Merkel, TX Demographic Data

Merkel, TX Summary

Merkel is located in Taylor County in Texas
  • Population: 2,581
  • Area: 2.80 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 2.80 sq. miles
    • Water Area: NA
  • Population Density: 922.77 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 1,870.08 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Merkel, TX Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,333
51%
50.8
Male
1,285
49%
49.2
Total Population
2,618
 
323,128,000

Merkel, TX Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
89
3.4% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
196
7.5% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
178
6.8% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
135
5.2% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
209
8.0% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
336
12.8% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
330
12.6% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
369
14.1% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
202
7.7% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
140
5.3% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
232
8.9% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
147
5.6% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
55
2.1% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,075
79.3%
77.2
Female
1,132
54.6%
51.3
Male
943
45.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,995
76.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
469
17.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
434
16.6%
15.2
Female
282
65.0%
55.8
Male
152
35.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0

Merkel, TX Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,611
99.7% 
96.8
White
2,444
93.4% 
72.6
Black or African American
21
0.8% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0% 
0.8
Asian
0
0.0% 
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0% 
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0% 
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
0
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
146
5.6% 
5.1
Two or More Races
7
0.3% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
393
15.0% 
17.8
Mexican
356
13.6% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
37
1.4% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,225
85.0% 
82.2

Merkel, TX Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
140
7.7% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
184
10.2% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
694
38.3% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
418
23.1% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
185
10.2% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
131
7.2% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
59
3.3% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
324
17.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,487
82.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
190
10.5%
31.2

Merkel, TX Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
465
21.6%
33.7%
Now Married
1,153
53.5%
47.5
Divorced
277
12.9%
11.0%
Separated
67
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
193
9.0
5.8%

Merkel, TX Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,145
84.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
384
15.2%
21.6%
Spanish
273
10.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
111
4.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%

Merkel, TX Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
101
9.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
63
6.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
83
8.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
185
18.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
166
16.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
251
24.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
51
5.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
81
7.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
19
1.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
28
2.7%
6.4
Median household income
40,481
 
57,617
Per capita income
22,907
 
31,128

Merkel, TX Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
70
5.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
87
6.7%
9.8
Construction
88
6.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
248
19.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
49
3.8%
6.6
Information
12
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
108
8.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
72
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
83
6.4%
11.4
Public administration
83
6.4%
4.6
Retail trade
181
14.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
184
14.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
29
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
289
22.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
332
25.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
183
14.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
325
25.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
165
12.8%
18.1%

Merkel, TX Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,283
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,066
83.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
161
12.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
27
2.1%
2.7
Other means
7
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
22
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.1
 
26.6

Merkel, TX Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
81
7.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
292
28.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
425
41.3%
37.1
3 or more
230
22.4%
21.0

Merkel, TX Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
1,028
78.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
748
72.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
280
27.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
280
21.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5

Merkel, TX Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,308
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
25
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
67
5.1%
9.1
4 rooms
230
17.6%
16.5
5 rooms
410
31.3%
19.8
6 rooms
346
26.5%
17.8
7 rooms
127
9.7%
12.0
8 rooms
77
5.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
26
2.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Merkel, TX Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,308
 
 
1-unit, detached
1,082
82.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
19
1.5%
5.9
2-units
26
2.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
22
1.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
16
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
6
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
137
10.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Merkel, TX Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
270
20.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
184
14.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
246
18.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
156
11.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
107
8.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
207
15.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
59
4.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
79
6.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%

Merkel, TX Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
538
52.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
13
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
460
44.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
17
1.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1

Merkel, TX Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
280
 
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
6
2.1%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
102
36.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
172
61.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
155
56.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
36
13.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
3.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
5.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
59
21.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%

Merkel, TX Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
216 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
22
10.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
50
23.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
144
66.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
64
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
738
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4
1.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
36
16.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
45
20.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
21
9.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
5
2.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
105
48.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
64
0.0%
0.0%

Merkel, TX Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
748
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
300
40.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
321
42.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
120
16.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
7
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
56,700
 
205,000