Crookston vs Merriman

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

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

Merriman has the higher population (90 vs 46 in Crookston). Crookston has the higher median home value ($47,000 vs $36,400 in Merriman). Since 2019, Crookston's population has grown faster (-36.1% vs -41.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Crookston	Merriman
Population	46	90
Median age	60.5 yrs	59.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$38,125
Median home value	$47,000	$36,400
Housing units	51	75
Homeownership rate	83.3%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.1%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crookston	Merriman
Population	72 → 46 (-36.1%)	154 → 90 (-41.6%)
Median household income	$35,625 → $39,167 (+9.9%)	$34,688 → $38,125 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$61,700 → $47,000 (-23.8%)	$31,400 → $36,400 (+15.9%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $617 (+2.8%)	—

Crookston

Population

7246

Median household income

$35,625$39,167

Median home value

$61,700$47,000

Median gross rent

$600$617

Merriman

Population

15490

Median household income

$34,688$38,125

Median home value

$31,400$36,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crookston	Merriman
Under 5	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	8.7%	12.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	28.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	5.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.0%
55 to 64	19.6%	32.2%
65 to 74	32.6%	12.2%
75 and over	0.0%	22.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crookston	Merriman
White (non-Hispanic)	50.0%	95.6%
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	21.7%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	28.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crookston	Merriman
No high school diploma	31.0%	10.8%
High school graduate	16.7%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	45.2%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crookston	Merriman
Drove alone	65.0%	29.7%
Carpooled	35.0%	21.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	40.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crookston	Merriman
1-unit, detached	82.4%	64.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	17.6%	36.0%

Poverty & households

	Crookston	Merriman
Poverty rate	39.1%	14.4%
Average household size	1.28	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1977	1938