COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wakefield vs Merrill
PLACE A
Wakefield, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Merrill, Oregon
Wakefield and Merrill are close in size. Wakefield earns more, with a median household income $11,987 higher. Merrill has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -12%).
WAKEFIELDMERRILLDIFFERENCE
Total population835865−3% vs Merrill
Population density1,6801,885−204
Population growth-12.4%-2.7%−9.7 pts
Median age44.642.0+2.6
Male50.6%46.9%+3.7 pts
Female49.4%53.1%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born1.4%9.6%−8.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.3%48.7%+22.6 pts
Black1.8%3.5%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.9%41.0%−29.1 pts
Asian1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Other13.9%6.7%+7.2 pts
Median household income$68,594$56,607+$11,987
Per capita income$37,706$24,157+$13,549
Poverty rate12.1%22.7%−10.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.403Even
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%6.2%+14.8 pts
Graduate degree5.5%2.0%+3.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%8.7%−5.7 pts
Labor force participation65.4%50.9%+14.5 pts
Median home value$172,700$204,700−$32,000
Median gross rent$819$678+$141
Owner-occupied79.1%64.1%+15.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.8%4.3%+0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households12.1%35.1%−23.0 pts
Average commute31.522.6+8.9
Worked from home10.3%1.4%+8.9 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured5.0%6.3%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025