COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pilot Point vs Merritt
PLACE A
Pilot Point, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Merritt, Illinois
Pilot Point is 14279% larger than Merritt.
PILOT POINTMERRITTDIFFERENCE
Total population8,05256+14279% vs Merritt
Population density1,0401,436−395
Population growth13.6%––
Median age35.712.0+23.7
Male45.4%66.1%−20.7 pts
Female54.6%33.9%+20.7 pts
Foreign-born18.3%0.0%+18.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.2%8.9%+49.3 pts
Black1.1%91.1%−89.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino38.0%0.0%+38.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.6%0.0%+2.6 pts
Median household income$97,933––
Per capita income$37,429$13,752+$23,677
Poverty rate8.5%0.0%+8.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3710.115+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%0.0%+24.3 pts
Graduate degree9.8%0.0%+9.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%0.0%+6.3 pts
Labor force participation58.7%35.7%+22.9 pts
Median home value$292,500––
Median gross rent$1,430––
Owner-occupied74.9%0.0%+74.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.1%0.0%+6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households24.2%0.0%+24.2 pts
Average commute32.7––
Worked from home20.1%0.0%+20.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured20.4%0.0%+20.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024