Iowa · Census place 51375
Merrill city, IA
Quick answer
Merrill city has 885 residents, ranking #322 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $79,250, the median home is worth $157,200 and median gross rent runs $581 a month.
- Population
- 885Merrill city residents
- Median household income
- $79,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $157,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $581Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Merrill city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Merrill city median would spend about 8.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.5% of residents and 81.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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