Meridian vs Nicolaus

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

Meridian and Nicolaus 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 93 in Nicolaus). Nicolaus has the higher median household income ($108,750 vs $61,023 in Meridian). Nicolaus has the higher median home value ($609,400 vs $262,500 in Meridian).

Population, income & housing

	Meridian	Nicolaus
Population	386	93
Median age	35.7 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,023	$108,750
Median home value	$262,500	$609,400
Median gross rent	$707	—
Housing units	157	50
Homeownership rate	57.6%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meridian	Nicolaus
Population	371 → 386 (+4.0%)	148 → 93 (-37.2%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $61,023 (+19.1%)	$85,875 → $108,750 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$226,900 → $262,500 (+15.7%)	$525,000 → $609,400 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $707 (-2.5%)	$950 → $558 (-41.3%)

Meridian

Population

371386

Median household income

$51,250$61,023

Median home value

$226,900$262,500

Median gross rent

$725$707

Nicolaus

Population

14893

Median household income

$85,875$108,750

Median home value

$525,000$609,400

Median gross rent

$950$558

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meridian	Nicolaus
Under 5	17.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.8%	16.1%
18 to 24	3.4%	14.0%
25 to 34	19.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	3.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	20.4%
55 to 64	17.6%	8.6%
65 to 74	6.5%	15.1%
75 and over	3.4%	22.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meridian	Nicolaus
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	78.5%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.3%	0.0%
Some other race	10.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meridian	Nicolaus
No high school diploma	22.5%	3.1%
High school graduate	19.6%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	26.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meridian	Nicolaus
Drove alone	47.1%	84.6%
Carpooled	26.0%	0.0%
Public transit	4.8%	0.0%
Walked	11.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	15.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meridian	Nicolaus
1-unit, detached	91.7%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
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	7.6%	26.0%

Poverty & households

	Meridian	Nicolaus
Poverty rate	14.8%	9.7%
Average household size	2.78	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	34	49
Median year structure built	1944	1976