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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Merrill Area is $25,371, which is lower than the state average of $27,907 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Merrill Area median household income is $49,189. On average Merrill Area residents spend 21.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 21.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #283

Merrill Area	25,371 USD
Wisconsin	27,907 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Merrill Area	28,904 USD
Wisconsin	30,477 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Merrill Area	36,300 USD
Wisconsin	36,343 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Merrill Area	23,154 USD
Wisconsin	25,134 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #298

Merrill Area	49,189 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Merrill Area	59,070 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Merrill Area	5.17%
Wisconsin	20.43%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Merrill Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Wisconsin and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Merrill Area		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.59%	$6,369, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.39%	$17,841, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.90%	$2,292, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.97%	$19,688, see rank	17.90%	$20,958	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Merrill Area	61,526 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Merrill Area	70,006 USD
Wisconsin	82,125 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Merrill Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$48,925, see rank	$55,187	$56,900
Hispanic	$10,417, see rank	$36,826	$42,396
Asian	$94,470, see rank	$53,887	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$53,125, see rank	$36,537	$37,170
Two or More Races	$58,333, see rank	$41,659	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Merrill Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$31,625, see rank	$26,082	$25,788
25 to 44	$61,977, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,182, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$29,846, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Merrill Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	23,503, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	11,808, 50.24%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,721, 65.39%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.03%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,718, 65.36%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,054, 91.40%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	664, 8.60%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,087, 34.61%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	11,695, 49.76%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,116, 60.85%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,116, 60.85%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,790, 95.42%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	326, 4.58%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,579, 39.15%, see rank	36.21%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Merrill Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	13,588, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	11,269, 82.93%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,416, 10.42%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	90, 0.66%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	269, 1.98%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	123, 0.91%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	421, 3.10%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Merrill Area	21.7 minutes
Wisconsin	21.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Merrill Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,844	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	7,054, 50.95%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,423, 20.17%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	773, 10.96%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,010, 14.32%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	211, 2.99%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	603, 8.55%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,446, 34.68%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	6,790, 49.05%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,003, 29.50%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,530, 22.53%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,383, 35.10%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	33, 0.49%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17, 0.25%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	807, 11.89%, see rank	8.10%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Merrill Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,844, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	390, 2.82%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	727, 5.25%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,306, 23.88%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	408, 2.95%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,756, 12.68%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	675, 4.88%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	126, 0.91%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,187, 8.57%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	637, 4.60%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,581, 18.64%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,018, 7.35%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	451, 3.26%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	582, 4.20%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Merrill Area	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,032	10.89%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	589	7.14%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.