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Mertens, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Mertens is a Census town of 123 people across 0.43 square miles of land, in Hill County. Median household income is $43,000, 54.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mertens
What Mertens is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.43 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land283 plus or minus 133
- County holding the largest share of its areaHill County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Mertens
- Population123 plus or minus 58
- Median age30.3
- Population under 1833 plus or minus 29
- Share under 1826.8 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Population 65 and over17 plus or minus 18
- Share 65 and over13.8 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Households44 plus or minus 27
- Family households19 plus or minus 12
- Share of households that are families43.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mertens
- Median household income$43,000 plus or minus $14,138
- Per capita income$18,939 plus or minus $7,922
- Civilian labor force51 plus or minus 34
- Employed49 plus or minus 35
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over78 plus or minus 39
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.2 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.0 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent plus or minus 19.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mertens
- Housing units45 plus or minus 27
- Occupied units44 plus or minus 27
- Vacant units1 plus or minus 3
- Vacancy rate2.2 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied24 plus or minus 14
- Renter occupied20 plus or minus 23
- Ownership rate54.5 percent plus or minus 46.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$88,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$630
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.6 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Single family units28 plus or minus 21
- Share single family62.2 percent plus or minus 26.2
- Units in buildings of two or more15 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more33.3 percent plus or minus 57.6
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mertens gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute49 plus or minus 35
- Commuting under 15 minutes5 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.2 percent plus or minus 32.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more23 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.9 percent plus or minus 49.5
- Drove alone44.9 percent
- Carpooled51.0 percent plus or minus 35.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.1 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Mertens (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$15,000
- Average approval$15,000
- Median approval$15,000
- Largest approval$15,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mertens, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Mertens
- NFIP communityTown of Mertens
- NFIP community number480862
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/02/11(M)
The Town of Mertens participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480862 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hill County, not Mertens
Hill County context, not Mertens figures
- Establishments in Hill County649
- Covered employment, Hill County11,535
- Average annual pay, Hill County$56,338
- Housing units permitted, Hill County61
Every figure in this section is published for Hill County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mertens.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mertens questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mertens, Texas?
123, in 44 households. Mertens town covers 0.43 square miles of land, which is 283 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mertens in?
Hill County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mertens?
$43,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $88,000. Median gross rent is $630 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mertens businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $15,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $15,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mertens, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mertens borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mertens. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Mertens in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mertens appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mertens, town of, community 480862, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mertens figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hill County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mertens.
Is zoning published for Mertens?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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