Merton vs Wales

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

Merton and Wales 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 2,915 in Wales). Merton has the higher median household income ($168,661 vs $110,804 in Wales). Merton has the higher median home value ($539,900 vs $383,600 in Wales).

Population, income & housing

	Merton	Wales
Population	3,495	2,915
Median age	40.4 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$168,661	$110,804
Median home value	$539,900	$383,600
Median gross rent	$1,148	$1,473
Housing units	1,061	1,054
Homeownership rate	97.8%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.9%	50.0%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merton	Wales
Population	3,672 → 3,495 (-4.8%)	2,581 → 2,915 (+12.9%)
Median household income	$154,464 → $168,661 (+9.2%)	$98,125 → $110,804 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$448,600 → $539,900 (+20.4%)	$292,800 → $383,600 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,148 (+16.8%)	$1,014 → $1,473 (+45.3%)

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

Wales

Population

2,5812,915

Median household income

$98,125$110,804

Median home value

$292,800$383,600

Median gross rent

$1,014$1,473

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merton	Wales
Under 5	7.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	20.2%	16.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	5.4%
25 to 34	8.0%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	14.8%
45 to 54	19.5%	10.5%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.5%
75 and over	1.7%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merton	Wales
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merton	Wales
No high school diploma	1.6%	1.6%
High school graduate	11.2%	14.5%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	38.2%	35.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.7%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merton	Wales
Drove alone	71.8%	75.2%
Carpooled	5.3%	5.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.1%	16.9%
Other means	2.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merton	Wales
1-unit, detached	98.5%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Merton	Wales
Poverty rate	2.3%	1.6%
Average household size	3.31	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	2000	1979