65740 Zip Code (Merriam Woods, MO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,599
Zip code population in 2010: 3,405
Zip code population in 2000: 2,649

Houses and condos: 1,694
Renter-occupied apartments: 337
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 65740: 76.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 4.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 801 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $725 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $690 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 65740:

• High school or higher: 85.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
• Unemployed: 6.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 65740:

• Never married: 25.9%
• Now married: 50.7%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 3.3%
• Divorced: 18.3%

• 
• • 3,13187.0%White
  • 3379.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 651.8%Two or more races
  • 461.3%Black
  • 120.3%Asian
  • 70.2%American Indian

Urban population: 3,374
Rural population: 224

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 65740, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $30,408 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,408
State:	$68,151

Salary/wage: $26,779 (reported on 80.9% of returns)

Here:	$26,779
State:	$56,131

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1071.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3121.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6400.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7655.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $254 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$254
Missouri:	$1,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $662 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	$662
State:	$10,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,600 (reported on 4.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,600
State:	+$18,453

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.6% for AGIs below $25k, 137.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,659 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,659
State:	+$12,260

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.7% for AGIs below $25k, 200.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 342.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,117 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

65740:	$8,117
Missouri:	$19,719

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.5% for AGIs below $25k, 216.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,382 (reported on 31.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,382
State:	$2,315

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 120.2% for AGIs below $25k, 102.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.5%

Here:	96%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 95.2% for AGIs below $25k, 97.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 65740, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $25,218 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,218
State:	$55,896

Salary/wage: $22,840 (reported on 85.4% of returns)

Here:	$22,840
State:	$46,205

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.7% for AGIs below $25k, 77.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $687 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$687
Missouri:	$1,559

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,025 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,025
State:	$7,410

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$189 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	+$189
State:	+$11,579

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,553 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,553
State:	+$11,688

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,950 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

65740:	$6,950
Missouri:	$14,773

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,046 (34% of AGI, reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,046
State:	$22,730

Here:	34.0% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $2,871 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,871
State:	$4,745

Taxes paid: $2,877 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

65740:	$2,877
State:	$8,399

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,379 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,379
State:	$2,288

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 49.2%

Here:	49%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 45.7% for AGIs below $25k, 56.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 65740, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $21,339 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$21,339
State:	$44,591

Salary/wage: $19,271 (reported on 85.8% of returns)

Here:	$19,271
State:	$38,941

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.9% for AGIs below $10k, 80.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 42.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,297 (reported on 23.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,297
Missouri:	$1,801

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,048 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,048
State:	$3,677

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$240 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	+$240
State:	+$8,915

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,682 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,682
State:	+$9,793

IRA payment deduction: $3,000 (reported on 0.9% of returns)

65740:	$3,000
Missouri:	$2,972

Total itemized deductions: $12,362 (31% of AGI, reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$12,362
State:	$18,261

Here:	31.4% of AGI
State:	20.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,330 (3% of AGI, reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,330
State:	$3,665

Here:	3.2% of AGI
State:	3.9% of AGI

Total tax: $2,007 (reported on 60.0% of returns)

65740:	$2,007
State:	$6,999

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,918 (reported on 32.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,918
State:	$1,728

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.9%

Here:	67%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 63.6% for AGIs below $10k, 69.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 65731, 65771, 65616, 65759, 65653, 65630.
Merriam Woods Zip Code Map

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 249
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 980

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 40 (39 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 881 (416 now married, 464 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 65740 with a mortgage: 568 (9 second mortgage, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $990
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $329

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 65740 household income distribution in 2022

• 49Less than $10,000
• 48$10,000 to $14,999
• 103$15,000 to $19,999
• 83$20,000 to $24,999
• 36$25,000 to $29,999
• 78$30,000 to $34,999
• 78$35,000 to $39,999
• 67$40,000 to $44,999
• 61$45,000 to $49,999
• 104$50,000 to $59,999
• 197$60,000 to $74,999
• 172$75,000 to $99,999
• 79$100,000 to $124,999
• 45$125,000 to $149,999
• 18$150,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 65740

• 26Less than $10,000
• 15$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 20$20,000 to $24,999
• 20$30,000 to $34,999
• 29$40,000 to $49,999
• 43$50,000 to $59,999
• 49$60,000 to $69,999
• 93$70,000 to $79,999
• 32$80,000 to $89,999
• 29$90,000 to $99,999
• 114$100,000 to $124,999
• 66$125,000 to $149,999
• 80$150,000 to $174,999
• 19$175,000 to $199,999
• 74$200,000 to $249,999
• 65$250,000 to $299,999
• 22$300,000 to $399,999
• 3$400,000 to $499,999
• 10$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 65740

• 2$100 to $149
• 5$250 to $299
• 12$300 to $349
• 4$350 to $399
• 32$400 to $449
• 2$450 to $499
• 17$500 to $549
• 17$550 to $599
• 63$600 to $649
• 12$650 to $699
• 12$700 to $749
• 7$750 to $799
• 20$800 to $899
• 20$900 to $999
• 26$1,000 to $1,249
• 2$1,250 to $1,499
• 79No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $953.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $108,403.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $164,292
• Some other race householders: $70,374
• Two or more races householders: $243,111
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $153,544

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $119,253 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $76,618 - $183,311

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $124,010

Here:	$124,010
State:	$278,068

Townhouses or other attached units: $191,417

Here:	$191,417
State:	$260,773

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $212,286

Here:	$212,286
State:	$263,082

Mobile homes: $78,395

Here:	$78,395
State:	$95,912

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,100
• One, attached: 20
• 3 or 4: 29
• 5 to 9: 10
• 10 to 19: 50
• 20 to 49: 18
• 50 or more: 3
• Mobile homes: 439

Unemployment: 6.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 65740

• 78.9%1,276Drove a car alone
• 13.1%212Carpooled
• 0.9%15Walked
• 2.0%32Other means
• 2.5%40Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 65740

• 40Less than 5 minutes
• 725 to 9 minutes
• 7810 to 14 minutes
• 26115 to 19 minutes
• 43420 to 24 minutes
• 16625 to 29 minutes
• 23730 to 34 minutes
• 4435 to 39 minutes
• 5440 to 44 minutes
• 5045 to 59 minutes
• 5960 to 89 minutes
• 3290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,599

• Male householders: 581 (129 living alone), Female householders: 651 (182 living alone)

• 585 spouses (579 opposite-sex spouses), 120 unmarried partners, (120 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,211 children (1,103 natural, 71 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 57 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 0 foster children, 82 other relatives, 176 non-relatives

Size of family households: 296 2-persons, 182 3-persons, 184 4-persons, 132 5-persons, 34 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 311 1-person, 76 2-persons, 10 4-persons

415 married couples with children.
376 single-parent households (102 men, 274 women).

93.1% of residents of 65740 zip code speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% very well, 5% well, 1% not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ROCKAWAY BEACH (ROCKAWAY BEACH in ROCKAWAY BEACH, MO)

  STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - PCS-MO0108162, NPDES NON-MAJOR
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: ROCKAWAY BEACH WWTF

• OAK RIDGE ESTATES LTD (OLD WILDERNESS RD in ROCKAWAY BEACH, MO)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION
  Alternative names: OAK RIDGE HILLS

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.9%

Population in 1990: 1,354. Population change in the 1990s: +1,295 (+95.6%).

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

• This state: 1,540
• Northeast: 94
• Midwest: 801
• South: 614
• West: 481

45% of the 65740 zip code 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, 50% lived in Missouri.

80% of the 65740 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 92
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: All Other Traveler Accommodation (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Tax Preparation Services (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Exterminating and Pest Control Services (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Transmission Repair (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Savings Institutions (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Video Tape and Disc Rental (1-4: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (1-4: 1)

2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 14. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 29 took place in 2012, and the least - 1 in 2006. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (46.7%), and Structure Fires (44.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 65740
• 8646.7%Outside Fires
• 8244.6%Structure Fires
• 147.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 21.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 65740, Missouri

Most common first names in zip code 65740 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	18	73.4 years
John	13	72.9 years
Donald	13	69.8 years
Robert	12	74.3 years
William	11	76.2 years
Mary	11	66.7 years
George	9	75.0 years
Betty	8	74.2 years
Dorothy	7	72.8 years
Paul	7	70.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 65740 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Melton	7	63.1 years
Moore	7	84.4 years
Smith	5	66.6 years
Williams	5	74.4 years
Clark	4	74.0 years
Craig	4	68.5 years
Johnson	4	75.8 years
Puchta	4	85.5 years
Bender	3	77.0 years
Fest	3	76.3 years