Meridian vs Rio Oso

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

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

Rio Oso has the higher population (421 vs 386 in Meridian). Rio Oso has the higher median household income ($172,500 vs $61,023 in Meridian). Rio Oso has the higher median home value ($478,800 vs $262,500 in Meridian).

Population, income & housing

	Meridian	Rio Oso
Population	386	421
Median age	35.7 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,023	$172,500
Median home value	$262,500	$478,800
Median gross rent	$707	—
Housing units	157	141
Homeownership rate	57.6%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meridian	Rio Oso
Population	371 → 386 (+4.0%)	350 → 421 (+20.3%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $61,023 (+19.1%)	$118,333 → $172,500 (+45.8%)
Median home value	$226,900 → $262,500 (+15.7%)	$426,700 → $478,800 (+12.2%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $707 (-2.5%)	$1,333 → $1,375 (+3.2%)

Meridian

Population

371386

Median household income

$51,250$61,023

Median home value

$226,900$262,500

Median gross rent

$725$707

Rio Oso

Population

350421

Median household income

$118,333$172,500

Median home value

$426,700$478,800

Median gross rent

$1,333$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meridian	Rio Oso
Under 5	17.4%	6.9%
5 to 17	7.8%	28.7%
18 to 24	3.4%	4.5%
25 to 34	19.4%	7.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	18.1%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	17.6%	4.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	13.3%
75 and over	3.4%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meridian	Rio Oso
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	81.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.3%	0.0%
Some other race	10.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meridian	Rio Oso
No high school diploma	22.5%	8.3%
High school graduate	19.6%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meridian	Rio Oso
Drove alone	47.1%	65.9%
Carpooled	26.0%	9.7%
Public transit	4.8%	0.0%
Walked	11.5%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	20.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meridian	Rio Oso
1-unit, detached	91.7%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	14.2%
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%	26.2%

Poverty & households

	Meridian	Rio Oso
Poverty rate	14.8%	3.8%
Average household size	2.78	3.45
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1944	1982