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Meridian, MS Micro Area

85,027 Population
1,395.3 square miles 60.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±2.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,481 ±$2,446 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$58,923 ±$9,115 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

18.9% ±4.8% (15,502  ±3,967) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.7 minutes ±1.6 (864,240  ±63,222) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

35,222 ±1,710 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (82,136  ±3,062) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±3.4% (946  ±582) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

42,473 ±1,225 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$139,500 ±$14,525 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.8% ±3.2% (8,295  ±2,720.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.3% ±6.3% (53,802  ±4,180.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
24.1% ±3.3% (14,183  ±2,013.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

1.5% ±0.6% (1,257  ±504) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.6% ±1.7% (4,326  ±1,153) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,326 Total veterans ±1,153 3,872 Male ±1,049 454 Female ±321

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