Merrill is a city of 9,356 people in Wisconsin. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. The typical home is worth $123,800, having risen by half since 2000. The foreign-born share is 2%. Households here earn about 31% less than in Wisconsin as a whole. Median rent is $771 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,148, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 9%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Merrill
What changed most since 1990
White share99.4% → 91.3%(−8.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$92,163 → $123,800(+34%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants66.4% → 61.1%(−5.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Its weight in Lincoln County
Merrill's population equals 33% of Lincoln County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 54% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 56% 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)10.4%(43)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.1%(71)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.9%(153)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 415 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
9,860
$57,779
$92,163
12.7%
1.6
2000
10,146
$60,293
$136,260
14.2%
6.7
2010
9,661
$57,231
$131,917
13.2%
11.2
2020
9,347
$57,003
$104,357
16.0%
18.6
2024
9,356
$53,148
$123,800
15.0%
20.4
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.
