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Texas · Census place 47796

Merkel town, TX

Quick answer

Merkel town has 2,630 residents, ranking #630 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $62,368, the median home is worth $99,000 and median gross rent runs $992 a month.

Population
2,630Merkel town residents
Median household income
$62,368Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$99,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$992Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
77.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Merkel town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Merkel town median would spend about 19.1% 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 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.5% of residents and 77.4% 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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