Mermet's Livability
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                            A
                            
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                            F
                            
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                            B
                            
Job Market - 
                        
                            F
                            
Diversity - 
                        
                            B
                            
Crime - 
                        
                            B+
                            
Commute - 
                        
                            B
                            
Education - 
                        
                            B
                            
Weather - 
                        
                            F
                            
Amenities 
About Mermet, IL
Mermet, IL is located in Massac County in the state of Illinois.
The total City Population for Mermet is about 467.
The Average Home Value is $66,300, which is roughly 58% lower than the Average Home Value of $158,411 for the state of Illinois, and roughly 69% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $65,682, which is roughly 5% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $69,427 for the state of Illinois, and roughly 1% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.38Male Population Estimate: 51.2%
Female Population Estimate: 48.8%
Median Age: 42.6
Male Median Age: 42.1
Female Median Age: 43.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:0.9%
Indian:0.9%
Hispanic:0.6%
Asian:0.6%
Other:0.4%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
                
                
            Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 25.32%
Libertarian: 0.95%
Green: 0.21%
Other: 0.18%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Mermet specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Massac County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Massac County: About 318.137 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Massac County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 10% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Illinois is ranked #10 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 70.95 out of 100.
                
            Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 61.76The average living wage for the state of Illinois is $32.53/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Illinois a minimum wage score of 62.16 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $6.60/hr, which gives Illinois a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 48.44 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Illinois is $232.80, resulting in a UI benefit score of 54.57 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Illinois does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Illinois does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Illinois does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Illinois does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Illinois does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Illinois does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Illinois does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Illinois does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Illinois does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Illinois does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Illinois does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Illinois does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ Illinois does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Illinois does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Illinois does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Illinois does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Illinois does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Illinois does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 62908Latitude: 37.273100
Longitude: -88.846200
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 339.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 618