COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boulder Junction vs Merrill
PLACE A
Boulder Junction, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Merrill, Oregon
Boulder Junction is 78% smaller than Merrill. Merrill earns more, with a median household income $13,544 higher.
BOULDER JUNCTIONMERRILLDIFFERENCE
Total population193865−78% vs Merrill
Population density1441,885−1,741
Population growth-2.2%-2.7%+0.5 pts
Median age49.742.0+7.7
Male41.5%46.9%−5.4 pts
Female58.5%53.1%+5.4 pts
Foreign-born11.4%9.6%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.6%48.7%+39.9 pts
Black0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%41.0%−41.0 pts
Asian11.4%0.0%+11.4 pts
Other0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Median household income$43,063$56,607−$13,544
Per capita income$33,645$24,157+$9,488
Poverty rate22.3%22.7%−0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.403Even
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%6.2%+12.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Labor force participation59.8%50.9%+8.9 pts
Median home value$275,000$204,700+$70,300
Median gross rent$805$678+$127
Owner-occupied34.6%64.1%−29.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.9%4.3%+14.5 pts
Rent-burdened households53.8%35.1%+18.7 pts
Average commute12.422.6−10.2
Worked from home0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.6%6.3%−3.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024