Wisconsin · Census place 51375
Merton, WI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Merton, Wisconsin (Merton, WI — Census place “Merton village”) is 3,495 residents, ranking #197 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $168,661, the median home is worth $539,900 and median gross rent runs $1,148 a month. Looking for the Merton Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Merton, WI: 53029.
- Population
- 3,495Merton village residents
- Median household income
- $168,661Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $539,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,148Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 97.8%Owner-occupied households
Merton ZIP codes (Wisconsin)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Merton.
The Merton 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 Merton village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Merton village median would spend about 8.2% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.3% of residents and 97.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Merton village, WI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Merton village is a small town in Wisconsin, with 3,495 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #197 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 40.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Merton village earn a median of $168,661 a year, 114.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 128% above the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 2.3% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Merton village is valued at $539,900, 77.9% above the national figure and 155% above the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,148 a month, 18.3% below the national figure, or roughly $13,776 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 8.2% 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 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 97.8% 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. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Wisconsin.
- Tomahawk city 3,416
- Sauk City village 3,500
- Peshtigo city 3,404
- Black River Falls city 3,514
- Johnson Creek village 3,367
- Lake Delton village 3,522
- Wrightstown village 3,330
- Seymour city 3,532
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Merton village?
- Merton village has 3,495 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #197 of 807 in Wisconsin.
- What is the median household income in Merton village?
- Median household income in Merton village is $168,661 a year, 114.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Merton village?
- Median gross rent is $1,148 a month and the median home value is $539,900, so rent absorbs about 8.2% of median household income.
- Is Merton village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Merton village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 8.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Merton 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.