Merkel vs Potosi

A side-by-side comparison of Merkel and Potosi: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Potosi has the higher population (4,524 vs 2,630 in Merkel). Potosi has the higher median household income ($113,340 vs $62,368 in Merkel). Potosi has the higher median home value ($298,000 vs $99,000 in Merkel).

Population, income & housing

	Merkel	Potosi
Population	2,630	4,524
Median age	36.2 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,368	$113,340
Median home value	$99,000	$298,000
Median gross rent	$992	$1,438
Housing units	1,084	1,668
Homeownership rate	77.4%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merkel	Potosi
Population	2,609 → 2,630 (+0.8%)	3,677 → 4,524 (+23.0%)
Median household income	$44,153 → $62,368 (+41.3%)	$76,976 → $113,340 (+47.2%)
Median home value	$63,100 → $99,000 (+56.9%)	$214,900 → $298,000 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $992 (+56.7%)	$1,184 → $1,438 (+21.5%)

Merkel

Population

2,6092,630

Median household income

$44,153$62,368

Median home value

$63,100$99,000

Median gross rent

$633$992

Potosi

Population

3,6774,524

Median household income

$76,976$113,340

Median home value

$214,900$298,000

Median gross rent

$1,184$1,438

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merkel	Potosi
Under 5	6.8%	7.2%
5 to 17	23.0%	22.7%
18 to 24	4.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	13.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	14.3%	8.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	17.3%
55 to 64	9.1%	9.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	7.8%
75 and over	6.8%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merkel	Potosi
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	58.7%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.7%	34.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merkel	Potosi
No high school diploma	7.8%	2.9%
High school graduate	48.3%	12.0%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merkel	Potosi
Drove alone	76.4%	88.3%
Carpooled	14.3%	8.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	2.9%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merkel	Potosi
1-unit, detached	75.0%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.4%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Merkel	Potosi
Poverty rate	14.5%	2.8%
Average household size	2.82	3.37
Mean commute (minutes)	33	21
Median year structure built	1963	2003