Brunsville vs Merrill

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

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

Merrill has the higher population (885 vs 180 in Brunsville). Merrill has the higher median household income ($79,250 vs $67,125 in Brunsville). Merrill has the higher median home value ($157,200 vs $136,300 in Brunsville).

Population, income & housing

	Brunsville	Merrill
Population	180	885
Median age	33.5 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,125	$79,250
Median home value	$136,300	$157,200
Median gross rent	$1,194	$581
Housing units	80	382
Homeownership rate	70.7%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brunsville	Merrill
Population	157 → 180 (+14.6%)	917 → 885 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$88,125 → $67,125 (-23.8%)	$63,654 → $79,250 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$104,500 → $136,300 (+30.4%)	$111,100 → $157,200 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $1,194 (+44.7%)	$750 → $581 (-22.5%)

Brunsville

Population

157180

Median household income

$88,125$67,125

Median home value

$104,500$136,300

Median gross rent

$825$1,194

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)

	Brunsville	Merrill
Under 5	10.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	23.9%	21.2%
18 to 24	10.6%	11.6%
25 to 34	6.7%	9.7%
35 to 44	9.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	7.2%	12.7%
55 to 64	10.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	13.9%	9.0%
75 and over	8.3%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brunsville	Merrill
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	1.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brunsville	Merrill
No high school diploma	1.0%	7.2%
High school graduate	31.0%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	49.0%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brunsville	Merrill
Drove alone	74.3%	89.2%
Carpooled	5.4%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.3%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brunsville	Merrill
1-unit, detached	77.5%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	11.3%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Brunsville	Merrill
Poverty rate	0.0%	4.5%
Average household size	2.40	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1977	1956