Merriam Woods vs Taneyville

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

Merriam Woods and Taneyville 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 188 in Taneyville). Taneyville has the higher median household income ($50,893 vs $50,000 in Merriam Woods). Merriam Woods has the higher median home value ($111,800 vs $111,100 in Taneyville).

Population, income & housing

	Merriam Woods	Taneyville
Population	2,203	188
Median age	34.0 yrs	26.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,000	$50,893
Median home value	$111,800	$111,100
Median gross rent	$1,102	—
Housing units	831	109
Homeownership rate	83.7%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merriam Woods	Taneyville
Population	2,210 → 2,203 (-0.3%)	292 → 188 (-35.6%)
Median household income	$40,055 → $50,000 (+24.8%)	$40,208 → $50,893 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$68,000 → $111,800 (+64.4%)	$80,800 → $111,100 (+37.5%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $1,102 (+34.2%)	$675 → $650 (-3.7%)

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

Taneyville

Population

292188

Median household income

$40,208$50,893

Median home value

$80,800$111,100

Median gross rent

$675$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merriam Woods	Taneyville
Under 5	7.4%	7.4%
5 to 17	23.1%	27.1%
18 to 24	9.6%	13.8%
25 to 34	10.9%	10.1%
35 to 44	15.0%	5.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.0%
55 to 64	8.6%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.3%	10.1%
75 and over	2.8%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merriam Woods	Taneyville
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	98.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merriam Woods	Taneyville
No high school diploma	15.2%	3.1%
High school graduate	40.6%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merriam Woods	Taneyville
Drove alone	69.8%	57.9%
Carpooled	21.2%	30.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	11.8%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merriam Woods	Taneyville
1-unit, detached	66.1%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.6%	30.3%

Poverty & households

	Merriam Woods	Taneyville
Poverty rate	20.5%	16.5%
Average household size	3.32	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	23	37
Median year structure built	2001	1974