Merriam Woods city, MO

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,153 ( 392 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population density: 1422.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,743	80.96%	7.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	6	0.28%	71.4%
Asian:	12	0.56%	500.0%
2+ races:	56	2.60%	12.0%
Hispanic:	336	15.61%	469.5%

Total non-White:	410	19.04%	197.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	120	8.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	272	18.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,761
1,623	92.16%
5	0.28%
21	1.19%
2	0.11%
50	2.84%
59	3.35%
138	7.84%

2000
1,153
1,139	98.79%
0	0.00%
5	0.43%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
9	0.78%
14	1.21%

1990
646
633	97.99%
0	0.00%
2	0.31%
3	0.46%
n/a
8	1.24%
13	2.01%

1980
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0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
n/a
0	?%
0	?%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
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484	42.0
124	10.8

Number	Rate
1990's
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506	78.3
1	0.2

Number	Rate
1980's
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Age, Family & Household Data for Merriam Woods city, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.3
641	29.8%
1,512	70.2%
234	10.9%

634
3.40

463	73.0%
319	68.9%
67	14.5%
171	27.0%

2010
Number	Percent
34.7
489	27.8%
1,272	72.2%
228	12.9%

671
2.62

472	70.3%
319	67.6%
59	12.5%
199	29.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
306	26.5%
847	73.5%
238	20.6%

479
2.41

315	65.8%
228	72.4%
46	14.6%
164	34.2%

1990
Number	Percent
54.7
94	14.6%
552	85.4%
193	29.9%

285
2.27

226	79.3%
205	90.7%
10	4.4%
59	20.7%

1980
Number	Percent
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0	?%
0	?%
0	?%

0
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0	?%
0	?%
0	?%

2022 Housing Data for Merriam Woods city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	33	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	14	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	78	12.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	28	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	28	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	31	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	42	6.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	32	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	37	5.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	67	10.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	50	7.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	73	11.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	53	8.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	41	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	19	3.0%
$200,000 or more	8	1.3%

Median Household Income	48,750
Per Capita Income	19,878

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	62	9.8%
Public Assistance	25	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	158	24.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	811	67.2%
Unemployed	128	10.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	939	77.8%
Not in Labor Force	268	22.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	425	361	54.1%
Non-Profit	20	31	39.2%
Self-Employed	34	23	59.6%

Local Government	26	18	59.1%
State Government	0	11	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	459	384	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	46	60	43.4%
Total	505	444	53.2%

Pct. Govt.	5.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	121	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	168	17.6%
Professional, Technical	137	14.4%
Service Occupations	240	25.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.3%
All others	287	30.1%

White Collar		44.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	233	24.4%
Retail trade	135	14.2%
Construction	133	14.0%
Health care and social assistance	88	9.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	84	8.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	61	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	42	4.4%
Public administration	41	4.3%
Manufacturing	38	4.0%
Other services	33	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	23	2.4%
Educational services	14	1.5%
Finance and insurance	14	1.5%
Information	9	0.9%
Utilities	3	0.3%
Wholesale trade	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	234	10.87%
Puerto Rican	63	2.93%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	18	0.84%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	2	0.09%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	16	0.74%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	21	0.98%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	9	0.42%
Filipino	3	0.14%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,806	90.3%
Spanish	191	9.6%
Tagalog	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	406	18.9%
German	338	15.7%
Irish	314	14.6%
Scottish	112	5.2%
Italian	96	4.5%
American	73	3.4%
Dutch	42	2.0%
European	32	1.5%
Polish	24	1.1%
French	22	1.0%
Greek	17	0.8%
Swedish	17	0.8%
Welsh	11	0.5%
Russian	7	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	7	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,141	99.4%
Not a citizen	12	0.6%

Native	2,122	98.6%
Foreign-born	31	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
88	6.5%	146	10.7%	511	37.6%	473	34.8%	120	8.8%	21	1.5%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	88	6.5%
9-12 Years	146	10.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	511	37.6%
Some College	473	34.8%
Bach. Degree	120	8.8%
Grad Degree	21	1.5%
Average years of education: 12.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +129	R +62	D + 7.5%
D +67
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	51%	Donald Trump* (R)	664	76.9%	Joe Biden (D)	184	21.3%	15	1.7%	863	20	30	0.03%
2016	45%	Donald Trump (R)	535	78.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	117	17.2%	29	4.3%	681	22	33	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Merriam Woods city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

184

21.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

664

76.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

863

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Merriam Woods city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

117

17.2%

Donald Trump (R)

535

78.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

681

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 33

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Merriam Woods city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	51%	Mike Parson* (R)	632	73.5%	Nicole Galloway (D)	206	24.0%	22 [+]	2.6%	860	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 15 (1.7%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 7 (0.8%);
2018	S1	37%	Josh Hawley (R)	416	70.4%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	154	26.1%	21 [+]	3.6%	591	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 9 (1.5%); Craig O'Dear (I) 8 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.7%);
2016	S3	45%	Roy Blunt* (R)	438	63.9%	Jason Kander (D)	192	28.0%	55 [+]	8.0%	685	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 35 (5.1%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 13 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 7 (1.0%);
2016	G	45%	Eric Greitens (R)	480	70.3%	Chris Koster (D)	181	26.5%	22 [+]	3.2%	683	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 11 (1.6%); Les Turilli (I) 8 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	815
Median Value	$103,600

Occupied	634	77.8%
Vacant	181	22.2%

Owned	490	77.3%
Rented	144	22.7%
Median Rent	$1,131

Single-Family Units	549	67.4%
Detached	544	66.7%
Attached	5	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3	0.4%
Mobile Homes	263	32.3%

Merriam Woods city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Merriam Woods city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Merriam Woods city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Merriam Woods city, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Merriam Woods city, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Merriam Woods city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Merriam Woods city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Merriam Woods city, MO