Merton vs North Prairie

A side-by-side comparison of Merton and North Prairie: population, income, housing, and more.

Merton and North Prairie are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Merton has the higher population (3,495 vs 2,514 in North Prairie). Merton has the higher median household income ($168,661 vs $148,780 in North Prairie). Merton has the higher median home value ($539,900 vs $396,800 in North Prairie).

Population, income & housing

	Merton	North Prairie
Population	3,495	2,514
Median age	40.4 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$168,661	$148,780
Median home value	$539,900	$396,800
Median gross rent	$1,148	$1,117
Housing units	1,061	1,002
Homeownership rate	97.8%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.9%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merton	North Prairie
Population	3,672 → 3,495 (-4.8%)	2,352 → 2,514 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$154,464 → $168,661 (+9.2%)	$106,688 → $148,780 (+39.5%)
Median home value	$448,600 → $539,900 (+20.4%)	$272,600 → $396,800 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,148 (+16.8%)	$850 → $1,117 (+31.4%)

Merton

Population

3,6723,495

Median household income

$154,464$168,661

Median home value

$448,600$539,900

Median gross rent

$983$1,148

North Prairie

Population

2,3522,514

Median household income

$106,688$148,780

Median home value

$272,600$396,800

Median gross rent

$850$1,117

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merton	North Prairie
Under 5	7.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	20.2%	23.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	5.9%
25 to 34	8.0%	9.6%
35 to 44	12.0%	18.4%
45 to 54	19.5%	13.8%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.1%
75 and over	1.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merton	North Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merton	North Prairie
No high school diploma	1.6%	1.0%
High school graduate	11.2%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	38.2%	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22.7%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merton	North Prairie
Drove alone	71.8%	71.1%
Carpooled	5.3%	13.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.1%	15.1%
Other means	2.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merton	North Prairie
1-unit, detached	98.5%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Merton	North Prairie
Poverty rate	2.3%	2.8%
Average household size	3.31	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	2000	1994