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Where has Merkel looked like this before?
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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Merkel | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,699 | 2,753 | 36 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median household income | $73,500 | $70,427 | 73 | ||
| Poverty rate | 11.4% | 10.6% | 55 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.4% | 13.9% | 27 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $115,100 | $174,250 | 0 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,058 | $948 | 73 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 19.4% | 10.0% | 82 | ||
| Worked from home | 5.0% | 5.5% | 36 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | — |
| Housing units | — | — | — |
| Median household income | — | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | — |
| Median gross rent | — | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | — |
| Worked from home | — | — | — |
| Poverty rate | — | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 22.7 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 2.9 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 6.5 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 19.6 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 20.2 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 4.0 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 3.6 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 23.5 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond, IL | 92 | 2,984 | — | $73,201 | 12.9% |
| Albion, IN | 90 | 2,723 | — | $70,565 | 11.6% |
| Hebron, OH | 89 | 2,508 | — | $66,627 | 14.4% |
| Mount Vernon, TX | 88 | 2,548 | — | $72,064 | 14.6% |
| Cokato, MN | 87 | 2,782 | — | $70,288 | 15.4% |
| Williamsburg, OH | 87 | 2,608 | — | $62,500 | 11.5% |
| Hawarden, IA | 87 | 2,658 | — | $74,167 | 18.0% |
| Brazoria, TX | 87 | 2,880 | — | $79,635 | 14.8% |
| Taylor, AL | 86 | 3,063 | — | $67,464 | 9.9% |
| Jemison, AL | 86 | 2,796 | — | $65,800 | 13.4% |