Merrill vs Remsen

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

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

Remsen has the higher population (1,897 vs 885 in Merrill). Remsen has the higher median household income ($98,250 vs $79,250 in Merrill). Remsen has the higher median home value ($184,700 vs $157,200 in Merrill).

Population, income & housing

	Merrill	Remsen
Population	885	1,897
Median age	36.2 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$79,250	$98,250
Median home value	$157,200	$184,700
Median gross rent	$581	$1,014
Housing units	382	727
Homeownership rate	81.9%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merrill	Remsen
Population	917 → 885 (-3.5%)	1,833 → 1,897 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$63,654 → $79,250 (+24.5%)	$59,306 → $98,250 (+65.7%)
Median home value	$111,100 → $157,200 (+41.5%)	$133,800 → $184,700 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $581 (-22.5%)	$708 → $1,014 (+43.2%)

Merrill

Population

917885

Median household income

$63,654$79,250

Median home value

$111,100$157,200

Median gross rent

$750$581

Remsen

Population

1,8331,897

Median household income

$59,306$98,250

Median home value

$133,800$184,700

Median gross rent

$708$1,014

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merrill	Remsen
Under 5	6.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	21.2%	22.2%
18 to 24	11.6%	8.8%
25 to 34	9.7%	8.0%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	9.0%	12.6%
75 and over	5.8%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merrill	Remsen
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	89.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merrill	Remsen
No high school diploma	7.2%	9.1%
High school graduate	44.3%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merrill	Remsen
Drove alone	89.2%	77.8%
Carpooled	3.1%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.4%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merrill	Remsen
1-unit, detached	84.3%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Merrill	Remsen
Poverty rate	4.5%	4.1%
Average household size	2.58	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1956	1956