Akron vs Merrill

A side-by-side comparison of Akron and Merrill: population, income, housing, and more.

Akron and Merrill are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Akron has the higher population (1,660 vs 885 in Merrill). Merrill has the higher median household income ($79,250 vs $59,706 in Akron). Merrill has the higher median home value ($157,200 vs $145,300 in Akron).

Population, income & housing

	Akron	Merrill
Population	1,660	885
Median age	42.5 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,706	$79,250
Median home value	$145,300	$157,200
Median gross rent	$700	$581
Housing units	802	382
Homeownership rate	71.0%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akron	Merrill
Population	1,588 → 1,660 (+4.5%)	917 → 885 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$50,893 → $59,706 (+17.3%)	$63,654 → $79,250 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$107,400 → $145,300 (+35.3%)	$111,100 → $157,200 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $700 (+12.7%)	$750 → $581 (-22.5%)

Akron

Population

1,5881,660

Median household income

$50,893$59,706

Median home value

$107,400$145,300

Median gross rent

$621$700

Merrill

Population

917885

Median household income

$63,654$79,250

Median home value

$111,100$157,200

Median gross rent

$750$581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akron	Merrill
Under 5	5.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.3%	21.2%
18 to 24	6.2%	11.6%
25 to 34	13.9%	9.7%
35 to 44	8.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.7%
55 to 64	7.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.0%
75 and over	16.3%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akron	Merrill
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akron	Merrill
No high school diploma	5.5%	7.2%
High school graduate	41.2%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akron	Merrill
Drove alone	82.5%	89.2%
Carpooled	5.8%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akron	Merrill
1-unit, detached	78.3%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.7%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Akron	Merrill
Poverty rate	9.2%	4.5%
Average household size	2.19	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1964	1956