Merritt Profile

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National Rank:554 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Merritt Population

Total Population (2021)

7,051

Total Population (2016)

7,139

Population Growth

-1.2% (-88)

Growth Rank

#629 of 688Same geo level

Male

48.5%3,420

Female

51.5%3,635

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.941

Average Age

46.3

Median Age

49.2

Age Rank

#534 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

320(4.5%)

5–9

350(5.0%)

10–14

400(5.7%)

15–19

345(4.9%)

20–24

305(4.3%)

25–29

355(5.0%)

30–34

385(5.5%)

35–39

375(5.3%)

40–44

370(5.2%)

45–49

390(5.5%)

50–54

420(6.0%)

55–59

490(6.9%)

60–64

575(8.2%)

65–69

560(7.9%)

70–74

540(7.7%)

75–79

355(5.0%)

80–84

255(3.6%)

85+

235(3.3%)

Merritt Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.3

Total Private Dwellings

3,149

Occupied Private Dwellings

2,975

Size Distribution

1 Person

915 (30.8%)

2 Persons

1,155 (38.8%)

3 Persons

395 (13.3%)

4 Persons

315 (10.6%)

5+ Persons

195 (6.6%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

530(17.8%)

Couples without children

890(29.9%)

One-parent families

265(8.9%)

One-person households

920(30.9%)

Multigenerational

100(3.4%)

Multiple-family

15(0.5%)

Merritt Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$74,500After tax

Median Household Income

$64,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$40,080After tax

Median Individual Income

$34,000After tax

Income Rank

#555 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

74.2%

Employment Income

58.5%

Government Transfers

25.9%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

440(7.9%)

$10k–$20k

830(15.0%)

$20k–$30k

1,000(18.0%)

$30k–$40k

780(14.1%)

$40k–$50k

620(11.2%)

$50k–$60k

420(7.6%)

$60k–$70k

295(5.3%)

$70k–$80k

285(5.1%)

$80k–$90k

230(4.1%)

$90k–$100k

185(3.3%)

$100k+

460(8.3%)

Merritt Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

46.6%

Unemployment Rate

9.4%

Total Labour Force

2,915

Employed

2,645

Unemployed

275

Not in Labour Force

2,765

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

14.0%

Children (0–17)

16.6%

Adults (18–64)

11.9%

Seniors (65+)

16.6%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3050 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.274

Merritt Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 and over, Census 2021. The highest-credential groups are mutually exclusive. Bachelor's degree, master's degree, and medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine sit inside “bachelor's degree or higher” and are not extra slices of the population. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Highest credential

Population aged 15 and over

5,680

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,255 (22.1%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,800 (31.7%)

Postsecondary credential

2,625 (46.2%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

440 (7.7%)58.7% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

190 (3.3%)25.3% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

15 (0.3%)2.0% of bachelor's or higher

Those credentials are published parts of bachelor's degree or higher. They do not add up to that count. Earned doctorates and other university credentials above the bachelor level stay inside the published total and are not separate columns in this extract.

Share of the population aged 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree

1,255(22.1%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,800(31.7%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

575(10.1%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

1,100(19.4%)

University certificate below bachelor

205(3.6%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

750(13.2%)

Merritt Commute

Place of work for the employed labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Worked at home is the census count of people who worked at home, shown as a share of that employed labour force. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Worked at home

9.6%

255 people

Share of 2,645 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

255(9.6%)

Usual place of work

1,995(75.4%)

No fixed workplace address

390(14.7%)

Worked outside Canada

10(0.4%)

Merritt Occupation

Broad category for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021, using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Legislative and senior management is broad category 0, not every job with “manager” in the title. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

2,920

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

10(0.3%)

Business, finance and administration

320(11.0%)

Natural and applied sciences

100(3.4%)

Health

220(7.5%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

445(15.2%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

75(2.6%)

Sales and service

805(27.6%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

600(20.5%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

155(5.3%)

Manufacturing and utilities

120(4.1%)

Merritt Industry

Industry sector for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

2,920

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

140(4.8%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

120(4.1%)

Utilities

25(0.9%)

Construction

245(8.4%)

Manufacturing

160(5.5%)

Wholesale trade

25(0.9%)

Retail trade

335(11.5%)

Transportation and warehousing

125(4.3%)

Information and cultural industries

25(0.9%)

Finance and insurance

35(1.2%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

30(1.0%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

70(2.4%)

Management of companies and enterprises

0(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

115(3.9%)

Educational services

290(9.9%)

Health care and social assistance

385(13.2%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

55(1.9%)

Accommodation and food services

290(9.9%)

Other services (except public administration)

120(4.1%)

Public administration

255(8.7%)

Merritt Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

6,520 (94.2%)

English & French

360 (5.2%)

Neither

40 (0.6%)

Mother Tongue

English

6,190 (89.5%)

French

75 (1.1%)

Non-official languages

535 (7.7%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

6,190(89.5%)

Punjabi

170(2.5%)

French

75(1.1%)

Korean

50(0.7%)

Tagalog

30(0.4%)

Spanish

25(0.4%)

Cantonese

20(0.3%)

Italian

20(0.3%)

Hindi

20(0.3%)

Mandarin

5(0.1%)

Merritt Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

1,935(65.0%)

Semi-detached

220(7.4%)

Row house

235(7.9%)

Duplex

40(1.3%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

265(8.9%)

Movable

280(9.4%)

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