What percentage of people rent in Merrill, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Merrill, WI, 2020–2024
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38.9% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in Merrill, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,700 renting households against 2,674 that own their home.

In Merrill, the share of households that rent went from 38.7% in 2015–2019 to 38.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.9% (±5.0 points)
Renting households: 1,700 (±243)
Median renter income: $22,740 (±$7,150)

Who rents and who owns in Merrill

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Merrill	Lincoln County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.9% (±5.0 points)	20.5% (±2.0 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,700 (±243)	2,614 (±275)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,674 (±237)	10,158 (±270)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$22,740 (±$7,150)	$27,348 (±$7,900)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,268 (±$9,647)	$81,059 (±$2,280)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Merrill, the renter share is higher than in Lincoln County (20.5%).

It is also higher than in Wisconsin (32.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Lincoln County, Merrill ranks 1 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 125 of 1,848.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Merrill has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	38.7% (±4.3 points)	38.9% (±5.0 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$637 (±$29)	$771 (±$60)	+21.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,159 (±$2,973)	$53,148 (±$7,757)	+10.4%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Merrill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Merrill
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Merrill	—	38.9% (±5.0 points)	—
Town of Scott (Lincoln County)	2.1 mi	8.1% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Town of Merrill	4.6 mi	7.4% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Town of Pine River	8.1 mi	6.7% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Town of Berlin (Marathon County)	8.3 mi	9.4% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Maine	8.5 mi	8.8% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Town of Rock Falls	9.5 mi	3.9% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Town of Texas	10 mi	8.7% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Town of Schley	10 mi	9.1% (±5.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Scott (Lincoln County), WI (8.1%), Town of Merrill, WI (7.4%), Town of Pine River, WI (6.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Lincoln County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Merrill	38.9% (±5.0 points)
2	Tomahawk	25.0% (±8.4 points)
3	Town of Russell (Lincoln County)	22.3% (±9.4 points)
4	Town of Skanawan	20.5% (±15.6 points)
5	Town of Birch	13.9% (±15.4 points)
6	Town of Schley	9.1% (±5.5 points)
7	Town of Scott (Lincoln County)	8.1% (±5.2 points)

Showing 7 of 18 places in Lincoln County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Merrill

How many renters are there in Merrill?

Merrill has an estimated 1,700 (±243) renting households, 38.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Merrill?

In Merrill, the share of households that rent went from 38.7% in 2015–2019 to 38.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Merrill?

A renting household in Merrill has 1.8 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Merrill?

The median renting household in Merrill, WI has an income of $22,740 (±$7,150) a year, against $76,268 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Merrill city, Wisconsin (place:51250, in state:55).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.