Cody vs Merriman

A side-by-side comparison of Cody and Merriman: population, income, housing, and more.

Cody and Merriman are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cody has the higher population (180 vs 90 in Merriman). Cody has the higher median household income ($68,594 vs $38,125 in Merriman). Cody has the higher median home value ($102,100 vs $36,400 in Merriman).

Population, income & housing

	Cody	Merriman
Population	180	90
Median age	48.4 yrs	59.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,594	$38,125
Median home value	$102,100	$36,400
Median gross rent	$615	—
Housing units	101	75
Homeownership rate	75.3%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cody	Merriman
Population	205 → 180 (-12.2%)	154 → 90 (-41.6%)
Median household income	$43,571 → $68,594 (+57.4%)	$34,688 → $38,125 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$55,800 → $102,100 (+83.0%)	$31,400 → $36,400 (+15.9%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $615 (+5.5%)	—

Cody

Population

205180

Median household income

$43,571$68,594

Median home value

$55,800$102,100

Median gross rent

$583$615

Merriman

Population

15490

Median household income

$34,688$38,125

Median home value

$31,400$36,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cody	Merriman
Under 5	7.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	9.4%	12.2%
18 to 24	3.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	21.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.7%	5.6%
45 to 54	21.7%	10.0%
55 to 64	13.9%	32.2%
65 to 74	6.1%	12.2%
75 and over	10.0%	22.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cody	Merriman
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.8%	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	7.8%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cody	Merriman
No high school diploma	7.7%	10.8%
High school graduate	23.8%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cody	Merriman
Drove alone	72.1%	29.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	21.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.9%	40.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	8.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cody	Merriman
1-unit, detached	85.1%	64.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	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	13.9%	36.0%

Poverty & households

	Cody	Merriman
Poverty rate	9.4%	14.4%
Average household size	2.22	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1945	1938