COMPARING TWO PLACES
Merrifield vs Sartell
PLACE A
Merrifield, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Sartell, Minnesota
Merrifield is 99% smaller than Sartell. Sartell earns more, with a median household income $44,559 higher. Sartell has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs 0%).
MERRIFIELDSARTELLDIFFERENCE
Total population12119,918−99% vs Sartell
Population density2231,956−1,733
Population growth0.0%21.9%−21.9 pts
Median age55.534.8+20.7
Male55.4%48.0%+7.4 pts
Female44.6%52.0%−7.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%85.1%+14.9 pts
Black0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Median household income$39,572$84,131−$44,559
Per capita income$31,269$42,415−$11,146
Poverty rate11.6%7.4%+4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1650.450−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher41.7%40.9%+0.8 pts
Graduate degree38.0%14.5%+23.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation66.9%72.6%−5.7 pts
Median home value$226,800$297,300−$70,500
Median gross rent–$1,275–
Owner-occupied100.0%61.8%+38.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%1.2%+5.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%53.5%−53.5 pts
Average commute16.418.8−2.4
Worked from home0.0%12.1%−12.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024