Merion Station vs Oreland

A side-by-side comparison of Merion Station and Oreland: population, income, housing, and more.

Merion Station and Oreland are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oreland has the higher population (6,036 vs 5,796 in Merion Station). Merion Station has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $110,100 in Oreland). Merion Station has the higher median home value ($875,500 vs $401,000 in Oreland).

Population, income & housing

	Merion Station	Oreland
Population	5,796	6,036
Median age	42.8 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$110,100
Median home value	$875,500	$401,000
Median gross rent	$2,395	$1,182
Housing units	1,952	2,290
Homeownership rate	90.3%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.3%	57.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merion Station	Oreland
Population	5,014 → 5,796 (+15.6%)	5,625 → 6,036 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$223,430 → $250,001 (+11.9%)	$97,373 → $110,100 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$677,000 → $875,500 (+29.3%)	$324,500 → $401,000 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,735 → $2,395 (+38.0%)	$1,046 → $1,182 (+13.0%)

Merion Station

Population

5,0145,796

Median household income

$223,430$250,001

Median home value

$677,000$875,500

Median gross rent

$1,735$2,395

Oreland

Population

5,6256,036

Median household income

$97,373$110,100

Median home value

$324,500$401,000

Median gross rent

$1,046$1,182

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merion Station	Oreland
Under 5	6.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	24.4%	21.2%
18 to 24	3.9%	4.7%
25 to 34	2.6%	10.0%
35 to 44	15.3%	18.0%
45 to 54	14.9%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.5%	10.0%
75 and over	7.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merion Station	Oreland
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	76.6%
Black or African American	2.2%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.6%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merion Station	Oreland
No high school diploma	0.7%	2.5%
High school graduate	6.9%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	7.1%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	60.4%	26.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merion Station	Oreland
Drove alone	46.3%	70.4%
Carpooled	2.8%	3.5%
Public transit	7.7%	6.7%
Walked	3.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.1%	18.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merion Station	Oreland
1-unit, detached	84.9%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Merion Station	Oreland
Poverty rate	2.7%	3.7%
Average household size	2.93	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1938	1954