COMPARING TWO PLACES
Glidden vs Merrill
PLACE A
Glidden, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Merrill, Oregon
Glidden is 24% larger than Merrill. Glidden earns more, with a median household income $42,669 higher. Glidden has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -3%).
GLIDDENMERRILLDIFFERENCE
Total population1,071865+24% vs Merrill
Population density1,0761,885−808
Population growth12.1%-2.7%+14.8 pts
Median age23.042.0−19.0
Male55.4%46.9%+8.5 pts
Female44.6%53.1%−8.5 pts
Foreign-born17.4%9.6%+7.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic21.0%48.7%−27.7 pts
Black0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino35.7%41.0%−5.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other43.3%6.7%+36.6 pts
Median household income$99,276$56,607+$42,669
Per capita income$34,204$24,157+$10,047
Poverty rate2.4%22.7%−20.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.403−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher4.9%6.2%−1.4 pts
Graduate degree2.1%2.0%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Labor force participation58.3%50.9%+7.4 pts
Median home value$233,800$204,700+$29,100
Median gross rent$638$678−$40
Owner-occupied77.3%64.1%+13.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.9%4.3%+8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households21.2%35.1%−14.0 pts
Average commute38.022.6+15.4
Worked from home0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.4%6.3%+6.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024