Merrill vs Oregon Shores

A side-by-side comparison of Merrill and Oregon Shores: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Merrill has the higher population (985 vs 623 in Oregon Shores). Oregon Shores has the higher median household income ($86,127 vs $50,469 in Merrill). Oregon Shores has the higher median home value ($369,100 vs $172,900 in Merrill).

Population, income & housing

	Merrill	Oregon Shores
Population	985	623
Median age	30.2 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,469	$86,127
Median home value	$172,900	$369,100
Median gross rent	$789	—
Housing units	340	179
Homeownership rate	56.5%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merrill	Oregon Shores
Population	784 → 985 (+25.6%)	413 → 623 (+50.8%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $50,469 (+10.6%)	$66,875 → $86,127 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $172,900 (+74.6%)	$259,500 → $369,100 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$632 → $789 (+24.8%)	—

Merrill

Population

784985

Median household income

$45,625$50,469

Median home value

$99,000$172,900

Median gross rent

$632$789

Oregon Shores

Population

413623

Median household income

$66,875$86,127

Median home value

$259,500$369,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merrill	Oregon Shores
Under 5	16.1%	16.1%
5 to 17	16.4%	23.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	8.5%
25 to 34	17.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	9.1%
45 to 54	7.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	8.1%	5.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	5.9%
75 and over	4.7%	20.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merrill	Oregon Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	48.1%	76.1%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	23.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	46.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merrill	Oregon Shores
No high school diploma	19.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	49.8%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merrill	Oregon Shores
Drove alone	91.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merrill	Oregon Shores
1-unit, detached	70.6%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	10.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Merrill	Oregon Shores
Poverty rate	15.7%	7.5%
Average household size	2.99	3.48
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1956	2005