Merrill is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 9,122 people and six associated neighborhoods, Merrill is the 101st 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.88% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Merrill spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.70 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

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

The citizens of Merrill are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.42% of adults in Merrill have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Merrill in 2018 was $29,886, 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 $119,544 for a family of four. However, Merrill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Merrill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Merrill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Merrill include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Merrill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.