It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Merrifield has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Merrifield has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Merrifield than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Merrifield may be for you.
Being a small town, Merrifield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Merrifield is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.61% of adults in Merrifield have a college degree.
The per capita income in Merrifield in 2018 was $29,070, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,280 for a family of four.
The people who call Merrifield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Merrifield residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Merrifield include German, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Merrifield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
