Merkel

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  4. Merkel Employment Information
  5. Merkel Family Information
  6. Merkel Education Information
  7. Merkel Public Benefits Information
  8. Merkel Criminal Information
  9. Merkel Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Merkel Zip Codes


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Merkel Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 5,143
  • Land Area (2000): 700.805 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.353 square kilometers
Merkel Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 2,697 2003 2,637 2005 2,652
2002 2,755 2004 Not Available 2006 2,665

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Houses (2000): 2,254
Merkel Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 2,536 49.20%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 36 0.70%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,582 50.10%

Merkel Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Merkel Employment Information Back to top
Merkel Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 119 9.39%
2. Repair and Maintenance 109 8.60%
3. Truck Transportation 81 6.39%
4. Educational Services 76 6.00%
5. Public Administration 73 5.76%
6. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 66 5.21%
7. Mining 66 5.21%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 52 4.10%
9. Utilities 52 4.10%
10. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 51 4.03%
11. Health Care 45 3.55%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 43 3.39%
13. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 41 3.24%
14. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 25 1.97%
15. Personal and Laundry Services 24 1.89%
16. Food Manufacturing 23 1.82%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 22 1.74%
18. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 20 1.58%
19. Farm Product Raw Materials, Wholesale 19 1.50%
20. Metal Manufactuing 19 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 216 20.00%
2. Health Care 162 15.00%
3. Food and Beverage Stores 84 7.78%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 71 6.57%
5. Finance and Insurance 61 5.65%
6. Public Administration 48 4.44%
7. Social Assistance 44 4.07%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 42 3.89%
9. Department and Other General Stores 36 3.33%
10. Gasoline Stations 24 2.22%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 24 2.22%
12. Private Household Services 22 2.04%
13. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 20 1.85%
14. Other Health and Personal Care Store 19 1.76%
15. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 16 1.48%
16. Mining 15 1.39%
17. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 14 1.30%
18. Metal Manufactuing 13 1.20%
19. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 12 1.11%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 12 1.11%

Merkel Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 159 12.55%
2. Vehicle Mechanics 101 7.97%
3. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 84 6.63%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 77 6.08%
5. Other Production Occupations 76 6.00%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 61 4.81%
7. Other Management Occupations 59 4.66%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 36 2.84%
9. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 35 2.76%
10. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 33 2.60%
11. Agricultural Workers 32 2.53%
12. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 29 2.29%
13. Carpenters 24 1.89%
14. Construction Laborers 24 1.89%
15. Teachers, Secondary School 24 1.89%
16. Other Transportation Occupations 22 1.74%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 21 1.66%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 21 1.66%
19. Accountants and Auditors 20 1.58%
20. Law Enforcement Workers 20 1.58%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 95 8.80%
2. Cashiers 87 8.06%
3. Secretaries and Admins 64 5.93%
4. Other Personal Care, Not child care 55 5.09%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 54 5.00%
6. Teachers, Secondary School 48 4.44%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 47 4.35%
8. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 46 4.26%
9. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 38 3.52%
10. Customer Service Representatives 33 3.06%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 33 3.06%
12. Accountants and Auditors 32 2.96%
13. Other Sales and Related Occupations 32 2.96%
14. Health Technologists and Technicians 31 2.87%
15. Child Care Workers 30 2.78%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 30 2.78%
17. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 26 2.41%
18. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 25 2.31%
19. Food Processing Workers 22 2.04%
20. Other Healthcare Support 21 1.94%

Merkel Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,119 54.24%
15-35 hours 394 10.08%
1-14 hours 133 3.40%
No regular hours 1,261 32.28%

Merkel Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 80 3.52%
5 AM-5:29 AM 55 2.42%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 85 3.74%
6 AM-6:29 AM 123 5.41%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 247 10.86%
7 AM-7:29 AM 318 13.98%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 719 31.62%
8 AM-8:29 AM 144 6.33%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 83 3.65%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 83 3.65%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 54 2.37%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 13 0.57%
Noon-3:59 PM 146 6.42%
4 PM-11:59 PM 124 5.45%

Merkel Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 178 7.83%
5-9 266 11.70%
10-14 202 8.88%
15-19 232 10.20%
20-24 476 20.93%
25-29 222 9.76%
30-34 447 19.66%
35-39 69 3.03%
40-44 19 0.84%
45-59 30 1.32%
60-89 21 0.92%
At least 90 112 4.93%

Merkel Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 1,576 69.31%
30-44 0 0.00% 535 23.53%
45-59 0 0.00% 30 1.32%
At least 60 0 0.00% 133 5.85%

Merkel Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 313 13.32%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,883 80.13%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 5 0.21%
Color 4 Box Other 30 1.28%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 43 1.83%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 76 3.23%

Merkel Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Merkel Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,964 (5,104 people)
Families (2000): 1,432 (4,436 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 554
People at same address in 1995: 2,797
Merkel Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 197 10.03%
$10,000-$14,999 176 8.96%
$15,000-$19,999 155 7.89%
$20,000-$24,999 112 5.70%
$25,000-$29,999 168 8.55%
$30,000-$34,999 220 11.20%
$35,000-$39,999 159 8.10%
$40,000-$44,999 184 9.37%
$45,000-$49,999 99 5.04%
$50,000-$59,999 134 6.82%
$60,000-$74,999 124 6.31%
$75,000-$99,999 139 7.08%
$100,000-$124,999 36 1.83%
$125,000-$149,999 42 2.14%
$150,000-$199,999 5 0.25%
$200,000 or more 14 0.71%

Merkel Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 441 22.48%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 621 31.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 57 2.91%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 332 16.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 7 0.36%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 319 16.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 1 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 123 6.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 46 2.34%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 14 0.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Merkel Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,567 29.79%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 479 9.11%
Public Assistance 52 0.99%
Retirement 354 6.73%
Self Employment 328 6.24%
Social Security 541 10.29%
Supplemental Security 108 2.05%
Wage / Salary 1,497 28.46%
Other 334 6.35%

Merkel Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 606 51.49%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 571 48.51%

Merkel Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 223 11.52%
Color 1 Box Married 1,238 63.98%
Color 2 Box Never Married 430 22.22%
Color 3 Box Widowed 44 2.27%

Merkel Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 192 9.16%
Color 1 Box Married 1,359 64.84%
Color 2 Box Never Married 310 14.79%
Color 3 Box Widowed 235 11.21%

Merkel Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Merkel Education Information Back to top
Merkel Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 246 6.58%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 546 14.61%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,417 37.91%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 840 22.47%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 164 4.39%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 406 10.86%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 119 3.18%

Merkel Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 62 1.21% 22 0.43% 84 1.63%
Kindergarten 52 1.01% 0 0.00% 52 1.01%
Grades 1-4 390 7.58% 0 0.00% 390 7.58%
Grades 5-8 332 6.46% 9 0.17% 341 6.63%
Grades 9-12 346 6.73% 2 0.04% 348 6.77%
Undergrad college 122 2.37% 43 0.84% 165 3.21%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 32 0.62% 32 0.62%
Total 1,304 25.35% 108 2.10% 1,412 27.45%

Merkel Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Merkel Public Benefits Information Back to top
Merkel Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 4,568 89.64%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 528 10.36%

Merkel Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Merkel Criminal Information Back to top
Merkel Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 1.854 0.371 0.371 0.371 2.966 0.742 7.416 12.607 0.742 21.505
2002 2.541 0.363 0.000 0.000 2.904 0.000 7.623 9.437 1.452 18.512
2003 1.896 0.379 0.000 0.379 2.655 0.000 5.309 17.444 0.758 23.512
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.754 0.754 0.000 6.787 9.050 0.754 16.591
2006 3.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.002 0.000 6.379 11.257 0.000 17.636
2007 1.933 0.773 0.000 0.387 3.092 0.000 7.344 10.823 0.387 18.554

Merkel Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 1 4
2005 0 4
2006 0 4
2007 0 4

Merkel Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 66
2002 59

Merkel Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Merkel Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Merkel Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 677 13.16%
10-19 Years 862 16.76%
20-29 Years 500 9.72%
30-39 Years 734 14.27%
40-49 Years 824 16.02%
50-59 Years 610 11.86%
60-69 Years 447 8.69%
70-79 Years 295 5.74%
80-89 Years 158 3.07%
90+ Years 36 0.70%

Merkel Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 2,500 48.61%
Color 1 Box Female 2,643 51.39%

Merkel Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 4,438 86.29%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 570 11.08%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 60 1.17%
Color 1 Box African-American 38 0.74%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 27 0.52%
Color 2 Box Asian 8 0.16%
Color 6 Box Other Race 1 0.02%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.02%

Merkel Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 1,150 41.62%
2. Irish 410 14.84%
3. German 358 12.96%
4. English 301 10.89%
5. Northern European 169 6.12%
6. Scotch Irish 92 3.33%
7. Dutch 67 2.42%
8. French Non-Basque 42 1.52%
9. Italian 36 1.30%
10. Scottish 27 0.98%

Merkel Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 4,425 91.01%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 403 8.29%
3. German 18 0.37%
4. Arabic 6 0.12%
5. Other West Germanic 4 0.08%
6. French 2 0.04%
7. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 2 0.04%
8. Other Slavic 2 0.04%

Merkel Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 5,060 98.18%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 35 0.68%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 59 1.14%

Merkel Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Merkel Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Merkel Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
79536