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Merrill, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Merrill, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,535. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MERRILL-IA · Merrill, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,535 pop · #5166/25278 · Plymouth County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $95,893
  • RANK-UPPER #5166/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Remsen
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,535
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $183,100

Nearest income peer: Remsen, IA ( $3,393 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Merrill

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Merrill on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Merrill, IA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,535
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$95,893
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $95,893 and home value $183,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 17.6%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Edgewood is the closest lower-income city and New Hartford the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Merrill.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 51038, is all of Merrill

There is no split to weigh here: 51038 holds every one of Merrill's 1,535 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Merrill's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 27 establishments, 191 employees , annual payroll $10,607k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51038 (27 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (8) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Merrill, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Plymouth County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Merrill. See the Plymouth County roll-up →

Merrill sits in the upper half of Plymouth County on income: Le Mars, Remsen and Akron report less, while Hinton reports more. Brunsville marks the far end of that range at $45,000, 53% below Merrill.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51038 1,535 $95,893 27 7
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Merrill roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Merrill, .