Merrill, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Merrill, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 19,360. 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-WI · Merrill, WI 1 ZIPs · 19,360 pop · #14207/25278 · Lincoln County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $67,669
  • RANK-MID #14207/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Irma
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 19,360
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $173,900

Nearest income peer: Irma, WI ( $2,890 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, WI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

44th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
19,360
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,669
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 $67,669 and poverty 11.8% concentrate in 54452.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Merrill as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Racine is the closest lower-income city and Lone Rock the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 5 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Merrill.

Population concentration

Merrill reads through its lone ZIP, 54452

19,360 ACS residents, one ZIP: 54452 is not the leading code inside Merrill, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Merrill's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 397 establishments, 5,842 employees , annual payroll $300,137k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54452 (397 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (67) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Merrill, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Lincoln County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Merrill. See the Lincoln County roll-up →

Merrill sits in the lower half of Lincoln County on income: Tomahawk and Gleason report more, and only Irma reports less. Gleason marks the far end of that range at $83,125, 23% above Merrill.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54452 19,360 $67,669 397 17

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, .