Merrill is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 10,142 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Merrill is the 78th largest community in Wisconsin. Much of the housing stock in Merrill was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Merrill is a blue-collar town, with 36.2% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Merrill is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Merrill who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.11%), sales jobs (9.73%), and food service (4.89%).

One of the benefits of Merrill is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.86 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Merrill does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Merrill Information and Demographics

The education level of Merrill citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 14.24% of adults 25 and older in Merrill have a college degree.

The per capita income in Merrill in 2000 was $17,429, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $69,716 for a family of four.

The people who call Merrill home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Merrill is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Merrill include German, Polish, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Merrill is English.