Bynum vs Mertens

A side-by-side comparison of Bynum and Mertens: population, income, housing, and more.

Bynum and Mertens are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bynum has the higher population (225 vs 130 in Mertens). Bynum has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $43,365 in Mertens). Bynum has the higher median home value ($104,700 vs $91,400 in Mertens).

Population, income & housing

	Bynum	Mertens
Population	225	130
Median age	25.8 yrs	29.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$43,365
Median home value	$104,700	$91,400
Median gross rent	$950	$631
Housing units	76	57
Homeownership rate	80.7%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bynum	Mertens
Population	343 → 225 (-34.4%)	138 → 130 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $58,750 (+0.0%)	$40,625 → $43,365 (+6.7%)
Median home value	$55,300 → $104,700 (+89.3%)	$67,000 → $91,400 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,016 → $950 (-6.5%)	$581 → $631 (+8.6%)

Bynum

Population

343225

Median household income

$58,750$58,750

Median home value

$55,300$104,700

Median gross rent

$1,016$950

Mertens

Population

138130

Median household income

$40,625$43,365

Median home value

$67,000$91,400

Median gross rent

$581$631

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bynum	Mertens
Under 5	4.4%	6.2%
5 to 17	35.6%	23.8%
18 to 24	9.3%	16.2%
25 to 34	9.8%	23.1%
35 to 44	15.6%	1.5%
45 to 54	7.6%	10.0%
55 to 64	5.3%	8.5%
65 to 74	10.7%	2.3%
75 and over	1.8%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bynum	Mertens
White (non-Hispanic)	43.1%	66.2%
Black or African American	4.0%	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	0.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	52.9%	33.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bynum	Mertens
No high school diploma	17.5%	14.3%
High school graduate	33.3%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.5%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bynum	Mertens
Drove alone	72.5%	38.6%
Carpooled	25.5%	57.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bynum	Mertens
1-unit, detached	90.8%	64.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	22.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Bynum	Mertens
Poverty rate	5.3%	10.3%
Average household size	3.95	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	34	45
Median year structure built	1965	1976