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Meridian, MS Micro Area

87,151 Population
1,395.3 square miles 62.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±2.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$29,405 ±$3,047 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$48,819 ±$7,698 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

22.8% ±4.6% (19,216  ±3,928) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.5 minutes ±1.8 (832,940  ±67,543) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

35,622 ±1,487 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (84,052  ±2,139) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

3.8% ±2.7% (763  ±538) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

41,009 ±920 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$141,900 ±$22,587 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.3% ±2.7% (8,876  ±2,362.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.5% ±6.6% (51,887  ±4,126.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
22.5% ±3.3% (13,019  ±1,954.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2% ±1.2% (1,715  ±1,002) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

10.3% ±2% (6,641  ±1,290) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
6,641 Total veterans ±1,290 5,752 Male ±1,181 889 Female ±542

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