Sioux City Times

23.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Merrill in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 17.3 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,016.

84.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	93	15.4
Regular high school diploma	189	31.3
GED or alternative credential	21	3.5
Some college, less than 1 year	73	12.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	84	13.9
Associate's degree	56	9.3
Bachelor's degree	67	11.1
Master's degree	21	3.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.