Merrill vs Running Y Ranch

A side-by-side comparison of Merrill and Running Y Ranch: population, income, housing, and more.

Merrill and Running Y Ranch 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 841 in Running Y Ranch). Running Y Ranch has the higher median household income ($166,375 vs $50,469 in Merrill). Running Y Ranch has the higher median home value ($558,200 vs $172,900 in Merrill).

Population, income & housing

	Merrill	Running Y Ranch
Population	985	841
Median age	30.2 yrs	60.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,469	$166,375
Median home value	$172,900	$558,200
Median gross rent	$789	$1,984
Housing units	340	528
Homeownership rate	56.5%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	60.9%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merrill	Running Y Ranch
Population	784 → 985 (+25.6%)	930 → 841 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $50,469 (+10.6%)	$146,101 → $166,375 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $172,900 (+74.6%)	$386,800 → $558,200 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$632 → $789 (+24.8%)	$2,112 → $1,984 (-6.1%)

Merrill

Population

784985

Median household income

$45,625$50,469

Median home value

$99,000$172,900

Median gross rent

$632$789

Running Y Ranch

Population

930841

Median household income

$146,101$166,375

Median home value

$386,800$558,200

Median gross rent

$2,112$1,984

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merrill	Running Y Ranch
Under 5	16.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.4%	12.8%
18 to 24	8.9%	3.3%
25 to 34	17.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	16.1%
45 to 54	7.7%	10.2%
55 to 64	8.1%	16.9%
65 to 74	8.8%	19.0%
75 and over	4.7%	21.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merrill	Running Y Ranch
White (non-Hispanic)	48.1%	82.9%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	7.7%
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%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	46.0%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merrill	Running Y Ranch
No high school diploma	19.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	49.8%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	41.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	19.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merrill	Running Y Ranch
Drove alone	91.1%	59.3%
Carpooled	7.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	14.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	26.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merrill	Running Y Ranch
1-unit, detached	70.6%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Merrill	Running Y Ranch
Poverty rate	15.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.99	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	21	34
Median year structure built	1956	2003