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Merriam Woods, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Merriam Woods is a Census city of 2,047 people across 1.51 square miles of land, in Taney County. Median household income is $52,250, 82.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Merriam Woods
What Merriam Woods is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.51 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,351
- County holding the largest share of its areaTaney County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Merriam Woods
How many people live in Merriam Woods
- Population2,047
- Median age34.4
- Population under 18635 plus or minus 129
- Share under 1831.0 percent
- Population 65 and over274 plus or minus 74
- Share 65 and over13.4 percent
- Households668
- Family households507 plus or minus 104
- Share of households that are families75.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Merriam Woods
Income and work in Merriam Woods
- Median household income$52,250 plus or minus $10,955
- Per capita income$20,389
- Civilian labor force967 plus or minus 215
- Employed863 plus or minus 189
- Unemployed104 plus or minus 63
- Unemployment rate10.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over1,206 plus or minus 253
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.7 percent plus or minus 22.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Merriam Woods
- Housing units842
- Occupied units668
- Vacant units174 plus or minus 58
- Vacancy rate20.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied548 plus or minus 117
- Renter occupied120 plus or minus 54
- Ownership rate82.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$987
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Single family units532 plus or minus 118
- Share single family63.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes310 plus or minus 76
- Median year structure built2001
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Merriam Woods
How Merriam Woods gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute795 plus or minus 175
- Commuting under 15 minutes121 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.2 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more217 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.3 percent
- Drove alone69.4 percent
- Carpooled19.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Merriam Woods
Flood risk in Merriam Woods
- NFIP communityCity of Merriam Woods
- NFIP community number290069
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/15/12
The City of Merriam Woods participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290069 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Taney County, not Merriam Woods
Taney County context, not Merriam Woods figures
- Establishments in Taney County1,928
- Covered employment, Taney County28,634
- Average annual pay, Taney County$41,907
- Housing units permitted, Taney County323
Every figure in this section is published for Taney County as a whole and is not a measurement of Merriam Woods.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Merriam Woods questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Merriam Woods, Missouri?
2,047, in 668 households. Merriam Woods city covers 1.51 square miles of land, which is 1,351 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Merriam Woods in?
Taney County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Merriam Woods?
$52,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,400. Median gross rent is $987 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Merriam Woods in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Merriam Woods appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Merriam Woods, city of, community 290069, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Merriam Woods figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Taney County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Merriam Woods.
Is zoning published for Merriam Woods?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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