Merkel

Population: 2,630
Median household income: $62,368
Median home value: $99,000

Merkel is a community in Taylor County, Texas, home to 2,630 residents. At $62,368, its median household income sits below Taylor County's $66,406.

From 2019 to 2023, Merkel's population held roughly steady from 2,609 to 2,630, while its median home value rose 56.9% from $63,100 to $99,000.

76.4% of workers drive to work alone. 75.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,630
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,368
Median home value: $99,000
Median gross rent: $992
Housing units: 1,084
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6092,630

Median household income

$44,153$62,368

Median home value

$63,100$99,000

Median gross rent

$633$992

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,609	$44,153	$63,100	$633
2020	2,618	$56,958	$65,600	$816
2021	2,290	$53,681	$77,100	$788
2022	2,646	$67,159	$95,400	$988
2023	2,630	$62,368	$99,000	$992

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1723.0%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	179	6.8%
5 to 17	605	23.0%
18 to 24	111	4.2%
25 to 34	357	13.6%
35 to 44	375	14.3%
45 to 54	306	11.6%
55 to 64	239	9.1%
65 to 74	278	10.6%
75 and over	180	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,951	74.2%
Black or African American	52	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.2%
Asian	4	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	127	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	492	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate48.3%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	135	7.8%
High school graduate	838	48.3%
Some college or associate's	543	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	143	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	76	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled14.3%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	884	76.4%
Carpooled	166	14.3%
Public transit	5	0.4%
Walked	23	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	4.8%
Other means	23	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	346	31.4%
15 to 29 min	356	32.3%
30 to 44 min	149	13.5%
45 to 59 min	42	3.8%
60+ min	208	18.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 14.5% (374 of 2,576)

	Count	Share
Family households	651	71.2%
Nonfamily households	263	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	914	84.3%
Vacant	170	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	707	77.4%
Renter-occupied	207	22.6%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	813	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	107	9.9%
5 to 19 units	8	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	156	14.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4847796
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.4697, -100.0111