Merlin

Population: 1,355
Median household income: $66,342
Median home value: $419,100

Merlin is a community in Josephine County, Oregon, home to 1,355 residents. The median household income of $66,342 is above the Josephine County median ($59,097).

From 2019 to 2023, Merlin's population declined 29.5% from 1,922 to 1,355, while its median home value rose 33.9% from $313,100 to $419,100.

24.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 93.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,355
Median age: 53.2 yrs
Median household income: $66,342
Median home value: $419,100
Median gross rent: $1,090
Housing units: 595
Homeownership rate: 93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9221,355

Median household income

$57,157$66,342

Median home value

$313,100$419,100

Median gross rent

$677$1,090

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,922	—	$313,100	$677
2020	1,792	$57,157	$329,200	$820
2021	1,767	$61,613	$325,900	$577
2022	1,814	$65,670	$381,300	$763
2023	1,355	$66,342	$419,100	$1,090

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 241.3%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 5417.0%

55 to 6419.0%

65 to 7416.3%

75 and over12.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	180	13.3%
18 to 24	18	1.3%
25 to 34	172	12.7%
35 to 44	101	7.5%
45 to 54	230	17.0%
55 to 64	258	19.0%
65 to 74	221	16.3%
75 and over	175	12.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,094	80.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	35	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	192	14.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.2%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	245	21.2%
High school graduate	294	25.4%
Some college or associate's	334	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	184	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	100	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone93.6%

Carpooled0.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	613	93.6%
Carpooled	1	0.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	41	6.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	322	52.4%
30 to 44 min	43	7.0%
45 to 59 min	206	33.6%
60+ min	43	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 8.5% (115 of 1,355)

	Count	Share
Family households	394	66.2%
Nonfamily households	201	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	595	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	558	93.8%
Renter-occupied	37	6.2%

1-unit, detached74.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	444	74.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	151	25.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4147650
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.5199, -123.4323