Demographics of Merrill city, Wisconsin

Merrill city, Wisconsin had 9,389 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +41 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Merrill city, in four figures

9,389
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,356 ±22.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +41 people.; 41.9 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,148 ±$7,757
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Merrill city, Wisconsin's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Merrill city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Merrill city, Wisconsin's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Merrill city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,348	100.0	100.0
2021	9,362	100.1	100.2
2022	9,292	99.4	100.7
2023	9,376	100.3	101.6
2024	9,446	101.0	102.5
2025	9,389	100.4	103.1

Population of Merrill city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,348	—
2021	9,362	+14
2022	9,292	−70
2023	9,376	+84
2024	9,446	+70
2025	9,389	−57

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±2.6: for men 42.5 ±3.2 and for women 41.7 ±2.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Merrill city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	626 ±127	6.7% ±1.4	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,044 ±194	11.2% ±2.1	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	855 ±187	9.1% ±2.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,490 ±255	26.6% ±2.7	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,300 ±295	24.6% ±3.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,041 ±313	21.8% ±3.3	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,148 ±$7,757, and income per person $31,796 ±$2,122, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Merrill city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	1,186 ±260	27.1% ±5.8	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	904 ±210	20.7% ±4.7	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	741 ±186	16.9% ±4.2	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	542 ±134	12.4% ±3.0	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	533 ±157	12.2% ±3.5	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	349 ±141	8.0% ±3.2	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	60 to 178	1.4% to 4.1%	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Merrill city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	1,587 ±363	17.4% ±4.0	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	337 ±136	20.2% ±7.5	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	771 ±202	15.2% ±3.8	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	479 ±181	20.1% ±7.0	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Merrill city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Merrill city	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	4,650 ±234	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.1% ±6.5	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.8% to 9.0%	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.1% ±4.6	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.9% ±5.2	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$123,800 ±$8,467	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$771 ±$60	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±4	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Merrill city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	377 ±112	4.0% ±1.2	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,543 ±178	91.3% ±1.9	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10 to 80	0.1% to 0.9%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	370 ±126	4.0% ±1.3	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Merrill city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	7,366 ±330	78.7% ±3.5	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,770 ±333	18.9% ±3.6	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 36	0% to 0.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	207 ±81	2.2% ±0.9	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	46 to 172	0.5% to 1.8%	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	98 ±46	1.0% ±0.5	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Merrill city among the places of Wisconsin

104th of 158 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Places of Wisconsin near Merrill city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sparta city	9,950 ±27
Sturgeon Bay city	9,806 ±87
Tomah city	9,532 ±33
Shawano city	9,522 ±24
Windsor village	9,452 ±23
Merrill city	9,356 ±22
McFarland village	9,160 ±31
Rice Lake city	9,030 ±25
St. Francis city	9,004 ±40
Plymouth city	8,890 ±26
Altoona city	8,878 ±27

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Wisconsin by poverty rate
No. 8 Places in Wisconsin by median age
No. 42 Places in Wisconsin by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 46 Places in Wisconsin by homeownership rate
No. 62 Places in Wisconsin by foreign-born share
No. 112 Places in Wisconsin by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026