Meridian

Population: 386
Median household income: $61,023
Median home value: $262,500

Meridian is a community in Sutter County, California, home to 386 residents. At $61,023, its median household income sits below Sutter County's $75,450.

From 2019 to 2023, Meridian's population grew 4.0% from 371 to 386, while its median home value rose 15.7% from $226,900 to $262,500.

The typical home was built around 1944. 14.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 386
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $61,023
Median home value: $262,500
Median gross rent: $707
Housing units: 157
Homeownership rate: 57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

371386

Median household income

$51,250$61,023

Median home value

$226,900$262,500

Median gross rent

$725$707

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	371	$51,250	$226,900	$725
2020	278	$45,625	$201,300	$833
2021	360	$45,833	$216,700	$833
2022	376	$50,917	$261,900	$667
2023	386	$61,023	$262,500	$707

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 517.4%

5 to 177.8%

18 to 243.4%

25 to 3419.4%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	67	17.4%
5 to 17	30	7.8%
18 to 24	13	3.4%
25 to 34	75	19.4%
35 to 44	47	12.2%
45 to 54	48	12.4%
55 to 64	68	17.6%
65 to 74	25	6.5%
75 and over	13	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	276	71.5%
Black or African American	7	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	1.3%
Some other race	40	10.4%
Two or more races	12	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.5%

High school graduate19.6%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	62	22.5%
High school graduate	54	19.6%
Some college or associate's	101	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	50	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone47.1%

Carpooled26.0%

Public transit4.8%

Walked11.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	49	47.1%
Carpooled	27	26.0%
Public transit	5	4.8%
Walked	12	11.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	10.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33	35.5%
15 to 29 min	30	32.3%
30 to 44 min	5	5.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	25	26.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 14.8% (57 of 386)

	Count	Share
Family households	89	64.0%
Nonfamily households	50	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	139	88.5%
Vacant	18	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	80	57.6%
Renter-occupied	59	42.4%

1-unit, detached91.7%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	144	91.7%
1-unit, attached	1	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	7.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0646926
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.1404, -121.9079