Merriam vs Roeland Park

A side-by-side comparison of Merriam and Roeland Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Merriam and Roeland Park are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Merriam has the higher population (11,036 vs 6,800 in Roeland Park). Roeland Park has the higher median household income ($89,385 vs $71,665 in Merriam). Roeland Park has the higher median home value ($262,700 vs $242,400 in Merriam).

Population, income & housing

	Merriam	Roeland Park
Population	11,036	6,800
Median age	38.0 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,665	$89,385
Median home value	$242,400	$262,700
Median gross rent	$1,161	$1,552
Housing units	5,370	3,303
Homeownership rate	61.9%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.5%	53.6%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merriam	Roeland Park
Population	11,185 → 11,036 (-1.3%)	6,769 → 6,800 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$63,806 → $71,665 (+12.3%)	$75,965 → $89,385 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$169,400 → $242,400 (+43.1%)	$172,900 → $262,700 (+51.9%)
Median gross rent	$945 → $1,161 (+22.9%)	$1,182 → $1,552 (+31.3%)

Merriam

Population

11,18511,036

Median household income

$63,806$71,665

Median home value

$169,400$242,400

Median gross rent

$945$1,161

Roeland Park

Population

6,7696,800

Median household income

$75,965$89,385

Median home value

$172,900$262,700

Median gross rent

$1,182$1,552

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merriam	Roeland Park
Under 5	4.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	13.4%	9.5%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.6%
25 to 34	20.0%	26.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	13.9%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	15.4%	10.0%
65 to 74	10.6%	5.4%
75 and over	7.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merriam	Roeland Park
White (non-Hispanic)	76.8%	76.7%
Black or African American	6.6%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merriam	Roeland Park
No high school diploma	3.6%	4.1%
High school graduate	22.0%	10.3%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	19.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merriam	Roeland Park
Drove alone	75.1%	78.2%
Carpooled	5.2%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.9%	14.4%
Other means	0.3%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merriam	Roeland Park
1-unit, detached	62.6%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	21.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	5.7%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Merriam	Roeland Park
Poverty rate	8.2%	11.5%
Average household size	2.10	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1970	1950