97532 Zip Code (Merlin, OR) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,586
Zip code population in 2010: 2,378
Zip code population in 2000: 2,163

Houses and condos: 1,166
Renter-occupied apartments: 201
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 97532: 88.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 59.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 43 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,989 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,489 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 97532:

• High school or higher: 89.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.4%
• Unemployed: 3.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 97532:

• Never married: 23.4%
• Now married: 60.4%
• Separated: 4.9%
• Widowed: 3.7%
• Divorced: 7.6%

• 
• • 2,22185.9%White
  • 2228.6%Two or more races
  • 1425.5%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 97532, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,172 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,172
State:	$76,001

Salary/wage: $45,482 (reported on 63.1% of returns)

Here:	$45,482
State:	$61,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1067.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3264.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5653.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8239.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14303.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,620 (reported on 40.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,620
Oregon:	$1,628

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.1% for AGIs below $25k, 49.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 106.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 130.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 263.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,200 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

Here:	$6,200
State:	$7,165

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 55.4% for AGIs below $25k, 85.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 250.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 242.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 794.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$18,594 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$18,594
State:	+$23,403

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.0% for AGIs below $25k, 45.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 219.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 460.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1374.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,470 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	+$13,470
State:	+$16,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 185.1% for AGIs below $25k, 276.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 370.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 133.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1240.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,295 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

97532:	$16,295
Oregon:	$20,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.9% for AGIs below $25k, 170.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 424.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 761.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1617.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $31,540 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$31,540
State:	$31,050

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 225.4% for AGIs below $25k, 477.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 708.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1542.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $7,073 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$7,073
State:	$8,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $25k, 59.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 160.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 568.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,013 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

97532:	$7,013
State:	$8,487

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.4% for AGIs below $25k, 125.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 200.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 418.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,804 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,804
State:	$1,977

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.1% for AGIs below $25k, 65.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.4%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.5% for AGIs below $25k, 94.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 97532, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,743 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,743
State:	$57,845

Salary/wage: $35,882 (reported on 64.7% of returns)

Here:	$35,882
State:	$47,723

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 52.7% for AGIs below $25k, 55.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,137 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,137
Oregon:	$1,848

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,547 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	$4,547
State:	$5,987

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,621 (reported on 19.3% of returns)

Here:	+$7,621
State:	+$13,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,056 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$12,056
State:	+$13,871

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,841 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

97532:	$12,841
Oregon:	$16,036

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $21,602 (27% of AGI, reported on 34.7% of returns)

Here:	$21,602
State:	$24,430

Here:	26.7% of AGI
State:	23.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.5% for AGIs below $25k, 14.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 26.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,390 (reported on 26.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,390
State:	$3,648

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,956 (reported on 34.7% of returns)

97532:	$7,956
State:	$10,269

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,038 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,038
State:	$2,021

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.7%

Here:	57%
State:	47%

(% for various income ranges: 49.2% for AGIs below $25k, 57.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 97532, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $43,254 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,254
State:	$46,788

Salary/wage: $30,160 (reported on 70.5% of returns)

Here:	$30,160
State:	$39,788

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.2% for AGIs below $10k, 61.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $3,291 (reported on 48.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$3,291
Oregon:	$2,126

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,494 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,494
State:	$3,427

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$25,580 (reported on 24.1% of returns)

Here:	+$25,580
State:	+$12,447

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.3% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 39.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,593 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,593
State:	+$11,682

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $10k, 9.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,191 (reported on 4.5% of returns)

97532:	$3,191
Oregon:	$3,035

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,729 (26% of AGI, reported on 36.8% of returns)

Here:	$19,729
State:	$20,209

Here:	25.7% of AGI
State:	24.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.8% for AGIs below $10k, 16.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 15.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,913 (4% of AGI, reported on 30.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,913
State:	$3,145

Here:	3.7% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,406 (reported on 74.1% of returns)

97532:	$6,406
State:	$7,148

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,457 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,457
State:	$1,605

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.5%

Here:	66%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 60.7% for AGIs below $10k, 63.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 97497, 97526, 97543, 97442, 97527, 97538.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 206
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 882

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 2 (0 now married, 2 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 511 (229 now married, 280 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 97532 with a mortgage: 520 (45 second mortgage, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,306
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $332

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 97532 household income distribution in 2022

• 33Less than $10,000
• 17$10,000 to $14,999
• 128$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 16$25,000 to $29,999
• 27$30,000 to $34,999
• 34$35,000 to $39,999
• 38$40,000 to $44,999
• 61$50,000 to $59,999
• 193$60,000 to $74,999
• 220$75,000 to $99,999
• 132$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 58$150,000 to $199,999
• 122$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 97532

• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 101$200,000 to $249,999
• 76$250,000 to $299,999
• 191$300,000 to $399,999
• 165$400,000 to $499,999
• 152$500,000 to $749,999
• 87$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 97532

• 33$250 to $299
• 22$350 to $399
• 66$600 to $649
• 13$700 to $749
• 19$900 to $999
• 11$1,500 to $1,999
• 20$2,500 to $2,999

Median gross rent in 2022: $775.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $424,409
• Two or more races householders: $785,943
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $785,943

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $403,546 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $306,429 - $530,563

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $428,992

Here:	$428,992
State:	$562,872

Mobile homes: $390,067

Here:	$390,067
State:	$214,044

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,013
• Mobile homes: 138

Unemployment: 3.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 97532

• 85.2%940Drove a car alone
• 0.9%10Carpooled
• 12.4%137Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 97532

• 8Less than 5 minutes
• 16515 to 19 minutes
• 18520 to 24 minutes
• 15625 to 29 minutes
• 14130 to 34 minutes
• 1940 to 44 minutes
• 20045 to 59 minutes
• 6890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,586

• Male householders: 614 (121 living alone), Female householders: 470 (103 living alone)

• 770 spouses (770 opposite-sex spouses), 141 unmarried partners, (141 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 365 children (338 natural, 28 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 86 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 68 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 77 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 384 2-persons, 313 3-persons, 63 4-persons, 41 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 223 1-person, 35 2-persons, 19 3-persons

152 married couples with children.
113 single-parent households (113 men).

93.5% of residents of 97532 zip code speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• GRANTS PASS, CITY OF (1789 MERLIN-GALICE ROAD in MERLIN, OR)

  STATE MASTER (Oregon inspections and permits database) - OR-SWMS-104060A159, REFUSE DISPOSAL, OR-SIS-104060-12147, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, OR-SIS-104060-101277, NPDES NON-MAJOR, OR-SIS-104060-12146, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-OR4100342 162, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Business NAICS classification: HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL.; SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.; SOLID WASTE COMBUSTORS AND INCINERATORS.; OTHER NONHAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL.
  Organizations: CITY OF GRANTS PASS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: CITY OF GRANTS PASS

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.1%

Population in 1990: 1,806. Population change in the 1990s: +357 (+19.8%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 755
• Northeast: 136
• Midwest: 201
• South: 78
• West: 1,272

56% of the 97532 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Oregon.

95% of the 97532 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 83
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Septic Tank and Related Services (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (5-9: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 97532 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	30	74.4 years
Robert	26	70.2 years
William	23	73.7 years
George	16	73.5 years
Richard	15	70.7 years
Helen	12	81.7 years
Mary	12	80.3 years
James	12	72.4 years
Frances	11	78.1 years
Frank	10	71.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 97532 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	12	77.4 years
Miller	8	76.5 years
Harris	7	78.5 years
Wilson	7	78.3 years
Smith	7	73.7 years
Davis	6	69.9 years
Brown	6	76.2 years
Russell	6	80.2 years
Nelson	5	80.4 years
Reed	5	66.0 years