwell	Merriam
Population	703	309
Median age	27.8 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$48,500	$44,444
Median home value	$111,800	$123,800
Median gross rent	$838	—
Housing units	289	120
Homeownership rate	36.7%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	24.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cromwell	Merriam
Population	476 → 703 (+47.7%)	315 → 309 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$43,229 → $48,500 (+12.2%)	$67,574 → $44,444 (-34.2%)
Median home value	$82,200 → $111,800 (+36.0%)	$181,900 → $123,800 (-31.9%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $838 (+20.4%)	—

Cromwell

Population

476703

Median household income

$43,229$48,500

Median home value

$82,200$111,800

Median gross rent

$696$838

Merriam

Population

315309

Median household income

$67,574$44,444

Median home value

$181,900$123,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cromwell	Merriam
Under 5	12.9%	12.6%
5 to 17	23.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	2.6%
25 to 34	20.8%	20.7%
35 to 44	7.3%	5.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	1.6%
55 to 64	9.2%	17.8%
65 to 74	6.3%	22.7%
75 and over	1.0%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cromwell	Merriam
White (non-Hispanic)	58.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	41.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cromwell	Merriam
No high school diploma	19.9%	4.5%
High school graduate	40.7%	58.6%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	9.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cromwell	Merriam
Drove alone	62.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	15.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	0.0%
Other means	10.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cromwell	Merriam
1-unit, detached	61.6%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	19.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Cromwell	Merriam
Poverty rate	24.1%	1.9%
Average household size	2.75	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1938	1961