Merrill is a city of 846 people in Iowa. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $166,100, having more than doubled since 2000. Median rent is $626 a month.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,969, near the US median
Merrill's population equals 3.3% of Plymouth County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.3% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)4.5%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.4%(11)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.9%(16)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 67 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Merrill, decade by decade
Merrill population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
746
$67,562
$97,203
11.1%
0.7
2000
754
$78,938
$139,357
15.2%
5.9
2010
755
$77,548
$125,587
11.7%
6.8
2020
717
$73,121
$152,111
14.6%
23.7
2024
846
$82,969
$166,100
13.0%
6.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
