East Nicolaus vs Meridian

A side-by-side comparison of East Nicolaus and Meridian: population, income, housing, and more.

East Nicolaus and Meridian are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Meridian has the higher population (386 vs 138 in East Nicolaus). East Nicolaus has the higher median household income ($101,250 vs $61,023 in Meridian). East Nicolaus has the higher median home value ($423,500 vs $262,500 in Meridian).

Population, income & housing

	East Nicolaus	Meridian
Population	138	386
Median age	38.3 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$101,250	$61,023
Median home value	$423,500	$262,500
Median gross rent	—	$707
Housing units	66	157
Homeownership rate	96.7%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Nicolaus	Meridian
Population	273 → 138 (-49.5%)	371 → 386 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$64,844 → $101,250 (+56.1%)	$51,250 → $61,023 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$310,400 → $423,500 (+36.4%)	$226,900 → $262,500 (+15.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,313 → $1,596 (+21.6%)	$725 → $707 (-2.5%)

East Nicolaus

Population

273138

Median household income

$64,844$101,250

Median home value

$310,400$423,500

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,596

Meridian

Population

371386

Median household income

$51,250$61,023

Median home value

$226,900$262,500

Median gross rent

$725$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Nicolaus	Meridian
Under 5	2.9%	17.4%
5 to 17	12.3%	7.8%
18 to 24	14.5%	3.4%
25 to 34	19.6%	19.4%
35 to 44	6.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	8.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	17.4%	17.6%
65 to 74	15.2%	6.5%
75 and over	3.6%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Nicolaus	Meridian
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	71.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.3%
Some other race	0.0%	10.4%
Two or more races	7.2%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Nicolaus	Meridian
No high school diploma	2.1%	22.5%
High school graduate	32.0%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Nicolaus	Meridian
Drove alone	63.2%	47.1%
Carpooled	7.0%	26.0%
Public transit	0.0%	4.8%
Walked	10.5%	11.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	10.6%
Other means	3.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Nicolaus	Meridian
1-unit, detached	84.8%	91.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	East Nicolaus	Meridian
Poverty rate	13.0%	14.8%
Average household size	2.30	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	22	34
Median year structure built	1971	1944