South Oregon News

22.4 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 21 percent lower than the state average of 43.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 697.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	139	27.4
Regular high school diploma	167	32.9
GED or alternative credential	12	2.4
Some college, less than 1 year	24	4.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	52	10.2
Associate's degree	68	13.4
Bachelor's degree	31	6.1
Master's degree	15	3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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