Census Profile · BC Interior
2021 Census of Population, Merritt, City, British Columbia.
By the Numbers
Regional average $86,660 (marked). This area is below it.
Regional average 1,002 (marked). This area is below it.
Regional average across the 83 communities in our guides. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
What the data says
Merritt was home to 7,051 residents in 2021, down 1.2% from 2016. The median age is 49.2, and the typical household has 2.3 people.
Of the area's 2,975 households, 73.3% own their home and 26.7% rent. The median total household income in 2020 was $70,000.
Merritt sits in the Nicola Valley ranchland where the Coquihalla Highway meets the Okanagan Connector and Highway 8, long branded Canada's country music capital and still decorated with murals celebrating that legacy.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, Merritt, City, British Columbia, British Columbia. Reproduced and distributed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. Median income is the median total income of households in 2020. Figures are rounded by Statistics Canada and are provided for general information only.
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