ZIP 97532 · Merlin
Who lives in ZIP code 97532 (Merlin, OR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Merlin, OR · Josephine County
uszips 2026
People2,578
Median age53.4
Household income$81,167
Home value$440,286
Median rent$860/mo
Poverty11.3%
College degree+16.8%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- Grants Pass, OR
- Wider region
- Medford-Grants Pass, OR
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 996
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
31.9% are 65 or older; 89.0% are adults.
Household income
34.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,893.
Education (adults 25+)
67.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.5%
- Never married
- 22.0%
- Divorced
- 18.7%
- Widowed
- 3.8%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 42.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.8%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 57% / 43%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.1%
- Unemployment
- 1.3%
- Self-employed
- 13.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.3%
- Veterans
- 9.0%
- With a disability
- 27.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.