ZIP 51038 · Merrill
Who lives in ZIP code 51038 (Merrill, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Merrill, IA · Plymouth County
uszips 2026
People1,449
Median age43.0
Household income$95,893
Home value$189,228
Median rent$630/mo
Poverty4.4%
College degree+17.6%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Le Mars, IA (micro)
- Wider region
- Sioux City-Le Mars, IA-NE-SD
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 553
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.3% are 65 or older; 75.5% are adults.
Household income
47.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,558.
Education (adults 25+)
49.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 70.3%
- Never married
- 19.5%
- Divorced
- 7.0%
- Widowed
- 3.3%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 60.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.9%
- Rent burden
- 14.3%
- Men / women
- 56% / 44%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.8%
- Unemployment
- 1.1%
- Self-employed
- 17.6%
- Farmers
- 14.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.0%
- Veterans
- 7.6%
- With a disability
- 8.4%
- No health insurance
- 1.8%
- Limited English
- 2.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.