COMPARING TWO PLACES
Butternut vs Merrill
PLACE A
Butternut, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Merrill, Oregon
Butternut is 58% smaller than Merrill. Merrill earns more, with a median household income $12,857 higher.
BUTTERNUTMERRILLDIFFERENCE
Total population364865−58% vs Merrill
Population density2301,885−1,654
Population growth-2.4%-2.7%+0.3 pts
Median age44.642.0+2.6
Male49.0%46.9%+2.1 pts
Female51.0%53.1%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born0.2%9.6%−9.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.4%48.7%+42.7 pts
Black0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%41.0%−39.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other7.1%6.7%+0.4 pts
Median household income$43,750$56,607−$12,857
Per capita income$36,339$24,157+$12,182
Poverty rate27.9%22.7%+5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5050.403+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%6.2%+7.3 pts
Graduate degree3.5%2.0%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%8.7%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation48.4%50.9%−2.4 pts
Median home value$74,300$204,700−$130,400
Median gross rent$626$678−$52
Owner-occupied58.3%64.1%−5.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%4.3%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households13.7%35.1%−21.5 pts
Average commute20.422.6−2.2
Worked from home4.0%1.4%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.8%6.3%−3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025