COMPARING TWO PLACES
Merkel vs Snyder
PLACE A
Merkel, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Snyder, Oklahoma
Merkel is 106% larger than Snyder. Merkel earns more, with a median household income $32,401 higher.
MERKELSNYDERDIFFERENCE
Total population2,4961,214+106% vs Snyder
Population density8921,007−115
Population growth-4.6%-6.7%+2.1 pts
Median age35.436.5−1.1
Male46.0%47.8%−1.8 pts
Female54.0%52.2%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born3.9%2.3%+1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.4%67.9%+3.5 pts
Black1.9%1.7%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.0%17.5%+1.5 pts
Asian0.1%1.0%−0.9 pts
Other7.6%11.9%−4.3 pts
Median household income$73,500$41,099+$32,401
Per capita income$28,143$21,759+$6,384
Poverty rate11.4%22.7%−11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.421−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%17.5%−5.2 pts
Graduate degree4.7%2.4%+2.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%2.6%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation62.3%45.8%+16.5 pts
Median home value$115,100$102,400+$12,700
Median gross rent$1,058$651+$407
Owner-occupied73.0%63.5%+9.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.4%27.3%−7.9 pts
Rent-burdened households9.3%51.9%−42.6 pts
Average commute27.324.7+2.6
Worked from home5.0%11.2%−6.2 pts
Public transit to work0.4%1.7%−1.3 pts
Uninsured10.1%11.1%−1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025