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MERKEL, TEXAS QUICK STATSCounty: Taylor
Elevation: 1870 feet
Land Area: 1.96 square miles
Population Density: 1330 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (82.8%), Hispanic (14.2%), Other race (6.3%), Two or more races (2.2%), American Indian (1.5%), Black (1.1%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): United States (21.8%), Irish (9.8%), English (6.8%), German (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Abilene, TX (15.7 miles , pop. 115,930)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (157.2 miles , pop. 534,694)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (189.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Trent, TX (2.6 miles ), Tye, TX (2.9 miles ), Hawley-Noodle, TX (3.6 miles ), Hawley, TX (3.9 miles ), Abilene, TX (4.0 miles ), Impact, TX (4.0 miles) , Buffalo Gap, TX (4.1 miles ), Jim Ned, TX (4.5 miles )
Amtrak station near Merkel: 17 miles: ABILENE (GREYHOUND STA., 535 CEDAR ST.) - Bus Station
Merkel Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage above state average. Length of stay since moving in below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
MERKEL, TEXAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 72.90%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.30%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.70%
Colleges/Universities in Merkel:
ACTION CAREER TRAINING Location: 273 CR 287, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Merkel:
HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY about 17 miles, Abilene, TX, Full-time enrollment: 2,026 ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY about 18 miles, ABILENE, TX, FT enrollment: 4,380 ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY about 85 miles, SAN ANGELO, TX, FT enrollment: 5,477 TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY about 107 miles, STEPHENVILLE, TX, FT enrollment: 6,068 MIDLAND COLLEGE about 126 miles, MIDLAND, TX, FT enrollment: 2,800 MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY about 129 miles, WICHITA FALLS, TX, FT enrollment: 4,619 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY about 132 miles, LUBBOCK, TX, FT enrollment: 22,439
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