Garrison vs Merrifield

A side-by-side comparison of Garrison and Merrifield: population, income, housing, and more.

Garrison and Merrifield are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Garrison has the higher population (151 vs 131 in Merrifield). Since 2019, Merrifield's population has grown faster (+79.5% vs -11.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Garrison	Merrifield
Population	151	131
Median age	55.5 yrs	55.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,656	—
Median home value	—	$229,700
Median gross rent	$900	—
Housing units	137	86
Homeownership rate	78.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	39.1%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrison	Merrifield
Population	171 → 151 (-11.7%)	73 → 131 (+79.5%)
Median household income	$45,682 → $52,656 (+15.3%)	—
Median home value	$82,500 → $77,000 (-6.7%)	$153,600 → $229,700 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $900 (-5.3%)	—

Garrison

Population

171151

Median household income

$45,682$52,656

Median home value

$82,500$77,000

Median gross rent

$950$900

Merrifield

Population

73131

Median home value

$153,600$229,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garrison	Merrifield
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	2.0%	12.2%
25 to 34	7.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.6%	16.0%
45 to 54	17.9%	14.5%
55 to 64	18.5%	46.6%
65 to 74	20.5%	6.9%
75 and over	11.9%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrison	Merrifield
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	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	2.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrison	Merrifield
No high school diploma	26.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.9%	8.7%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	34.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrison	Merrifield
Drove alone	62.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	0.0%
Other means	20.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrison	Merrifield
1-unit, detached	23.4%	94.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	25.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.1%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Garrison	Merrifield
Poverty rate	15.9%	9.2%
Average household size	1.50	1.62
Mean commute (minutes)	12	—
Median year structure built	1984	1975