Merriam Woods, MO (Missouri) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,446 (Urban population: 1,391 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 55 (all nonfarm))

Merriam Woods, Missouri Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 600 (477 occupied: 369 owner occupied, 108 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	30%

Housing density: 425 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $143,730.

Median contract rent in 2007: $392 (lower quartile is $334, upper quartile is $451)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $474

Median gross rent in Merriam Woods, MO in 2007: $589

Housing units in Merriam Woods with a mortgage: 78 (2 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35

Merriam Woods,MO index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $66,887 (it was $42,200 in 2000)

Merriam Woods:	$66,887
Missouri:	$138,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $76,429 - $112,490

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $94,535
Here: $94,535
State: $182,045

Mobile homes: $37,392
Here: $37,392
State: $37,932

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,153

In family households: 958 (243 male householders, 72 female householders)
226 spouses, 305 children (254 natural, 3 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 14 other relatives, 61 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 195 (78 male householders (57 living alone)), 86 female householders (76 living alone)), 31 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 159 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 133 1-person, 25 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

158 married couples with children.
94 single-parent households (23 men, 71 women).

98.8% of residents of Merriam Woods speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.8
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Merriam Woods, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 121 5 rooms: 107 6 rooms: 58 7 rooms: 28 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 2

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merriam Woods, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 44 5 rooms: 31 6 rooms: 9 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 88
1990 to 1994: 79
1980 to 1989: 130
1970 to 1979: 201
1960 to 1969: 74
1950 to 1959: 19
1940 to 1949: 5
1939 or earlier: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Merriam Woods:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 195 3 bedrooms: 141 4 bedrooms: 14 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merriam Woods:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 56 3 bedrooms: 32 4 bedrooms: 2 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Merriam Woods in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 18 1 vehicle: 139 2 vehicles: 159 3 vehicles: 46 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Merriam Woods in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 73 2 vehicles: 29 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Merriam Woods, MO:

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 9
$20,000 to $24,999: 14
$25,000 to $29,999: 25
$30,000 to $34,999: 20
$35,000 to $39,999: 18
$40,000 to $49,999: 44
$50,000 to $59,999: 52
$60,000 to $69,999: 50
$70,000 to $79,999: 34
$80,000 to $89,999: 43
$90,000 to $99,999: 43
$100,000 to $124,999: 70
$125,000 to $149,999: 25
$150,000 to $174,999: 5
$175,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Merriam Woods rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Merriam Woods:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 3
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 13
$300 to $349: 21
$350 to $399: 24
$400 to $449: 22
$450 to $499: 17
$500 to $549: 7
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 2
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 3
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 14

Merriam Woods, MO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.3%
Number of people working at home: 8 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 4
5 to 9 minutes: 8
10 to 14 minutes: 48
15 to 19 minutes: 52
20 to 24 minutes: 97
25 to 29 minutes: 60
30 to 34 minutes: 91
35 to 39 minutes: 7
40 to 44 minutes: 6
45 to 59 minutes: 20
60 to 89 minutes: 10
90 or more minutes: 8

Merriam Woods mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 320 (76%)
Carpooled: 88 (21%)
Other means: 3 (1%)
Worked at home: 8 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 64
$10,000 to $14,999: 49
$15,000 to $19,999: 75
$20,000 to $24,999: 64
$25,000 to $29,999: 57
$30,000 to $34,999: 35
$35,000 to $39,999: 41
$40,000 to $44,999: 35
$45,000 to $49,999: 15
$50,000 to $59,999: 16
$60,000 to $74,999: 19
$75,000 to $99,999: 2
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 7

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 245

German: 151

Irish: 108

English: 79

Other groups: 60

Italian: 19

Scottish: 18

Scotch-Irish: 16

Dutch: 14

Polish: 14

Welsh: 13

Norwegian: 11

Swedish: 11

French (except Basque): 9

Scandinavian: 4

Hungarian: 3

Danish: 2

Subsaharan African:: 2

African: 2

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

This state: 475
Northeast: 23
Midwest: 373
South: 151
West: 127

45% of Merriam Woods residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Missouri.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 29
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 33
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 23
High school graduate (or equivalency): 149
Less than 1 year of college: 24
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 53
Associate degree: 15
Bachelor's degree: 14
Master's degree: 3
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 16
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 36
11th grade: 20
12th grade, no diploma: 18
High school graduate (or equivalency): 162
Less than 1 year of college: 40
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 36
Associate degree: 13
Bachelor's degree: 22
Master's degree: 4
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 15.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 15.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $29,205
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $7,218
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $9,941

Merriam Woods household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Merriam Woods marital status for males

Merriam Woods marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,407

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 154
Two: 1
Mobile homes: 443
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $44,871

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Merriam Woods:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (54%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%) Wood (2%) Utility gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%) Electricity (36%) Utility gas (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	54.5%
Missouri:	24.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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