Missouri · Census place 47520
Merriam Woods city, MO
Quick answer
Merriam Woods city has 2,203 residents, ranking #257 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $50,000, the median home is worth $111,800 and median gross rent runs $1,102 a month.
- Population
- 2,203Merriam Woods city residents
- Median household income
- $50,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $111,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,102Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Merriam Woods city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Merriam Woods city median would spend about 26.4% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.5% of residents and 83.7% 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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