Alma Center vs Merrillan

A side-by-side comparison of Alma Center and Merrillan: population, income, housing, and more.

Alma Center and Merrillan are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alma Center has the higher population (583 vs 568 in Merrillan). Alma Center has the higher median household income ($64,375 vs $53,875 in Merrillan). Merrillan has the higher median home value ($129,300 vs $121,300 in Alma Center).

Population, income & housing

	Alma Center	Merrillan
Population	583	568
Median age	32.5 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,375	$53,875
Median home value	$121,300	$129,300
Median gross rent	$773	$892
Housing units	210	258
Homeownership rate	76.7%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	13.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma Center	Merrillan
Population	430 → 583 (+35.6%)	609 → 568 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $64,375 (+41.1%)	$40,662 → $53,875 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$93,600 → $121,300 (+29.6%)	$93,200 → $129,300 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $773 (+18.9%)	$613 → $892 (+45.5%)

Alma Center

Population

430583

Median household income

$45,625$64,375

Median home value

$93,600$121,300

Median gross rent

$650$773

Merrillan

Population

609568

Median household income

$40,662$53,875

Median home value

$93,200$129,300

Median gross rent

$613$892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma Center	Merrillan
Under 5	4.1%	3.0%
5 to 17	18.5%	24.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	11.6%
25 to 34	28.0%	6.9%
35 to 44	11.7%	17.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	5.6%
55 to 64	8.6%	10.7%
65 to 74	6.0%	15.0%
75 and over	5.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma Center	Merrillan
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	78.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	6.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma Center	Merrillan
No high school diploma	3.3%	5.2%
High school graduate	56.9%	43.9%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma Center	Merrillan
Drove alone	83.1%	74.5%
Carpooled	9.3%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	10.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma Center	Merrillan
1-unit, detached	81.4%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Alma Center	Merrillan
Poverty rate	5.5%	14.8%
Average household size	2.83	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1957	1959