Kansas · Census place 46000
Merriam city, KS
Quick answer
Merriam city has 11,036 residents, ranking #34 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $71,665, the median home is worth $242,400 and median gross rent runs $1,161 a month.
- Population
- 11,036Merriam city residents
- Median household income
- $71,665Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $242,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,161Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Merriam city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Merriam city median would spend about 19.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.2% of residents and 61.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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