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According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Merkel, TX are Hispanic (619 residents), White alone (1,889 residents), and Black alone (68 residents). 89.8% of Merkel residents speak English at home. 4.2% of Merkel, TX residents are foreign-born (4.0% born in Latin America), which is 303.9% less than the foreign-born rate of 17.0% across the entire state of Texas.

Race distribution in Merkel

2000 2022
  • Races in Merkel, TX (2000)
    • 2,18382.8%White alone
    • 37514.2%Hispanic
    • 311.2%Two or more races
    • 291.1%Black alone
    • 110.4%American Indian alone
    • 60.2%Asian alone
    • 10.04%Other race alone
    • 10.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Merkel, TX (2022)
    • 1,88970.4%White alone
    • 61923.1%Hispanic
    • 1053.9%Two or more races
    • 682.5%Black alone
    • 30.1%Asian alone
    • 20.07%American Indian alone
2000 2022
  • Races in Texas (2000)
    • 10,933,31352.4%White alone
    • 6,669,66632.0%Hispanic
    • 2,364,25511.3%Black alone
    • 554,4452.7%Asian alone
    • 230,5671.1%Two or more races
    • 68,8590.3%American Indian alone
    • 19,9580.10%Other race alone
    • 10,7570.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Texas (2022)
    • 12,070,64240.2%Hispanic
    • 11,683,43038.9%White alone
    • 3,508,70611.7%Black alone
    • 1,608,1735.4%Asian alone
    • 956,5603.2%Two or more races
    • 125,7630.4%Other race alone
    • 47,0230.2%American Indian alone
    • 29,2750.10%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Merkel

  • Median household income in 2022
  • $60,700White non-Hispanic householders
  • $89,740Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2022 house value
  • $112,032White Non-Hispanic householders
  • $178,602American Indian or Alaska Native householders
  • $73,064Asian householders
  • $97,419Some other race householders
  • $167,886Two or more races householders
  • $96,120Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Merkel, TX in 2022

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Merkel, TX in 2022

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Merkel, TX in 2022

Median age by race in Merkel

  • 33.5Median age for White residents
  • 33.3Males
  • 33.6Females
  • 6.0Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 85.1Males
  • -724,220,622.8Females
  • -404,984,423.3Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • -372,016,460.5Males
  • -666,666,666.0Females
  • -690,710,381.8Median age for Asian residents
  • -505,050,504.5Males
  • -708,333,332.6Females
  • -581,560,283.1Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • -666,666,666.0Males
  • -666,666,666.0Females
  • 39.7Median age for Other race residents
  • -584,313,724.9Males
  • -627,853,880.7Females
  • 18.1Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 17.4Males
  • 29.1Females
  • 33.4Median age for White alone residents
  • 35.3Males
  • 33.2Females
  • 26.7Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 24.3Males
  • 27.2Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Merkel

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 55477.5%Owner occupied
  • 16022.5%Renter occupied
  • 77.5%
    22.5%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 22100.0%Owner occupied
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 28100.0%Renter occupied
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 7769.3%Owner occupied
  • 3430.7%Renter occupied
  • 69.3%
    30.7%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 54078.6%Owner occupied
  • 14721.4%Renter occupied
  • 78.6%
    21.4%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6743.6%Owner occupied
  • 8756.4%Renter occupied
  • 43.6%
    56.4%

Language usage in Merkel

  • English speakers - Total
  • 89.8% of residents of Merkel speak English at home.
  • 8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 16381.9%Speak English very well
  • 3618.1%Speak English less than very well
  • 81.9%
    18.1%
  • 2.2% of residents speak other language at home
  • 54100.0%Speak English very well
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 87.8% of residents of Merkel speak English at home.
  • 19.2% of residents speak other language at home
  • 71100.0%Speak English very well
All residents speak only English at home
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 16.8% of residents of Merkel speak English at home.
  • 76.8% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 7072.9%Speak English very well
  • 2627.1%Speak English less than very well
  • 72.9%
    27.1%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

100.0% (1,890)
Foreign-born:

44.3% (12)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

1.4% (26)
Foreign-born:

36.2% (10)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

38.7% (25)
Foreign-born:

99.7% (29)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

67.0% (167)
Foreign-born:

100.0% (67)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

77.0% (334)
Foreign-born:

7.4% (9)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

24.9% (108)
Foreign-born:

96.3% (115)

Foreign-born residents in Merkel

113 residents are foreign born (4.0% Latin America).

This city:

4.2%
Texas:

17.1%

Place of birth - Merkel, TX
Place of birth - Merkel, TX
Place of birth - Merkel, TX
Place of birth - Merkel, TX
Place of birth - Merkel, TX
Population born outside the United States - Merkel
Place of birth by age -  Merkel

Marital status for residents in Merkel

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 31.9%Never married
  • 56.7%Now married
  • 1.1%Separated
  • 1.8%Widowed
  • 8.5%Divorced
  • Females
  • 21.7%Never married
  • 47.7%Now married
  • 4.5%Separated
  • 10.9%Widowed
  • 15.2%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (5)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

55.9% (251)
Unmarried:

44.1% (198)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 0.0%Never married
  • 100.0%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 52.3%Never married
  • 47.7%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

47.7% (43)
Unmarried:

52.3% (47)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 40.0%Never married
  • 46.7%Now married
  • 6.7%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 6.7%Divorced
  • Females
  • 2.5%Never married
  • 69.1%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 6.2%Widowed
  • 22.2%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (67)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

90.5% (34)
Unmarried:

9.5% (4)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 29.0%Never married
  • 59.1%Now married
  • 1.3%Separated
  • 2.0%Widowed
  • 8.6%Divorced
  • Females
  • 19.4%Never married
  • 50.1%Now married
  • 4.0%Separated
  • 11.8%Widowed
  • 14.7%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (5)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

61.1% (248)
Unmarried:

38.9% (158)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 30.7%Never married
  • 65.1%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 4.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 35.7%Never married
  • 45.1%Now married
  • 3.0%Separated
  • 3.8%Widowed
  • 12.4%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (40)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

40.3% (84)
Unmarried:

59.7% (124)

Ancestries in Merkel

  • Ancestries in Merkel, TX
    • 23916.6%English
    • 16411.4%American
    • 16411.4%Irish
    • 704.8%German
    • 211.5%European
    • 171.2%Portuguese
    • 141.0%Scotch-Irish
    • 100.7%Scottish
    • 50.3%French
    • 50.3%Italian
    • 40.3%Israeli
    • 20.1%Czechoslovakian

Geographical mobility in Merkel

  • Geographical mobility -  Same house 1 year ago
    • Same house 1 year ago
    • 1,75186.0%White (Caucasian)
    • 77100.0%Black or African American
    • 5100.0%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 12562.8%Other race
    • 32998.2%Two or more races
    • 1,64087.4%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 46380.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility -  Moved within same county
    • Moved within same county
    • 1346.6%White / Caucasian
    • 497.7%Asian
    • 6834.2%Other race
    • 164.7%Two or more races
    • 1437.6%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 549.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility -  Moved within same state
    • Moved within same state
    • 824.0%White / Caucasian
    • 57.9%Black or African American
    • 583.1%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 305.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility -  Moved from different state
    • Moved from different state
    • 261.3%White / Caucasian
    • 160.9%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 91.6%Hispanic or Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Merkel

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 196100.0%Native
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 17100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 26100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 441100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 6100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 126100.0%Native
  • Place of birth for residents in Merkel

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 113Americas
      • 109Latin America
      • 109Central America
      • 4Northern America

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Merkel

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 548.3%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 651.7%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 48.3%
    51.7%
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 9100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 11100.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 22100.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 27100.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • Zip codes: 79536.


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