Mertens

Population: 130
Median household income: $43,365
Median home value: $91,400

Located in Hill County, Texas, Mertens is a community with a population of 130. At $43,365, its median household income sits below Hill County's $63,147.

From 2019 to 2023, Mertens's population declined 5.8% from 138 to 130, while its median home value rose 36.4% from $67,000 to $91,400.

The median resident is 29.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 130
Median age: 29.1 yrs
Median household income: $43,365
Median home value: $91,400
Median gross rent: $631
Housing units: 57
Homeownership rate: 51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

138130

Median household income

$40,625$43,365

Median home value

$67,000$91,400

Median gross rent

$581$631

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	138	$40,625	$67,000	—
2020	124	$36,711	$75,000	—
2021	88	$55,278	$82,500	—
2022	85	$41,771	$83,100	$581
2023	130	$43,365	$91,400	$631

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1723.8%

18 to 2416.2%

25 to 3423.1%

35 to 441.5%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 742.3%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	6.2%
5 to 17	31	23.8%
18 to 24	21	16.2%
25 to 34	30	23.1%
35 to 44	2	1.5%
45 to 54	13	10.0%
55 to 64	11	8.5%
65 to 74	3	2.3%
75 and over	11	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	86	66.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	33.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate45.7%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree4.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	14.3%
High school graduate	32	45.7%
Some college or associate's	22	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	3	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 45 min

Drove alone38.6%

Carpooled57.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22	38.6%
Carpooled	33	57.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5	8.8%
15 to 29 min	22	38.6%
30 to 44 min	7	12.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	23	40.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 10.3% (12 of 116)

	Count	Share
Family households	22	46.8%
Nonfamily households	25	53.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	47	82.5%
Vacant	10	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24	51.1%
Renter-occupied	23	48.9%

1-unit, detached64.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units22.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37	64.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	22.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	12.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4847820
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.0590, -96.8942