Merna vs Oconto

A side-by-side comparison of Merna and Oconto: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Merna has the higher population (380 vs 170 in Oconto). Merna has the higher median home value ($107,500 vs $57,500 in Oconto). Since 2019, Oconto's population has grown faster (+18.9% vs +7.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Merna	Oconto
Population	380	170
Median age	33.3 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$73,500	—
Median home value	$107,500	$57,500
Median gross rent	$1,083	—
Housing units	166	93
Homeownership rate	79.3%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merna	Oconto
Population	353 → 380 (+7.6%)	143 → 170 (+18.9%)
Median household income	$45,417 → $73,500 (+61.8%)	$50,313 → $53,750 (+6.8%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $107,500 (+43.3%)	$58,500 → $57,500 (-1.7%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $1,083 (+31.9%)	—

Merna

Population

353380

Median household income

$45,417$73,500

Median home value

$75,000$107,500

Median gross rent

$821$1,083

Oconto

Population

143170

Median household income

$50,313$53,750

Median home value

$58,500$57,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merna	Oconto
Under 5	9.2%	3.5%
5 to 17	22.4%	19.4%
18 to 24	4.2%	3.5%
25 to 34	15.8%	2.4%
35 to 44	12.4%	20.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	14.1%
55 to 64	13.2%	14.1%
65 to 74	5.5%	17.6%
75 and over	5.5%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merna	Oconto
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	84.7%
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	5.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merna	Oconto
No high school diploma	5.3%	4.0%
High school graduate	38.9%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merna	Oconto
Drove alone	73.0%	78.9%
Carpooled	12.8%	16.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	5.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	0.0%
Other means	4.6%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merna	Oconto
1-unit, detached	86.7%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	22.6%

Poverty & households

	Merna	Oconto
Poverty rate	8.5%	11.2%
Average household size	2.71	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	14	23
Median year structure built	1958	1959