Kerby vs Merlin

A side-by-side comparison of Kerby and Merlin: population, income, housing, and more.

Kerby and Merlin are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Merlin has the higher population (1,355 vs 98 in Kerby). Since 2019, Merlin's population has grown faster (-29.5% vs -83.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Kerby	Merlin
Population	98	1,355
Median age	—	53.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$66,342
Median home value	—	$419,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,090
Housing units	98	595
Homeownership rate	100.0%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	100.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kerby	Merlin
Population	578 → 98 (-83.0%)	1,922 → 1,355 (-29.5%)
Median household income	$45,281 → $39,764 (-12.2%)	$57,157 → $66,342 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$235,800 → $247,500 (+5.0%)	$313,100 → $419,100 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$677 → $1,090 (+61.0%)

Kerby

Population

57898

Median household income

$45,281$39,764

Median home value

$235,800$247,500

Merlin

Population

1,9221,355

Median household income

$57,157$66,342

Median home value

$313,100$419,100

Median gross rent

$677$1,090

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kerby	Merlin
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	17.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	19.0%
65 to 74	100.0%	16.3%
75 and over	0.0%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kerby	Merlin
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	14.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kerby	Merlin
No high school diploma	0.0%	21.2%
High school graduate	40.8%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	59.2%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kerby	Merlin
Drove alone	—	93.6%
Carpooled	—	0.2%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	6.3%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kerby	Merlin
1-unit, detached	100.0%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	25.4%

Poverty & households

	Kerby	Merlin
Poverty rate	0.0%	8.5%
Average household size	—	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	—	36
Median year structure built	—	1990