Merriman vs Valentine

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

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

Valentine has the higher population (2,632 vs 90 in Merriman). Valentine has the higher median household income ($53,438 vs $38,125 in Merriman). Valentine has the higher median home value ($135,600 vs $36,400 in Merriman).

Population, income & housing

	Merriman	Valentine
Population	90	2,632
Median age	59.7 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$38,125	$53,438
Median home value	$36,400	$135,600
Median gross rent	—	$872
Housing units	75	1,495
Homeownership rate	90.2%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merriman	Valentine
Population	154 → 90 (-41.6%)	2,760 → 2,632 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$34,688 → $38,125 (+9.9%)	$52,974 → $53,438 (+0.9%)
Median home value	$31,400 → $36,400 (+15.9%)	$126,200 → $135,600 (+7.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$745 → $872 (+17.0%)

Merriman

Population

15490

Median household income

$34,688$38,125

Median home value

$31,400$36,400

Valentine

Population

2,7602,632

Median household income

$52,974$53,438

Median home value

$126,200$135,600

Median gross rent

$745$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merriman	Valentine
Under 5	5.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	12.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.5%
35 to 44	5.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	7.2%
55 to 64	32.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	9.6%
75 and over	22.2%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merriman	Valentine
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.3%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	4.4%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merriman	Valentine
No high school diploma	10.8%	1.6%
High school graduate	36.5%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merriman	Valentine
Drove alone	29.7%	81.2%
Carpooled	21.6%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	40.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	8.1%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merriman	Valentine
1-unit, detached	64.0%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	36.0%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Merriman	Valentine
Poverty rate	14.4%	7.2%
Average household size	1.76	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	22	10
Median year structure built	1938	1970