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Merrill, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Merrill, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,359. 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-MI · Merrill, MI 1 ZIPs · 3,359 pop · #15035/25278 · Saginaw County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $65,865
  • RANK-MID #15035/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint Charles
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,359
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $158,600

Nearest income peer: Saint Charles, MI (+ $250 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

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Merrill, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

41st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,359
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,865
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $65,865 and poverty 15.1% concentrate in 48637.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Berrien Springs is the closest lower-income city and Luzerne 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, 48637, is all of Merrill

There is no split to weigh here: 48637 holds every one of Merrill's 3,359 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Merrill

Citywide ZBP: 32 establishments, 180 employees , annual payroll $9,826k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48637 (32 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (6) · also Transportation and warehousing · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Merrill, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Saginaw County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Merrill. See the Saginaw County roll-up →

Merrill sits in the lower half of Saginaw County on income: Freeland, Birch Run and Frankenmuth report more, Saginaw, Brant and Carrollton report less. Freeland marks the far end of that range at $101,250, 54% above Merrill.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48637 3,359 $65,865 32 18
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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, .