Merrill town, WI

Lincoln County, WI

2022 population: 2,918 ( 62 from 2010 )
Land area: 51.7 square miles
Population density: 56.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,793	95.72%	4.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	11	0.38%	37.5%
2+ races:	84	2.88%	394.1%
Hispanic:	30	1.03%	150.0%

Total non-White:	125	4.28%	160.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-139	-5.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	77	3.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,980
2,932	98.39%
6	0.20%
5	0.17%
8	0.27%
17	0.57%
12	0.40%
48	1.61%

2000
2,964
2,919	98.48%
0	0.00%
27	0.91%
5	0.17%
5	0.17%
8	0.27%
45	1.52%

1990
2,716
2,716	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
2,591
2,581	99.61%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
10	0.39%
10	0.39%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

13	0.4
3	0.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

203	7.5
45	1.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

135	5.2
-10	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Merrill town, WI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
54.9
507	17.4%
2,411	82.6%
699	24.0%

1,311
2.23

785	59.9%
655	83.4%
44	5.6%
526	40.1%

2010
Number	Percent
45.5
631	21.2%
2,349	78.8%
452	15.2%

1,204
2.47

922	76.6%
789	85.6%
35	3.8%
282	23.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
794	26.8%
2,170	73.2%
294	9.9%

1,109
2.67

891	80.3%
798	89.6%
40	4.5%
218	19.7%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
824	30.3%
1,892	69.7%
280	10.3%

955
2.84

791	82.8%
706	89.3%
27	3.4%
164	17.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
852	32.9%
1,739	67.1%
217	8.4%

864
3.00

721	83.4%
660	91.5%
18	2.5%
143	16.6%

2022 Housing Data for Merrill town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	42	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	71	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	76	5.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	48	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	62	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	40	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	40	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	11	0.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	134	10.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	95	7.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	327	24.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	160	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	91	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	56	4.3%
$200,000 or more	58	4.4%

Median Household Income	76,127
Per Capita Income	37,729

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	78	5.9%
Public Assistance	37	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	231	17.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,426	79.9%
Unemployed	39	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,465	82.1%
Not in Labor Force	320	17.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	650	396	62.1%
Non-Profit	7	26	21.2%
Self-Employed	239	22	91.6%

Local Government	33	96	25.6%
State Government	0	36	0.0%
Federal Government	6	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	889	418	68.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	46	158	22.5%
Total	935	576	61.9%

Pct. Govt.	11.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	126	8.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	211	13.9%
Professional, Technical	251	16.5%
Service Occupations	226	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	0.9%
All others	706	46.4%

White Collar		38.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	483	31.8%
Transportation and warehousing	260	17.1%
Health care and social assistance	184	12.1%
Retail trade	110	7.2%
Public administration	97	6.4%
Finance and insurance	85	5.6%
Construction	84	5.5%
Educational services	64	4.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	48	3.2%
Accommodation and food services	35	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	30	2.0%
Wholesale trade	14	0.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	12	0.8%
Other services	9	0.6%
Utilities	5	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	30	1.03%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	6	0.21%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,690	97.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	69	2.5%
German, other Germanic	10	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,638	56.1%
Polish	356	12.2%
Irish	308	10.6%
Norwegian	273	9.4%
English	165	5.7%
Italian	124	4.2%
American	100	3.4%
French	80	2.7%
Finnish	77	2.6%
Swedish	72	2.5%
Austrian	54	1.9%
Russian	43	1.5%
Ukrainian	37	1.3%
Belgian	36	1.2%
Swiss	27	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,912	99.8%
Not a citizen	6	0.2%

Native	2,826	96.8%
Foreign-born	92	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
75	3.2%	125	5.3%	1,141	48.4%	600	25.4%	235	10.0%	183	7.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	75	3.2%
9-12 Years	125	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,141	48.4%
Some College	600	25.4%
Bach. Degree	235	10.0%
Grad Degree	183	7.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +179	R +145	R + 4.8%
D +34
2020 vs. 2012	R +291	R +454	R + 25.4%
D -163
2020 vs. 2008	R +416	R +685	R + 39.7%
D -269

2016 vs. 2008	R +237	R +540	R + 34.9%
D -303
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,167	66.0%	Joe Biden (D)	583	33.0%	18	1.0%	1,768	17	19	0.05%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	988	60.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	549	33.7%	91	5.6%	1,628	13	15	0.05%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	876	53.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	746	45.5%	16	1.0%	1,638	8	6	0.05%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	852	52.4%	John McCain (R)	751	46.2%	23	1.4%	1,626	4	1	0.05%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	898	54.9%	John Kerry (D)	725	44.3%	13	0.8%	1,636	6	4	0.05%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	717	49.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	659	45.4%	76	5.2%	1,452	2	1	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Merrill town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

583

33.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,167

66.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,768

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Merrill town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

549

33.7%

Donald Trump (R)

988

60.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.9%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,628

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 15

2012 President, Merrill town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

746

45.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

876

53.5%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,638

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Merrill town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

852

52.4%

John McCain (R)

751

46.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,626

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Merrill town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

898

54.9%

John Kerry (D)

725

44.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,636

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Merrill town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

717

49.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

659

45.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.2%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,452

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Merrill town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	62%	Ron Johnson* (R)	1,014	68.9%	Mandela Barnes (D)	452	30.7%	6 [+]	0.4%	1,472	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.4%);
2022	G	62%	Tim Michels (R)	953	64.7%	Tony Evers* (D)	505	34.3%	16 [+]	1.1%	1,474	17	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 15 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	62%	Leah Vukmir (R)	809	54.9%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	664	45.0%	1 [+]	0.1%	1,474	10	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	62%	Scott Walker* (R)	911	61.5%	Tony Evers (D)	536	36.2%	35 [+]	2.4%	1,482	13	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 15 (1.0%); Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 13 (0.9%); Michael White (Green) 4 (0.3%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 3 (0.2%);
2016	S3	67%	Ron Johnson* (R)	937	58.6%	Russ Feingold (D)	590	36.9%	71 [+]	4.4%	1,598	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 69 (4.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	G	56%	Scott Walker* (R)	797	59.7%	Mary Burke (D)	526	39.4%	12 [+]	0.9%	1,335	7	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dennis Fehr (People's) 7 (0.5%); Robert Burke (Libertarian) 5 (0.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,461
Median Value	$183,000

Occupied	1,311	89.7%
Vacant	150	10.3%

Owned	1,181	90.1%
Rented	130	9.9%
Median Rent	$741

Single-Family Units	1,275	87.3%
Detached	1,275	87.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	151	10.3%

Merrill town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Merrill town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Merrill town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Merrill town, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Merrill town, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Merrill town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Merrill town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Merrill town, WI