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Merriam, KS (Kansas) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $246,410 (it was $112,700 in 2000)
Merriam:

$246,410
Kansas:

$206,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $213,089 - $291,496

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $245,486
Here:

$245,486
State:

$264,181

Townhouses or other attached units: $208,822
Here:

$208,822
State:

$219,178

Total population: 11,290 (Urban population: 11,156, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 5,453 (5,286 occupied: 3,171 owner occupied, 2,139 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

40%
State:

32%

Housing density: 1,264 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $268,543.

Median contract rent in 2022: $964 (lower quartile is $852, upper quartile is $1,141)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,107


Median gross rent in Merriam, KS in 2022: $1,107

Housing units in Merriam with a mortgage: 2,020 (203 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 140 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 51

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $91,786

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $71,156

Median monthly housing costs: $1,140

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Merriam, Kansas Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1965

Median year apartment built: 1976

Household type by relationship:

Households: 11,223
  • Male householders: 2,809 (1,014 living alone), Female householders: 2,418 (1,290 living alone)
  • 1,984 spouses (1,953 opposite-sex spouses), 413 unmarried partners, (403 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,584 children (2,191 natural, 107 adopted, 284 stepchildren), 290 grandchildren, 101 brothers or sisters, 167 parents, 22 foster children, 40 other relatives, 233 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 158

Size of family households: 1,116 2-persons, 603 3-persons, 357 4-persons, 248 5-persons, 129 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,554 1-person, 348 2-persons, 42 3-persons.

1,262 married couples with children.
439 single-parent households (244 men, 195 women).

91.5% of residents of Merriam speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 34% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (31% speak English very well, 60% speak English well, 9% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 779 (6.9%)
(70.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.7
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Merriam, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Merriam, Kansas
  • 0no bedroom
  • 281 bedroom
  • 5942 bedrooms
  • 1,9733 bedrooms
  • 4854 bedrooms
  • 925+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merriam, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merriam, Kansas
  • 260no bedroom
  • 9181 bedroom
  • 5672 bedrooms
  • 3673 bedrooms
  • 294 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Merriam in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Merriam in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 70no vehicle
  • 1,0111 vehicle
  • 1,2742 vehicles
  • 4833 vehicles
  • 2994 vehicles
  • 355+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Merriam in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Merriam in renter-occupied apartments
  • 124no vehicle
  • 1,3561 vehicle
  • 5982 vehicles
  • 233 vehicles
  • 324 vehicles
  • 85+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Merriam, Kansas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Merriam, Kansas
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 223 rooms
  • 1724 rooms
  • 6555 rooms
  • 7356 rooms
  • 8677 rooms
  • 3058 rooms
  • 4169+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merriam, Kansas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merriam, Kansas
  • 1911 room
  • 2402 rooms
  • 5193 rooms
  • 5144 rooms
  • 3715 rooms
  • 1116 rooms
  • 1557 rooms
  • 78 rooms
  • 329+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Merriam, KS
Merriam city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Merriam, KS household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Merriam, KS in 2022
  • 156Less than $10,000
  • 346$10,000 to $19,999
  • 266$20,000 to $29,999
  • 619$30,000 to $39,999
  • 406$40,000 to $49,999
  • 373$50,000 to $59,999
  • 948$60,000 to $74,999
  • 978$75,000 to $99,999
  • 487$100,000 to $124,999
  • 387$125,000 to $149,999
  • 260$150,000 to $199,999
  • 245$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Merriam, KS

  • Distribution of house value in Merriam, KS in 2022
  • 21$15,000 to $19,999
  • 7$20,000 to $24,999
  • 3$25,000 to $29,999
  • 15$30,000 to $34,999
  • 12$40,000 to $49,999
  • 10$50,000 to $59,999
  • 14$90,000 to $99,999
  • 13$100,000 to $124,999
  • 67$125,000 to $149,999
  • 135$150,000 to $174,999
  • 191$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,096$200,000 to $249,999
  • 484$250,000 to $299,999
  • 375$300,000 to $399,999
  • 92$400,000 to $499,999
  • 33$500,000 to $749,999
  • 8$750,000 to $999,999
  • 46$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Merriam, KS

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Merriam, KS in 2022
  • 9$150 to $199
  • 24$200 to $249
  • 84$300 to $349
  • 12$350 to $399
  • 5$400 to $449
  • 13$450 to $499
  • 8$500 to $549
  • 7$600 to $649
  • 24$650 to $699
  • 104$700 to $749
  • 125$750 to $799
  • 254$800 to $899
  • 603$900 to $999
  • 537$1,000 to $1,249
  • 170$1,250 to $1,499
  • 114$1,500 to $1,999
  • 9$2,000 to $2,499
  • 44No cash rent
Work and jobs in Merriam: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.4%
Number of people working at home: 1,236 (20.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 85
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 379
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 842
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,414
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,197
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 395
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 435
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 31
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 63
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 54
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 32
  • 90 or more minutes: 42
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Merriam

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 8,107 (76.6%)
  • Carpooled: 543 (5.1%)
  • Bus: 143 (1.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 69 (0.7%)
  • Taxi: 65 (0.6%)
  • Bicycle: 3 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 120 (1.1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,236 (11.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.0%Males
  • 4.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 12.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 14.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.0%Males
  • 37.7%Females
Races in Merriam detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Merriam, Kansas
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Merriam, Kansas
  • 1542010 or later
  • 3692000 to 2009
  • 1081990 to 1999
  • 921980 to 1989
  • 1011970 to 1979
  • 47Before 1970
Ancestries in Merriam, KS

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 713 (12.5%)
  • English: 704 (12.3%)
  • American: 429 (7.5%)
  • Irish: 423 (7.4%)
  • European: 365 (6.4%)
  • Haitian: 242 (4.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 145 (2.5%)
  • Scottish: 88 (1.5%)
  • Hungarian: 77 (1.3%)
  • French: 58 (1.0%)
  • Dutch: 47 (0.8%)
  • West Indian: 38 (0.7%)
  • Norwegian: 32 (0.6%)
  • Swedish: 32 (0.6%)
  • Northern European: 29 (0.5%)
  • Senegalese: 29 (0.5%)
  • Jamaican: 29 (0.5%)
  • Italian: 29 (0.5%)
  • Brazilian: 28 (0.5%)
  • Czech: 22 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 21 (0.4%)
  • Jordanian: 19 (0.3%)
  • Polish: 19 (0.3%)
  • British: 18 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 15 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 12 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 11 (0.2%)
  • Armenian: 8 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 7 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 7 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 5 (0.09%)
  • Croatian: 5 (0.09%)
  • Luxembourger: 4 (0.07%)
  • Sudanese: 4 (0.07%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Merriam:

22.0% (178)
Kansas:

39.2% (81,282)

Haiti
Merriam:

16.7% (135)
Kansas:

0.4% (841)

Laos
Merriam:

12.0% (97)
Kansas:

1.5% (3,082)

Brazil
Merriam:

6.6% (53)
Kansas:

0.9% (1,963)

Iraq
Merriam:

6.1% (49)
Kansas:

0.5% (1,022)

Kuwait
Merriam:

5.2% (42)
Kansas:

0.2% (436)

Philippines
Merriam:

4.4% (36)
Kansas:

2.6% (5,492)

Bhutan
Merriam:

3.6% (29)
Kansas:

0.2% (364)

Guatemala
Merriam:

2.3% (19)
Kansas:

3.5% (7,355)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Merriam:

2.1% (17)
Kansas:

3.9% (8,053)

Jamaica
Merriam:

2.1% (17)
Kansas:

0.2% (469)

Netherlands
Merriam:

1.9% (15)
Kansas:

0.2% (363)

Germany
Merriam:

1.6% (13)
Kansas:

1.6% (3,349)

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

  • This state: 6,040
  • Other state: 4,349
  • Northeast: 272
  • Midwest: 2,459
  • South: 1,227
  • West: 410

88.7% of Merriam residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44.7% lived in Kansas.


Merriam:

88.7%
State average:

85.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 19
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 4
  • 9th grade: 11
  • 10th grade: 24
  • 11th grade: 9
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 32
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 847
  • Less than 1 year of college: 346
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 562
  • Associate degree: 503
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,148
  • Master's degree: 395
  • Professional school degree: 163
  • Doctorate degree: 12
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 15
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 5
  • 7th and 8th grade: 16
  • 9th grade: 18
  • 10th grade: 55
  • 11th grade: 45
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 47
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 917
  • Less than 1 year of college: 376
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 364
  • Associate degree: 425
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,104
  • Master's degree: 606
  • Professional school degree: 121
  • Doctorate degree: 50
Educational Attainment for Females
Merriam marital status for males
Merriam marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,368
  • One, attached: 314
  • Two: 77
  • 3 or 4: 217
  • 5 to 9: 594
  • 10 to 19: 493
  • 20 to 49: 85
  • 50 or more: 301
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Merriam
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Merriam, KS
  • 85.9%Utility gas
  • 12.9%Electricity
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Merriam, KS
  • 56.4%Utility gas
  • 38.7%Electricity
  • 3.0%No fuel used
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 42
Here:

5.4%
Kansas:

14.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 187
Here:

27.7%
Kansas:

10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 81
Here:

18.6%
Kansas:

15.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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