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Merriam Population and Demographics

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Merriam Population: 11008 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 5294 48.09%
Female 5714 51.91%

Under 5 years 701 6.37%
5 to 9 years 630 5.72%
10 to 14 years 651 5.91%
15 to 19 years 634 5.76%
20 to 24 years 681 6.19%
25 to 34 years 1921 17.45%
35 to 44 years 1826 16.59%
45 to 54 years 1661 15.09%
55 to 59 years 552 5.01%
60 to 64 years 404 3.67%
65 to 74 years 678 6.16%
75 to 84 years 484 4.4%
85 years and over 185 1.68%

Median age (years) 36.5

18 years and over 8621 78.32%
Male 4104 37.28%
Female 4517 41.03%
21 years and over 8306 75.45%
62 years and over 1585 14.4%
65 years and over 1347 12.24%
Male 536 4.87%
Female 811 7.37%

Race
One race 10760 97.75%
White 9824 89.24%
Black or African American 443 4.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native 46 0.42%
Asian 230 2.09%
Asian indian 61 0.55%
Chinese 26 0.24%
Filipino 13 0.12%
Japanese 9 0.08%
Korean 38 0.35%
Vietnamese 17 0.15%
Other Asian 66 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.02%
Native Hawaiian 1 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.01%
Samoan 0 0%
Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Some other race 215 1.95%
Two or more races 248 2.25%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 11008 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 596 5.41%
Mexican 444 4.03%
Puerto Rican 13 0.12%
Cuban 13 0.12%
Other Hispanic or Latino 126 1.14%
Not Hispanic or Latino 10412 94.59%
White alone 9526 86.54%

Relationship
Total Population 11008 100.00%
In households 10811 98.21%
Householder 4839 43.96%
Spouse 2264 20.57%
Child 2782 25.27%
Own child under 18 years 2191 19.9%
Other relatives 356 3.23%
Under 18 years 129 1.17%
Nonrelatives 570 5.18%
Unmarried partner 224 2.03%
In group quarters 197 1.79%
Institutionalized population 122 1.11%
Non-Institutionalized population 75 0.68%

Households by Type
Total Households 4839 100.0 %
Family households (families) 2901 59.95%
With own children under 18 years 1273 26.31%
Married-couple family 2264 46.79%
With own children under 18 years 904 18.68%
Female householder, no husband present 470 9.71%
With own children under 18 years 287 5.93%
Non Family households 1938 40.05%
Householder living alone 1612 33.31%
Householder 65 years and over 369 7.63%

Households with individuals under 18 years 1366 28.23%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 903 18.66%

Average Household size 2.23
Average family size 2.86

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 5042 100.00%
Occupied housing units 4839 95.97%
Vacant housing units 203 4.03%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 18 0.36%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.9

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 4839 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 3080 63.65%
Renter-occupied housing units. 1759 36.35%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.44
Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.87

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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