Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,974
| This zip code: | $51,974 | | Wisconsin: | $50,578 |
Nearest zip codes: 53578, 53913, 53583, 53555, 53951, 53560.
Housing units in zip code 53561 with a mortgage: 222 (36 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 150
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,395
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $524
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.2% | | Whole state: | 10.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 1.2% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 8
- 1995 to 1998: 98
- 1990 to 1994: 138
- 1980 to 1989: 123
- 1970 to 1979: 145
- 1960 to 1969: 126
- 1950 to 1959: 102
- 1940 to 1949: 69
- 1939 or earlier: 222
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Merrimac, WI (53561): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 27
- 2 bedrooms: 136
- 3 bedrooms: 243
- 4 bedrooms: 94
- 5 or more bedrooms: 31
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 28
- 2 bedrooms: 37
- 3 bedrooms: 36
- 4 bedrooms: 10
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 53561 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 6
- 1 vehicle: 141
- 2 vehicles: 261
- 3 vehicles: 87
- 4 vehicles: 25
- 5 or more vehicles: 11
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 2
- 1 vehicle: 55
- 2 vehicles: 32
- 3 vehicles: 11
- 4 vehicles: 2
- 5 or more vehicles: 9
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 53561:
- Less than $10,000: 3
- $10,000 to $14,999: 1
- $15,000 to $19,999: 3
- $20,000 to $24,999: 3
- $25,000 to $29,999: 1
- $30,000 to $34,999: 3
- $35,000 to $39,999: 4
- $40,000 to $49,999: 11
- $50,000 to $59,999: 10
- $60,000 to $69,999: 3
- $70,000 to $79,999: 5
- $80,000 to $89,999: 11
- $90,000 to $99,999: 19
- $100,000 to $124,999: 36
- $125,000 to $149,999: 56
- $150,000 to $174,999: 53
- $175,000 to $199,999: 43
- $200,000 to $249,999: 54
- $250,000 to $299,999: 46
- $300,000 to $399,999: 85
- $400,000 to $499,999: 58
- $500,000 to $749,999: 47
- $750,000 to $999,999: 10
- $1,000,000 or more: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 53561:
- $100 to $149: 2
- $200 to $249: 2
- $250 to $299: 6
- $300 to $349: 4
- $350 to $399: 3
- $400 to $449: 7
- $450 to $499: 9
- $500 to $549: 8
- $550 to $599: 15
- $650 to $699: 7
- $800 to $899: 10
- $1,000 to $1,249: 15
- No cash rent: 10
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $240,067.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $233,923
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $227,610 (it was $142,900 in 2000)
| 53561: | $227,610 | | Wisconsin: | $168,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $124,206 - $322,754
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $312,965| Here: | $312,965 | | State: | $215,427 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $323,283| Here: | $323,283 | | State: | $196,806 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $274,678| Here: | $274,678 | | State: | $174,098 |
Mobile homes: $41,058| Here: | $41,058 | | State: | $36,669 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 791
- One, attached: 16
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 8
- 5 to 9: 44
- 10 to 19: 25
- Mobile homes: 137

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 606 (76%)
- Carpooled: 114 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 15 (2%)
- Worked at home: 58 (7%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 33
- 5 to 9 minutes: 71
- 10 to 14 minutes: 60
- 15 to 19 minutes: 156
- 20 to 24 minutes: 112
- 25 to 29 minutes: 23
- 30 to 34 minutes: 47
- 35 to 39 minutes: 21
- 40 to 44 minutes: 37
- 45 to 59 minutes: 95
- 60 to 89 minutes: 72
- 90 or more minutes: 13
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,494
- In family households: 1,256 (394 male householders, 63 female householders)
384 spouses, 350 children (328 natural, 0 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 6 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 238 (113 male householders (86 living alone)), 80 female householders (60 living alone)), 45 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 259 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 23 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 146 1-person, 44 2-persons, 3 3-persons.
223 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (23 men, 29 women).
96.1% of residents of 53561 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% very well, 23% not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% very well, 18% well, 13% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 12 (0.8%)
(83.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.8% | | Whole state: | 3.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Ireland (25%)
- Other Northern Europe (17%)
- Austria (17%)
- Italy (17%)
- Hungary (17%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 10
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White population: 1,463
Black population: 4
American Indian population: 1
Asian population: 2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 6
Two or more races population: 3

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 586 |
|  Norwegian: 131 |
|  Irish: 107 |
|  English: 106 |
|  Polish: 73 |
|  Italian: 30 |
|  Czech: 28 |
|  United States or American: 26 |
|  Scottish: 20 |
|  French (except Basque): 17 |
|  Swiss: 17 |
|  Dutch: 14 |
|  Welsh: 14 |
|  French Canadian: 13 |
|  Swedish: 10 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 9 |
|  European: 8 |
|  Hungarian: 7 |
|  Danish: 7 |
|  Other groups: 7 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 6 |
|  Lithuanian: 4 |
|  Austrian: 4 |
|  Russian: 4 |
|  Scandinavian: 4 |
|  Greek: 3 |
|  Slovak: 3 |
|  Ukrainian: 3 |
|  Belgian: 2 |
|  Eastern European: 2 |
|  Serbian: 2 |

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,363
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (59%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1055
- Northeast: 22
- Midwest: 330
- South: 44
- West: 28
62% of the 53561 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Wisconsin.
Population in 1990: 1,366. Population change in the 1990s: +113 (+8.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 2.5% | | Wisconsin: | 16.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Wisconsin: | 9.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 50.0% | | Wisconsin: | 18.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (100-249 employees: 2 establishments)
- Information: Internet Service Providers (20-49: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (5-9: 1)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 3)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 2)
- Wholesale Trade: Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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