Bull Creek vs Merriam Woods

A side-by-side comparison of Bull Creek and Merriam Woods: population, income, housing, and more.

Bull Creek and Merriam Woods are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Merriam Woods has the higher population (2,203 vs 577 in Bull Creek). Merriam Woods has the higher median household income ($50,000 vs $32,500 in Bull Creek). Bull Creek has the higher median home value ($225,000 vs $111,800 in Merriam Woods).

Population, income & housing

	Bull Creek	Merriam Woods
Population	577	2,203
Median age	23.4 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$32,500	$50,000
Median home value	$225,000	$111,800
Median gross rent	$737	$1,102
Housing units	252	831
Homeownership rate	4.8%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.8%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bull Creek	Merriam Woods
Population	496 → 577 (+16.3%)	2,210 → 2,203 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$27,228 → $32,500 (+19.4%)	$40,055 → $50,000 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$36,900 → $225,000 (+509.8%)	$68,000 → $111,800 (+64.4%)
Median gross rent	$626 → $737 (+17.7%)	$821 → $1,102 (+34.2%)

Bull Creek

Population

496577

Median household income

$27,228$32,500

Median home value

$36,900$225,000

Median gross rent

$626$737

Merriam Woods

Population

2,2102,203

Median household income

$40,055$50,000

Median home value

$68,000$111,800

Median gross rent

$821$1,102

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bull Creek	Merriam Woods
Under 5	7.5%	7.4%
5 to 17	33.3%	23.1%
18 to 24	10.7%	9.6%
25 to 34	16.1%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	15.0%
45 to 54	5.4%	12.2%
55 to 64	7.5%	8.6%
65 to 74	4.9%	10.3%
75 and over	1.7%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bull Creek	Merriam Woods
White (non-Hispanic)	75.7%	79.8%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.2%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bull Creek	Merriam Woods
No high school diploma	26.8%	15.2%
High school graduate	46.8%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	1.1%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bull Creek	Merriam Woods
Drove alone	59.3%	69.8%
Carpooled	24.0%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bull Creek	Merriam Woods
1-unit, detached	11.1%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	61.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	11.5%	33.6%

Poverty & households

	Bull Creek	Merriam Woods
Poverty rate	22.5%	20.5%
Average household size	2.77	3.32
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	2005	2001