Merriam

Population: 11,036
Median household income: $71,665
Median home value: $242,400

Merriam is a community in Johnson County, Kansas, home to 11,036 residents. At $71,665, its median household income sits below Johnson County's $107,261.

Between 2019 and 2023, Merriam's population declined 1.3% from 11,185 to 11,036, while its median home value rose 43.1% from $169,400 to $242,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 76.8% of the population. 75.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,036
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $71,665
Median home value: $242,400
Median gross rent: $1,161
Housing units: 5,370
Homeownership rate: 61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,18511,036

Median household income

$63,806$71,665

Median home value

$169,400$242,400

Median gross rent

$945$1,161

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,185	$63,806	$169,400	$945
2020	11,191	$63,347	$187,500	$967
2021	11,110	$64,703	$196,100	$1,011
2022	11,070	$69,414	$229,000	$1,117
2023	11,036	$71,665	$242,400	$1,161

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3420.0%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	545	4.9%
5 to 17	1,475	13.4%
18 to 24	852	7.7%
25 to 34	2,203	20.0%
35 to 44	1,284	11.6%
45 to 54	1,034	9.4%
55 to 64	1,696	15.4%
65 to 74	1,169	10.6%
75 and over	778	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,477	76.8%
Black or African American	723	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	224	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	50	0.5%
Two or more races	279	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,280	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree27.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	292	3.6%
High school graduate	1,795	22.0%
Some college or associate's	2,693	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,249	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,135	13.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home17.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,469	75.1%
Carpooled	311	5.2%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	69	1.2%
Bicycle	11	0.2%
Worked from home	1,067	17.9%
Other means	18	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,357	27.8%
15 to 29 min	2,794	57.3%
30 to 44 min	627	12.8%
45 to 59 min	15	0.3%
60+ min	87	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 8.2% (897 of 10,899)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,526	48.7%
Nonfamily households	2,657	51.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,183	96.5%
Vacant	187	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,206	61.9%
Renter-occupied	1,977	38.1%

1-unit, detached62.6%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units21.0%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,363	62.6%
1-unit, attached	339	6.3%
2 to 4 units	219	4.1%
5 to 19 units	1,130	21.0%
20 or more units	305	5.7%
Mobile home & other	14	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2046000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.32 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0176, -94.6940