Merlin vs Takilma

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

Merlin and Takilma 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 665 in Takilma). Merlin has the higher median household income ($66,342 vs $32,930 in Takilma). Since 2019, Takilma's population has grown faster (+42.7% vs -29.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Merlin	Takilma
Population	1,355	665
Median age	53.2 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,342	$32,930
Median home value	$419,100	—
Median gross rent	$1,090	—
Housing units	595	263
Homeownership rate	93.8%	86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merlin	Takilma
Population	1,922 → 1,355 (-29.5%)	466 → 665 (+42.7%)
Median household income	$57,157 → $66,342 (+16.1%)	$80,302 → $32,930 (-59.0%)
Median home value	$313,100 → $419,100 (+33.9%)	$284,100 → $545,300 (+91.9%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $1,090 (+61.0%)	—

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

Takilma

Population

466665

Median household income

$80,302$32,930

Median home value

$284,100$545,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merlin	Takilma
Under 5	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 17	13.3%	25.1%
18 to 24	1.3%	1.7%
25 to 34	12.7%	3.3%
35 to 44	7.5%	3.8%
45 to 54	17.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	19.0%	5.9%
65 to 74	16.3%	20.9%
75 and over	12.9%	23.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merlin	Takilma
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	83.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merlin	Takilma
No high school diploma	21.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.4%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merlin	Takilma
Drove alone	93.6%	60.6%
Carpooled	0.2%	17.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	8.7%
Worked from home	6.3%	13.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merlin	Takilma
1-unit, detached	74.6%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Merlin	Takilma
Poverty rate	8.5%	35.9%
Average household size	2.28	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	36	17
Median year structure built	1990	1979