Wisconsin · Census place 51325
Merrimac, WI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Merrimac, Wisconsin (Merrimac, WI — Census place “Merrimac village”) is 575 residents, ranking #514 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $102,344, the median home is worth $274,200 and median gross rent runs $1,050 a month. Looking for the Merrimac Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Merrimac, WI: 53561.
- Population
- 575Merrimac village residents
- Median household income
- $102,344Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $274,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,050Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.1%Owner-occupied households
Merrimac ZIP codes (Wisconsin)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Merrimac.
The Merrimac WI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Merrimac village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Merrimac village median would spend about 12.3% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.9% of residents and 81.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Merrimac village, WI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Merrimac village is a very small community in Wisconsin, with 575 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #514 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 36% of them. The median age here is 38 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Merrimac village earn a median of $102,344 a year, 30.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 39% above the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 4.9% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Merrimac village is valued at $274,200, 9.6% below the national figure and 29% above the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,050 a month, 25.3% below the national figure, or roughly $12,600 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 81.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 575 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Merrimac village against its county rather than against national figures.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Places of similar size in Wisconsin.
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- Amherst village 1,033
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Merrimac village?
- Merrimac village has 575 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #514 of 807 in Wisconsin.
- What is the median household income in Merrimac village?
- Median household income in Merrimac village is $102,344 a year, 30.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Merrimac village?
- Median gross rent is $1,050 a month and the median home value is $274,200, so rent absorbs about 12.3% of median household income.
- Is Merrimac village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Merrimac village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Merrimac village data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.