Merriam, Kansas Demographics

Merriam is 1st in Kansas out of 55 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Merriam is 6th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Merriam is 8th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Merriam is 9th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Female residents

Merriam is 12th in Kansas out of 55 other cities in Retail sales

Merriam is 13th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Merriam is 14th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Foreign born residents

Merriam is 14th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Two or More

Merriam is 15th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Merriam is 16th in Kansas out of 60 other cities in Home median value

Size Demographics
	Merriam	Rank	Kansas	US
Current population (2012)	11,174	33rd	2,885,905	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4.3	53rd	81,758.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,549.4	8th	34.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Merriam	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents younger than 5	6.4%	54th	7.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.1%	56th	25.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.9%	26th	13.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Merriam	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.1%	25th	89.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	33.9%	15th	29.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Merriam	Rank	Kansas	US
Race - White	83.4%	44th	87.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	6.1%	13th	6.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	46th	1.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.6%	17th	2.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	26th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.6%	14th	2.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	16th	11.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	78.1%	44th	77.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Merriam	Rank	Kansas	US
Female residents	52.2%	9th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.2%	14th	6.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Merriam	Rank	Kansas	US
Housing units	5,224	31st	1,237,651	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	31.3%	6th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	4,887	30th	1,104,479	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.0%	40th	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$157,500	16th	$125,500	$186,200
People per household	2.2	55th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Merriam	Rank	Kansas	US
Income per capita	$26,576	17th	$26,545	$27,915
Income per household	$52,668	24th	$50,594	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.1%	23rd	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Merriam	Rank	Kansas	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,461	23rd	237,040	27,092,908
Retail sales	$679,275	12th	$34,538,332	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$62,884	1st	$12,444	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$23,864	24th	$4,192,347	$613,795,732