One of the benefits of Merrill is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.70 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Merrill is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Merrill are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.42% of adults in Merrill have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Merrill in 2018 was $29,886, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,544 for a family of four. However, Merrill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Merrill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Merrill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Merrill include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Merrill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
