Merrill

Population: 885
Median household income: $79,250
Median home value: $157,200

Merrill is a community in Plymouth County, Iowa, home to 885 residents. At $79,250, its median household income sits in line with Plymouth County's $81,600.

From 2019 to 2023, Merrill's population declined 3.5% from 917 to 885, while its median home value rose 41.5% from $111,100 to $157,200.

11.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 885
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $79,250
Median home value: $157,200
Median gross rent: $581
Housing units: 382
Homeownership rate: 81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

917885

Median household income

$63,654$79,250

Median home value

$111,100$157,200

Median gross rent

$750$581

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	917	$63,654	$111,100	$750
2020	1,016	$60,329	$125,500	$709
2021	1,001	$67,344	$126,500	$538
2022	960	$76,250	$152,100	$588
2023	885	$79,250	$157,200	$581

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	54	6.1%
5 to 17	188	21.2%
18 to 24	103	11.6%
25 to 34	86	9.7%
35 to 44	110	12.4%
45 to 54	112	12.7%
55 to 64	101	11.4%
65 to 74	80	9.0%
75 and over	51	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	839	94.8%
Black or African American	12	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	7.2%
High school graduate	239	44.3%
Some college or associate's	198	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	50	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone89.2%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	406	89.2%
Carpooled	14	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	7.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	147	34.8%
15 to 29 min	148	35.1%
30 to 44 min	121	28.7%
45 to 59 min	6	1.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 4.5% (40 of 885)

	Count	Share
Family households	236	68.8%
Nonfamily households	107	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	343	89.8%
Vacant	39	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	281	81.9%
Renter-occupied	62	18.1%

1-unit, detached84.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	322	84.3%
1-unit, attached	7	1.8%
2 to 4 units	31	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	3	0.8%
Mobile home & other	19	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1951375
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.7204, -96.2519