Meridian vs Sutter

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

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

Sutter has the higher population (2,671 vs 386 in Meridian). Sutter has the higher median household income ($94,375 vs $61,023 in Meridian). Sutter has the higher median home value ($373,600 vs $262,500 in Meridian).

Population, income & housing

	Meridian	Sutter
Population	386	2,671
Median age	35.7 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,023	$94,375
Median home value	$262,500	$373,600
Median gross rent	$707	$1,360
Housing units	157	1,035
Homeownership rate	57.6%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meridian	Sutter
Population	371 → 386 (+4.0%)	3,005 → 2,671 (-11.1%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $61,023 (+19.1%)	$69,034 → $94,375 (+36.7%)
Median home value	$226,900 → $262,500 (+15.7%)	$248,200 → $373,600 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $707 (-2.5%)	$1,152 → $1,360 (+18.1%)

Meridian

Population

371386

Median household income

$51,250$61,023

Median home value

$226,900$262,500

Median gross rent

$725$707

Sutter

Population

3,0052,671

Median household income

$69,034$94,375

Median home value

$248,200$373,600

Median gross rent

$1,152$1,360

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meridian	Sutter
Under 5	17.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	7.8%	16.1%
18 to 24	3.4%	4.8%
25 to 34	19.4%	15.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	16.7%
55 to 64	17.6%	11.6%
65 to 74	6.5%	10.4%
75 and over	3.4%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meridian	Sutter
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	72.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	2.6%
Asian	0.0%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.3%	0.0%
Some other race	10.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meridian	Sutter
No high school diploma	22.5%	6.5%
High school graduate	19.6%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meridian	Sutter
Drove alone	47.1%	91.3%
Carpooled	26.0%	3.5%
Public transit	4.8%	0.0%
Walked	11.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meridian	Sutter
1-unit, detached	91.7%	96.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Meridian	Sutter
Poverty rate	14.8%	4.0%
Average household size	2.78	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1944	1973