Meridian, Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Meridian is 3rd in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Size in square miles

Meridian is 5th in Mississippi out of 65 other cities in Retail sales

Meridian is 6th in Mississippi out of 62 other cities in Current population (2012)

Meridian is 6th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Households

Meridian is 6th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Housing units

Meridian is 7th in Mississippi out of 58 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Meridian is 8th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Meridian is 9th in Mississippi out of 63 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Meridian is 13th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Income below poverty line

Meridian is 14th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Meridian, Mississippi Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Meridian	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	40,832	6th	2,984,926	313,914,040
Size in square miles	53.7	3rd	46,923.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	765.7	35th	63.2	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Meridian	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	8.0%	21st	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.6%	31st	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.8%	29th	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Meridian	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.0%	43rd	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.0%	38th	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Meridian	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	35.7%	54th	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	61.6%	14th	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	26th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.9%	36th	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	44th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.9%	50th	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	47th	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	35.0%	55th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Meridian	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	53.8%	24th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.1%	42nd	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Meridian	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	18,591	6th	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	29.9%	8th	13.4%	25.9%
Households	16,159	6th	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	54.3%	54th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$82,800	56th	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	55th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Meridian	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$19,585	36th	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$30,186	52nd	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	32.6%	13th	21.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Meridian	Rank	Mississippi	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,316	9th	225,977	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,100,398	5th	$33,751,407	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$27,791	17th	$11,552	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$131,763	7th	$7,045,097	$613,795,732

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