Food Stamps in Merriam, Johnson County, Kansas (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Johnson County and Merriam
Merriam
Johnson County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$57,281.000000$78,186.000000$57,281.000000$57.3k5,157$15,597.000000$24,401.000000$15,597.000000$15.6k329$60,863.000000$80,564.000000$60,863.000000$60.9k4,828
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Johnson County and Merriam
Merriam
Johnson County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.082067%56.535058%37.082067%37.1%11.434%11.4%14.285714%26.491945%14.285714%14.3%19.262%19.3%16.717325%22.430225%16.717325%16.7%7.422%7.42%61.398176%47.265714%61.398176%61.4%17.657%17.7%41.641337%22.815975%41.641337%41.6%7.838%7.84%45.896657%42.250964%45.896657%45.9%34.009%34.0%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Johnson County and Merriam
Merriam
Johnson County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.573322%34.448753%19.573322%19.6%88.566%88.6%4.080365%5.199458%4.080365%4.1%80.738%80.7%14.208782%26.872776%14.208782%14.2%92.578%92.6%19.511185%17.959888%19.511185%19.5%82.343%82.3%33.367854%32.261211%33.367854%33.4%92.162%92.2%6.068766%4.761012%6.068766%6.1%65.991%66.0%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Johnson County and Merriam
Merriam
Johnson County
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Mixed1White2All RacesBlack1Hispanic3Asian1Other123.076923%13.146280%23.076923%23.1%15361.725509%362%6.872465%2.860471%6.872465%6.9%305107.724323%108%6.379678%3.969072%6.379678%6.4%329100.000000%100%2.922078%16.618407%2.922078%2.9%945.802905%46%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.658889%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.173814%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.357237%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Merriam

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
7.42%7.70%7.98%8.25%8.53%8.81%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Merriam

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1.8%3.8%5.8%7.7%9.7%11.7%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Merriam

There are 2 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Merriam (0 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Merriam, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merriam.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merriam, selected neighborhoods in Merriam, and entities that contain Merriam
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWest North CentralKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityKansasArrowhead Trails NeighborhoodArrowhead TrlsCrestview NeighborhoodCrestviewMerriamMerriamShawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School DistrictShawnee MissionJohnson CountyJohnson13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k9.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.802817%8.802817%8.8%585917.425308%7.425308%7.4%4326.379678%6.379678%6.4%3296.379678%6.379678%6.4%3294.798988%4.798988%4.8%4,6653.969072%3.969072%4.0%8,814
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Kansas City Area

There are 181 county subdivisions in the Kansas City Area. This section compares Merriam to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Kansas City Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merriam. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 5,087.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merriam, selected other county subdivisions in the Kansas City Area, and entities that contain Merriam
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Clay TownshipWashington TownshipWashingtonBrooking TownshipBrookingKansas CityBlue TownshipFishing River TownshipFishing RivKaw TownshipRichmond TownshipRichmondGrand River TownshipGrand RivLexington TownshipLexingtonMount Pleasant TownshipMt PleasantPaolaPawnee TownshipPawneeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestShoal TownshipShoalPleasant Hill TownshipPleasant HlFort Osage TownshipFort OsageDe SotoLeavenworthPettis TownshipPettisWest Peculiar TownshipW PeculiarWest North CentralSni-A-Bar TownshipSni-A-BarGallatin TownshipGallatinKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityKansasBonner SpringsBonner SpgsFishing River TownshipFishing RivRaymore TownshipRaymoreFox TownshipSni-A-Bar TownshipSni-A-BarLansingChouteau TownshipChouteauMerriamMerriamWashington TownshipWashingtonLiberty TownshipLibertyPlatte TownshipPlatteShawneeOlathePrairie TownshipPrairieKearney TownshipKearneyShawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School DistrictShawnee MissionGardnerMissionTonganoxie TownshipTonganoxieJohnson CountyJohnsonVan Buren TownshipVan BurenRoeland ParkMay TownshipOverland ParkCarroll TownshipCarrollSioux TownshipSiouxLenexaPrairie VillagePrairie VlgLeawoodFairmount TownshipFairmount23.153602%23.153602%23.2%511118.523808%18.523808%18.5%5,318218.259844%18.259844%18.3%5,574318.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,912417.446769%17.446769%17.4%11,32411.3k516.266605%16.266605%16.3%698615.558229%15.558229%15.6%12,41512.4k715.554249%15.554249%15.6%529815.553641%15.553641%15.6%722915.198689%15.198689%15.2%3711013.623726%13.623726%13.6%1,0291113.246628%13.246628%13.2%2751213.083333%13.083333%13.1%4711313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.129380%12.129380%12.1%2701411.960035%11.960035%12.0%4071511.882778%11.882778%11.9%2961611.440108%11.440108%11.4%2551711.437068%11.437068%11.4%1,4231811.211664%11.211664%11.2%2231910.975195%10.975195%11.0%3232010.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.117563%10.117563%10.1%2842110.109069%10.109069%10.1%3,003229.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k9.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.245166%8.245166%8.2%226237.873621%7.873621%7.9%157247.756734%7.756734%7.8%815257.254902%7.254902%7.3%370267.253644%7.253644%7.3%2,170277.066052%7.066052%7.1%230286.975331%6.975331%7.0%1,377296.379678%6.379678%6.4%3296.379678%6.379678%6.4%329306.122449%6.122449%6.1%111315.732096%5.732096%5.7%1,223325.544180%5.544180%5.5%352335.507331%5.507331%5.5%1,326345.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359355.030610%5.030610%5.0%1,890364.812730%4.812730%4.8%248374.798988%4.798988%4.8%4,6654.747605%4.747605%4.7%332384.615385%4.615385%4.6%225394.533451%4.533451%4.5%103403.969072%3.969072%4.0%8,8143.942896%3.942896%3.9%116413.713355%3.713355%3.7%114423.607289%3.607289%3.6%388433.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699443.316046%3.316046%3.3%211453.243724%3.243724%3.2%146462.945668%2.945668%2.9%598471.490529%1.490529%1.5%144480.912689%0.912689%0.9%113490.441176%0.441176%0.4%1550
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Kansas

There are 1,531 county subdivisions in Kansas. This section compares Merriam to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Kansas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merriam. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 7,732.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merriam, selected other county subdivisions in Kansas, and entities that contain Merriam
0%5%10%15%Count#IndependenceArkansas CityCoffeyvilleAtchisonKansas CityFort ScottChanuteWellingtonEl DoradoHutchinsonParsonsGreat BendPittsburgOttawaWinfieldTopekaEmporiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAugustaWichitaMidwestGarden CityRiverside TownshipRiversideSalinaDodge CityJunction CityLeavenworthLiberalNewtonWest North CentralKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityKansasKechi TownshipKechiHaysMcPhersonSalem TownshipSalemLansingLawrenceMerriamMerriamMadison TownshipMadisonShawneeOlatheManhattanShawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School DistrictShawnee MissionGardnerMissionSoldier TownshipSoldierJohnson CountyJohnsonOverland ParkRockford TownshipRockfordTecumseh TownshipTecumsehBruno TownshipBrunoLenexaPrairie VillagePrairie VlgMission TownshipMissionLeawoodFairmount TownshipFairmount19.524439%19.524439%19.5%739119.509572%19.509572%19.5%907219.074262%19.074262%19.1%750318.773946%18.773946%18.8%686418.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,912517.635844%17.635844%17.6%555617.339149%17.339149%17.3%636717.087621%17.087621%17.1%548816.228551%16.228551%16.2%889915.763308%15.763308%15.8%2,6001015.139733%15.139733%15.1%6231114.492528%14.492528%14.5%9311214.196891%14.196891%14.2%1,0961313.986296%13.986296%14.0%6941413.632346%13.632346%13.6%6171513.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1541613.513789%13.513789%13.5%1,3281713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.021563%13.021563%13.0%4651812.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k1912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.830271%12.830271%12.8%1,1802012.573214%12.573214%12.6%6442112.209692%12.209692%12.2%2,3712212.130111%12.130111%12.1%1,0742311.593235%11.593235%11.6%1,0422411.437068%11.437068%11.4%1,4232511.410913%11.410913%11.4%7572610.844616%10.844616%10.8%8412710.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k9.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.338314%8.338314%8.3%279287.856643%7.856643%7.9%673297.619388%7.619388%7.6%426307.530696%7.530696%7.5%276317.066052%7.066052%7.1%230326.887805%6.887805%6.9%2,444336.379678%6.379678%6.4%3296.379678%6.379678%6.4%329346.288416%6.288416%6.3%133355.507331%5.507331%5.5%1,326365.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359375.024374%5.024374%5.0%1,041384.798988%4.798988%4.8%4,6654.747605%4.747605%4.7%332394.615385%4.615385%4.6%225404.608295%4.608295%4.6%250413.969072%3.969072%4.0%8,8143.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699423.211580%3.211580%3.2%284433.087349%3.087349%3.1%82442.954325%2.954325%3.0%152452.945668%2.945668%2.9%598461.490529%1.490529%1.5%144470.916346%0.916346%0.9%31480.912689%0.912689%0.9%113490.441176%0.441176%0.4%1550
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares Merriam to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merriam. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merriam, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain Merriam
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthWest North CentralFargoLincolnKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityMadisonKansasWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonMerriamMerriamAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingPalatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipOlatheShawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School DistrictShawnee MissionLisle TownshipLisleJohnson CountyJohnsonDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvOverland Park42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k330.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k427.635196%27.635196%27.6%16,78716.8k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.480090%25.480090%25.5%15,86915.9k823.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k923.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1022.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1122.465223%22.465223%22.5%15,77815.8k1221.773313%21.773313%21.8%11,16111.2k1321.402434%21.402434%21.4%9,7091419.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1519.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1618.798893%18.798893%18.8%11,00611.0k1718.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1818.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9121917.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k2017.446769%17.446769%17.4%11,32411.3k2116.209059%16.209059%16.2%8,8142215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.558229%15.558229%15.6%12,41512.4k2415.314670%15.314670%15.3%7,6972514.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k2613.946939%13.946939%13.9%6,8342713.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3362813.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1542913.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3112.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3212.227437%12.227437%12.2%7,0603312.044887%12.044887%12.0%6,8483410.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,337359.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k369.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k9.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k379.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.792892%8.792892%8.8%5,166388.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239398.106279%8.106279%8.1%3,234406.843638%6.843638%6.8%3,336416.790936%6.790936%6.8%2,940426.379678%6.379678%6.4%3296.379678%6.379678%6.4%3296.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004436.289668%6.289668%6.3%3,736445.971420%5.971420%6.0%2,595455.353588%5.353588%5.4%2,555465.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359474.798988%4.798988%4.8%4,6654.186097%4.186097%4.2%1,930483.969072%3.969072%4.0%8,8143.686156%3.686156%3.7%2,124493.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,69950
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Merriam to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merriam. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merriam, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Merriam
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodWest North CentralDenverAustinLos AngelesKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…KansasOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantMerriamMerriamTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JoseShawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School DistrictShawnee MissionJohnson CountyJohnsonPlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k9.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k379.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.379678%6.379678%6.4%3296.379678%6.379678%6.4%3296.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k494.798988%4.798988%4.8%4,6653.969072%3.969072%4.0%8,8143.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
Kansas
County:
Johnson
Metro Area:
Kansas City Area
City:
Merriam
ZIP Codes:
66202, 66203, 66204
Unified School District:
Shawnee Mission
Neighborhoods:
Arrowhead Trails, Crestview
Congressional District:
KS-3
State Senate Districts:
KS-6, KS-10
State House District:
KS-24