Merrill, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 9,670 (Urban population: 9,290 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 380 (all nonfarm))

Merrill, Wisconsin Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,398 (4,184 occupied: 2,738 owner occupied, 1,446 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	32%

Housing density: 625 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $192,670.

Median contract rent in 2007: $437 (lower quartile is $329, upper quartile is $543)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $406

Median gross rent in Merrill, WI in 2007: $535

Housing units in Merrill with a mortgage: 1,317 (252 second mortgage, 159 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,023

Merrill,WI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $112,967 (it was $74,800 in 2000)

Merrill:	$112,967
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,639 - $144,535

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $131,010
Here: $131,010
State: $215,427

Townhouses or other attached units: $102,080
Here: $102,080
State: $196,806

In 2-unit structures: $114,370
Here: $114,370
State: $167,968

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $127,884
Here: $127,884
State: $190,048

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $189,700
Here: $189,700
State: $174,098

Mobile homes: $20,262
Here: $20,262
State: $36,669

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,783

In family households: 7,998 (2,005 male householders, 661 female householders)
2,041 spouses, 2,969 children (2,672 natural, 103 adopted, 194 stepchildren), 102 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 23 other relatives, 124 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,785 (611 male householders (468 living alone)), 939 female householders (889 living alone)), 235 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 359 (292 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,229 2-persons, 622 3-persons, 525 4-persons, 194 5-persons, 69 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,357 1-person, 165 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 19 4-persons.

1,653 married couples with children.
743 single-parent households (176 men, 567 women).

95.9% of residents of Merrill speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 204 (2.0%)
(47.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Merrill, Wisconsin:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 52 4 rooms: 222 5 rooms: 584 6 rooms: 740 7 rooms: 507 8 rooms: 338 9 or more rooms: 272

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merrill, Wisconsin:
	1 room: 67 2 rooms: 142 3 rooms: 343 4 rooms: 430 5 rooms: 238 6 rooms: 123 7 rooms: 55 8 rooms: 31 9 or more rooms: 17

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 17
1995 to 1998: 114
1990 to 1994: 183
1980 to 1989: 269
1970 to 1979: 608
1960 to 1969: 345
1950 to 1959: 512
1940 to 1949: 555
1939 or earlier: 1,795

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Merrill:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 76 2 bedrooms: 604 3 bedrooms: 1,473 4 bedrooms: 473 5 or more bedrooms: 105

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merrill:
	no bedroom: 90 1 bedroom: 529 2 bedrooms: 583 3 bedrooms: 169 4 bedrooms: 53 5 or more bedrooms: 22

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Merrill in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 143 1 vehicle: 767 2 vehicles: 1,351 3 vehicles: 362 4 vehicles: 79 5 or more vehicles: 36

Cars and other vehicles available in Merrill in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 302 1 vehicle: 778 2 vehicles: 255 3 vehicles: 108 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Merrill, WI:

Less than $10,000: 17
$10,000 to $14,999: 9
$15,000 to $19,999: 24
$20,000 to $24,999: 20
$25,000 to $29,999: 12
$30,000 to $34,999: 21
$35,000 to $39,999: 19
$40,000 to $49,999: 44
$50,000 to $59,999: 62
$60,000 to $69,999: 96
$70,000 to $79,999: 137
$80,000 to $89,999: 209
$90,000 to $99,999: 253
$100,000 to $124,999: 624
$125,000 to $149,999: 456
$150,000 to $174,999: 214
$175,000 to $199,999: 153
$200,000 to $249,999: 126
$250,000 to $299,999: 55
$300,000 to $399,999: 41
$400,000 to $499,999: 10
$500,000 to $749,999: 6
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Merrill rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Merrill:

Less than $100: 17 people
$100 to $149: 24
$150 to $199: 53
$200 to $249: 85
$250 to $299: 99
$300 to $349: 101
$350 to $399: 158
$400 to $449: 162
$450 to $499: 151
$500 to $549: 143
$550 to $599: 124
$600 to $649: 48
$650 to $699: 31
$700 to $749: 24
$750 to $799: 17
$800 to $899: 14
$900 to $999: 26
$1,000 to $1,249: 6
$1,250 to $1,499: 16
$1,500 to $1,999: 19
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 52

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 90 1990 to 1994: 2 1985 to 1989: 17 1980 to 1984: 32 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 46

Merrill, WI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.2%
Number of people working at home: 120 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 462
5 to 9 minutes: 1530
10 to 14 minutes: 766
15 to 19 minutes: 337
20 to 24 minutes: 385
25 to 29 minutes: 272
30 to 34 minutes: 433
35 to 39 minutes: 61
40 to 44 minutes: 87
45 to 59 minutes: 121
60 to 89 minutes: 59
90 or more minutes: 16

Merrill mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,604 (78%)
Carpooled: 633 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 48 (1%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 26 (1%)
Walked: 206 (4%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 120 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 540
$10,000 to $14,999: 382
$15,000 to $19,999: 319
$20,000 to $24,999: 352
$25,000 to $29,999: 291
$30,000 to $34,999: 348
$35,000 to $39,999: 196
$40,000 to $44,999: 253
$45,000 to $49,999: 277
$50,000 to $59,999: 386
$60,000 to $74,999: 378
$75,000 to $99,999: 326
$100,000 to $124,999: 111
$125,000 to $149,999: 19
$150,000 to $199,999: 20
$200,000 or more: 18

First ancestries reported:

German: 4838

Polish: 417

Irish: 402

Other groups: 386

Norwegian: 363

United States or American: 334

Swedish: 302

French (except Basque): 239

English: 195

Italian: 151

Czech: 85

Scottish: 81

Dutch: 80

French Canadian: 56

Swiss: 53

Danish: 41

Scotch-Irish: 29

Ukrainian: 25

Greek: 21

Russian: 19

Finnish: 18

Slovak: 17

Northern European: 16

Scandinavian: 12

Slovene: 10

Lithuanian: 10

Austrian: 9

Latvian: 8

Armenian: 8

Slavic: 8

Welsh: 7

Belgian: 6

Czechoslovakian: 5

Hungarian: 5

Yugoslavian: 5

New Zealander: 4

European: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (34%)
Germany (15%)
Other Eastern Europe (13%)
Italy (11%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
France (3%)
India (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 8228
Northeast: 114
Midwest: 1213
South: 218
West: 145

59% of Merrill residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Wisconsin.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 198
9th grade: 35
10th grade: 108
11th grade: 73
12th grade, no diploma: 116
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,346
Less than 1 year of college: 153
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 261
Associate degree: 304
Bachelor's degree: 275
Master's degree: 104
Professional school degree: 54
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 332
9th grade: 162
10th grade: 91
11th grade: 104
12th grade, no diploma: 150
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,400
Less than 1 year of college: 282
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 327
Associate degree: 337
Bachelor's degree: 341
Master's degree: 134
Professional school degree: 28
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,442
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $18,973
Asian householders: $36,283
Some other race householders: $39,883
Two or more races householders: $29,520
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $24,166

Merrill household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Merrill household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Merrill household income for Asian householders

Merrill household income for Two or more races householders

Merrill household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Merrill marital status for males

Merrill marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,731
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $84,476
Asian householders: $172,793
Two or more races householders: $130,555
Hispanic or Latino householders: $91,234

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,811
One, attached: 42
Two: 571
3 or 4: 256
5 to 9: 161
10 to 19: 96
20 to 49: 18
50 or more: 269
Mobile homes: 174

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,876

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Merrill:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (88%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Electricity (3%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (30%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Other fuel (2%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 214

Here:	18.3%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20

Here:	3.1%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	1.8%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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