Merlin vs Redwood

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

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

Redwood has the higher population (3,150 vs 1,355 in Merlin). Redwood has the higher median household income ($73,135 vs $66,342 in Merlin). Merlin has the higher median home value ($419,100 vs $381,000 in Redwood).

Population, income & housing

	Merlin	Redwood
Population	1,355	3,150
Median age	53.2 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,342	$73,135
Median home value	$419,100	$381,000
Median gross rent	$1,090	$1,379
Housing units	595	1,029
Homeownership rate	93.8%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merlin	Redwood
Population	1,922 → 1,355 (-29.5%)	2,970 → 3,150 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$57,157 → $66,342 (+16.1%)	$57,833 → $73,135 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$313,100 → $419,100 (+33.9%)	$277,800 → $381,000 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $1,090 (+61.0%)	$1,195 → $1,379 (+15.4%)

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

Redwood

Population

2,9703,150

Median household income

$57,833$73,135

Median home value

$277,800$381,000

Median gross rent

$1,195$1,379

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merlin	Redwood
Under 5	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	13.3%	15.5%
18 to 24	1.3%	11.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	6.3%
35 to 44	7.5%	4.0%
45 to 54	17.0%	18.3%
55 to 64	19.0%	15.8%
65 to 74	16.3%	10.8%
75 and over	12.9%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merlin	Redwood
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	84.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.3%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	14.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merlin	Redwood
No high school diploma	21.2%	12.6%
High school graduate	25.4%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merlin	Redwood
Drove alone	93.6%	74.7%
Carpooled	0.2%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	2.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merlin	Redwood
1-unit, detached	74.6%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.4%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Merlin	Redwood
Poverty rate	8.5%	12.0%
Average household size	2.28	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	36	23
Median year structure built	1990	1979