Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,230
| This zip code: | $54,230 | | Kansas: | $47,451 |
Nearest zip codes: 66216, 66202, 66204, 66106, 66214, 66212.
Housing units in zip code 66203 with a mortgage: 3,658 (474 second mortgage, 377 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,646
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,241
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $396
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 11.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 2.1% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.9 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Tourist attraction (not listed on the city page) : Kansas City Travel (Tours & Charters; 5940 Nieman Road).
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 20
- 1995 to 1998: 93
- 1990 to 1994: 308
- 1980 to 1989: 1,251
- 1970 to 1979: 1,967
- 1960 to 1969: 2,701
- 1950 to 1959: 1,556
- 1940 to 1949: 507
- 1939 or earlier: 423
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Merriam, KS (66203): |
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- no bedroom: 17
- 1 bedrooms: 111
- 2 bedrooms: 881
- 3 bedrooms: 3,237
- 4 bedrooms: 1,210
- 5 or more bedrooms: 154
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 122
- 1 bedrooms: 1,015
- 2 bedrooms: 1,424
- 3 bedrooms: 296
- 4 bedrooms: 76
- 5 or more bedrooms: 18
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Vehicles available in 66203 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 93
- 1 vehicle: 1,564
- 2 vehicles: 2,763
- 3 vehicles: 952
- 4 vehicles: 176
- 5 or more vehicles: 62
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 285
- 1 vehicle: 1,721
- 2 vehicles: 817
- 3 vehicles: 98
- 4 vehicles: 23
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 66203:
- Less than $10,000: 12
- $10,000 to $14,999: 6
- $20,000 to $24,999: 3
- $25,000 to $29,999: 6
- $35,000 to $39,999: 3
- $40,000 to $49,999: 20
- $50,000 to $59,999: 19
- $60,000 to $69,999: 24
- $70,000 to $79,999: 27
- $80,000 to $89,999: 31
- $90,000 to $99,999: 113
- $100,000 to $124,999: 576
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1,045
- $150,000 to $174,999: 1,344
- $175,000 to $199,999: 1,039
- $200,000 to $249,999: 943
- $250,000 to $299,999: 221
- $300,000 to $399,999: 47
- $400,000 to $499,999: 4
- $500,000 to $749,999: 8
- $750,000 to $999,999: 4
- $1,000,000 or more: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 66203:
- Less than $100: 30
- $100 to $149: 23
- $150 to $199: 28
- $200 to $249: 57
- $250 to $299: 31
- $300 to $349: 54
- $350 to $399: 130
- $400 to $449: 202
- $450 to $499: 438
- $500 to $549: 557
- $550 to $599: 539
- $600 to $649: 526
- $650 to $699: 442
- $700 to $749: 184
- $750 to $799: 233
- $800 to $899: 146
- $900 to $999: 67
- $1,000 to $1,249: 42
- $1,250 to $1,499: 69
- No cash rent: 94
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $168,333.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $166,837
- Black or African American householders: $176,114
- Asian householders: $161,749
- Some other race householders: $136,611
- Two or more races householders: $159,355
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $156,063
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $162,817 (it was $111,000 in 2000)
| 66203: | $162,817 | | Kansas: | $121,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $131,989 - $180,889
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $166,518| Here: | $166,518 | | State: | $157,252 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $124,936| Here: | $124,936 | | State: | $140,198 |
In 2-unit structures: $154,238| Here: | $154,238 | | State: | $121,931 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $60,598| Here: | $60,598 | | State: | $101,658 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $158,226| Here: | $158,226 | | State: | $102,831 |
Mobile homes: $13,036| Here: | $13,036 | | State: | $34,057 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,912
- One, attached: 575
- Two: 181
- 3 or 4: 244
- 5 to 9: 760
- 10 to 19: 684
- 20 to 49: 181
- 50 or more: 228
- Mobile homes: 28
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 33

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 9,461 (87%)
- Carpooled: 996 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 28 (0%)
- Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 19 (0%)
- Walked: 37 (0%)
- Other means: 39 (0%)
- Worked at home: 344 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 231
- 5 to 9 minutes: 996
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1947
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2483
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2667
- 25 to 29 minutes: 770
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1014
- 35 to 39 minutes: 84
- 40 to 44 minutes: 119
- 45 to 59 minutes: 141
- 60 to 89 minutes: 83
- 90 or more minutes: 51
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 19,828
- In family households: 16,028 (4,242 male householders, 1,170 female householders)
4,301 spouses, 5,398 children (4,873 natural, 197 adopted, 328 stepchildren), 239 grandchildren, 121 brothers or sisters, 71 parents, 187 other relatives, 299 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,800 (1,419 male householders (1,111 living alone)), 1,757 female householders (1,518 living alone)), 624 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 205 (185 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,584 2-persons, 1,324 3-persons, 973 4-persons, 344 5-persons, 129 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,629 1-person, 483 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
3,016 married couples with children.
1,168 single-parent households (232 men, 936 women).
92.2% of residents of 66203 zip code speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% very well, 13% well, 20% not well, 14% not at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 13% well, 7% not well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% very well, 27% well, 19% not well, 5% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (80% very well, 13% well, 7% not well).
Foreign born population: 1,037 (5.2%)
(36.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 5.2% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (23%)
- Laos (10%)
- India (7%)
- Korea (5%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Canada (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 364
- 1990 to 1994: 154
- 1985 to 1989: 134
- 1980 to 1984: 118
- 1975 to 1979: 85
- 1970 to 1974: 55
- 1970 to 1974: 18
- 1965 to 1969: 109
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White population: 17,832
Black population: 746
American Indian population: 79
Asian population: 345
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 4
Some other race population: 515
Two or more races population: 486

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 3554 |
|  Other groups: 2957 |
|  Irish: 2065 |
|  English: 1755 |
|  United States or American: 1323 |
|  Swedish: 507 |
|  Italian: 484 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 408 |
|  European: 395 |
|  Scottish: 295 |
|  French (except Basque): 251 |
|  Polish: 219 |
|  Dutch: 206 |
|  Norwegian: 161 |
|  Danish: 139 |
|  Welsh: 135 |
|  Croatian: 113 |
|  Arab:: 81 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 72 |
|  Other Arab: 68 |
|  British: 67 |
|  Belgian: 66 |
|  Greek: 61 |
|  Czech: 60 |
|  Slavic: 54 |
|  Swiss: 53 |
|  French Canadian: 51 |
|  Russian: 45 |
|  Slovene: 43 |
|  African: 42 |
|  Canadian: 26 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 21 |
|  Hungarian: 19 |
|  Scandinavian: 17 |
|  Finnish: 16 |
|  Other Subsaharan African: 16 |
|  Northern European: 15 |
|  Ethiopian: 14 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 13 |
|  Ukrainian: 12 |
|  Luxemburger: 8 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8 |
|  Bahamian: 8 |
|  Romanian: 6 |
|  Slovak: 5 |
|  Armenian: 5 |
|  Eastern European: 5 |
|  Lithuanian: 4 |
|  Portuguese: 4 |
|  Celtic: 4 |

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 66203 not listed on the city page:- HOCKER GROVE MIDDLE (Students: 603; Location: 10400 JOHNSON DRIVE, SHAWNEE MISSION, KS; Grades: 07 - 08)
- BLUEJACKET-FLINT (Students: 535; Location: 11615 W 49TH TER, SHAWNEE MISSION, KS; Grades: KG - 06)
- NIEMAN ELEM (Students: 475; Location: 10917 W 67TH ST, SHAWNEE MISSION, KS; Grades: KG - 06)
- SOUTH PARK ELEM (Students: 268; Location: 8715 W 49TH TERR, SHAWNEE MISSION, KS; Grades: KG - 06)
- MERRIAM ELEM (Students: 229; Location: 6100 MASTIN, SHAWNEE MISSION, KS; Grades: KG - 06)
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,130
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9254
- Northeast: 534
- Midwest: 6897
- South: 1337
- West: 804
58% of the 66203 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Kansas.
Population in 1990: 20,922. Population change in the 1990s: -915 (-4.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 459
| Here: | 21.6% | | Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 96
| Here: | 9.4% | | Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 169
| Here: | 17.3% | | Kansas: | 13.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code:
- UNITED EXCEL CORPORATION (8041 WEST 47TH STREET, SUI in OVERLAND PARK, KS; small business): $21,753,329 in 21 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Hospital Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Hospitals and Infirmaries, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Hospitals and Infirmaries by Department of Veterans Affairs, Army Signed by year: 2000: $11,718,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $175,000; 2005: $9,587,961; 2006: $272,368.
Biggest contracts:
$11,718,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Hospital Buildings. Taking place in MO. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2002-05-15.
$3,595,000 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Hospitals and Infirmaries. Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$2,980,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-28. Completion date: 2006-11-21.
$1,298,669, same as above. Signed on 2005-06-15. Completion date: 2005-12-30.
- TED MANUFACTURING CORPORATION (11415 JOHNSON DRIVE in SHAWNEE MISSIO, KS; small business): $462,612 in 97 contracts from 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Rockets, Rocket Ammunition and Rocket Components, Electrical Hardware and Supplies, Connectors, Electrical, Airframe Structural Components, and more by Navy, Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Defense Logistics Agency, Army, and others Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $37,320; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $146,542; 2005: $211,707; 2006: $67,043.
Biggest contracts:
$75,792 with Navy for Rockets, Rocket Ammunition and Rocket Components. Signed on 2004-01-09. Completion date: 2004-03-19.
$37,320, same as above. Signed on 2001-07-27. Completion date: 2001-11-30.
$18,181 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Electrical Hardware and Supplies. Signed on 2005-07-07. Completion date: 2005-07-07.
$17,653 with Defense Logistics Agency for Connectors, Electrical. Signed on 2004-10-25. Completion date: 2005-01-01.
- ALLIED EXTERMINATORS, INC (5757 MERRIAM DRIVE in MERRIAM, KS; small business): $248,662 in 44 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $17,670; 2001: $24,426; 2002: $52,132; 2003: $30,644; 2004: $59,211; 2005: $56,319; 2006: $8,260.
Biggest contracts:
$19,725 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2002-10-04. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$18,773 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2005-03-14. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$18,227, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-03. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$18,227 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2004-08-03. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
- ENGINEERED RECOVERY SYSTEMS, I (18181 WEST 53RD in SHAWNEE, KS; small business): $85,470 in 11 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services, Hazardous Substance Removal, Cleanup, and Disposal Services and Operational Support, by Department of Veterans Affairs, Army, Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, and others Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $41,870; 2003: $28,855; 2004: $0; 2005: $18,569; 2006: $-3,824.
Biggest contracts:
$30,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2002-04-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$12,617, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$11,934 with Army for Hazardous Substance Removal, Cleanup, and Disposal Services and Operational Support. Signed on 2005-12-06. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$8,512 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2003-04-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
- POWERFLOW SYSTEMS INC (5420 ENGLAND AVENUE in MERRIAM, KS): $65,392 in 2 contracts from 2001 to 2004
$39,664 with Defense Logistics Agency for Power and Hand Pumps. Signed on 2001-12-07. Completion date: 2002-03-11.
$25,728, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-09. Completion date: 2004-10-08.
- JOHN D BOURDO (11811 W 53RD ST in SHAWNEE, KS; small business): $48,454 in 5 contracts in 2002
Contracts for Engineering and Technical Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $48,454; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$24,188 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Engineering and Technical Services. Taking place in MO. Signed on 2002-01-29. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$21,600 with Army for Engineering and Technical Services. Signed on 2002-02-27. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$7,204, same as above. Signed on 2002-06-03. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$-37 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Engineering and Technical Services. Taking place in MO. Signed on 2002-09-27. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
- SQUARE M CO INCORPORATED (6356 CARTER ST in SHAWNEE MISSIO, KS; small business): $29,617 in 4 contracts from 2003 to 2005
$10,570 with Army for Compressors and Vacuum Pumps. Signed on 2005-01-19. Completion date: 2005-02-03.
$8,251 with Navy for Miscellaneous Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2005-05-19. Completion date: 2005-06-23.
$7,257 with Army for Cabinets, Lockers, Bins, and Shelving. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2003-08-19. Completion date: 2003-08-31.
$3,539 with Navy for Non-nuclear Ship Repair (West) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on. non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships west of the 108th meridian. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2005-02-04. Completion date: 2005-02-04.
- SUPPLYWORKS INC (11005 W 60TH STREET STE 3 in SHAWNEE MISSIO, KS; small business)
$9,821 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in MO. Signed on 2001-11-01. Completion date: 2002-09-27.
- MID-AMERICA GOLF CAR TRANSPORT (4501 MERRIAM DR in SHAWNEE MISSIO, KS; small business)
$8,400 with Air Force for Recreational and Gymnastic Equipment. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-04-19. Completion date: 2005-05-15.
- HEAVEN ENGINEERING, LLC (4331 MERRIAM DRIVE in OVERLAND PARK, KS; small business)
$4,508 with Army for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components. Signed on 2004-09-03. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Passenger Car Rental (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 4)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 5)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 2, 20-49: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Telemarketing Bureaus (100-249: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 177 people in nursing homes
- 19 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 50 meters
Total average daily traffic: 40
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 40
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