Merkel, Texas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,614
Male Share of the Population	45.4%
Female Share of the Population	54.6%
Senior Citizens	16.4%
Employed Population 16+	1,071
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	47.3%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	22.3%
Median Earnings25+	$25,797
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$21,691
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$24,894

Wealth

Median Family Income	$47,100
% Above Poverty Level	82.4%
% Below Poverty Level	17.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	27 minutes
% Working from Home	2.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	31.8%
Median Gross Rent	$684
Median House Value	$59,100

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	30.4%
German	15%
English	7.1%
Irish	5.8%
French Except Basque	5.6%
Italian	3.9%
Scottish	3.2%
Dutch	3%
Hungarian	0.6%
Welsh	0.5%
Czech	0.3%
Norwegian	0.3%
Swedish	0.1%
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Merkel Almanac

Category	Value
County	Taylor County
Standard Zip Codes	79536
Phone Area Codes	325
Time Zone
Approximate Latitude	32.46
Approximate Longitude	-100.01

Merkel Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	ABILENE MUNICIPAL AP
Distance	19.6 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 55 F
Apr Temp	52 to 77 F
Jul Temp	72 to 95 F
Oct Temp	54 to 78 F
Annual Precip	23.7 inches

Station	ANSON
Distance	21.5 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 56 F
Apr Temp	51 to 78 F
Jul Temp	72 to 96 F
Oct Temp	54 to 78 F
Annual Precip	26 inches

Station	ROSCOE
Distance	30.4 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 55 F
Apr Temp	49 to 78 F
Jul Temp	70 to 94 F
Oct Temp	51 to 76 F
Annual Precip	23.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Abilene	123,676	$58,431
Anson	2,076	$64,792
Buffalo Gap	545	$55,250
Hawley	628	$65,000

Merkel Public Libraries

Merkel Public Library
100 KENT
Merkel, Texas
(325) 928-5054

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Merkel Public Schools

Merkel El
1502 S 5th
ZIP: 79536
(325) 928-4795
Primary
Total Enrollment 310

Merkel H S
2000 S 7th St
ZIP: 79536
(325) 928-4667
High
Total Enrollment 328

Merkel Int
1601 S 3rd
ZIP: 79536
(325) 928-5464
Primary
Total Enrollment 186

Merkel J H
302 Ash
ZIP: 79536
(325) 928-5521
Middle
Total Enrollment 136

Merkel Middle
302 Ash
ZIP: 79536
(325) 928-5511
Middle
Total Enrollment 167

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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