Kimmell vs Merriam

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

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

Kimmell has the higher population (459 vs 309 in Merriam). Merriam has the higher median household income ($44,444 vs $43,367 in Kimmell). Merriam has the higher median home value ($123,800 vs $91,900 in Kimmell).

Population, income & housing

	Kimmell	Merriam
Population	459	309
Median age	48.0 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$43,367	$44,444
Median home value	$91,900	$123,800
Median gross rent	$861	—
Housing units	202	120
Homeownership rate	67.8%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	24.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kimmell	Merriam
Population	574 → 459 (-20.0%)	315 → 309 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$40,938 → $43,367 (+5.9%)	$67,574 → $44,444 (-34.2%)
Median home value	$81,300 → $91,900 (+13.0%)	$181,900 → $123,800 (-31.9%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $861 (+22.8%)	—

Kimmell

Population

574459

Median household income

$40,938$43,367

Median home value

$81,300$91,900

Median gross rent

$701$861

Merriam

Population

315309

Median household income

$67,574$44,444

Median home value

$181,900$123,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kimmell	Merriam
Under 5	12.9%	12.6%
5 to 17	9.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	3.3%	2.6%
25 to 34	13.9%	20.7%
35 to 44	10.7%	5.5%
45 to 54	25.9%	1.6%
55 to 64	3.5%	17.8%
65 to 74	17.9%	22.7%
75 and over	2.8%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kimmell	Merriam
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kimmell	Merriam
No high school diploma	32.9%	4.5%
High school graduate	55.7%	58.6%
Some college or associate's	11.4%	9.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kimmell	Merriam
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
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)

	Kimmell	Merriam
1-unit, detached	95.0%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Kimmell	Merriam
Poverty rate	24.2%	1.9%
Average household size	2.27	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1938	1961