Meridian vs Trowbridge

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

Meridian and Trowbridge 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 243 in Trowbridge). Trowbridge has the higher median household income ($107,083 vs $61,023 in Meridian). Trowbridge has the higher median home value ($580,400 vs $262,500 in Meridian).

Population, income & housing

	Meridian	Trowbridge
Population	386	243
Median age	35.7 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,023	$107,083
Median home value	$262,500	$580,400
Median gross rent	$707	—
Housing units	157	90
Homeownership rate	57.6%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meridian	Trowbridge
Population	371 → 386 (+4.0%)	254 → 243 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $61,023 (+19.1%)	$103,125 → $107,083 (+3.8%)
Median home value	$226,900 → $262,500 (+15.7%)	$332,400 → $580,400 (+74.6%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $707 (-2.5%)	—

Meridian

Population

371386

Median household income

$51,250$61,023

Median home value

$226,900$262,500

Median gross rent

$725$707

Trowbridge

Population

254243

Median household income

$103,125$107,083

Median home value

$332,400$580,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meridian	Trowbridge
Under 5	17.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.8%	28.0%
18 to 24	3.4%	11.1%
25 to 34	19.4%	7.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	16.0%
55 to 64	17.6%	14.4%
65 to 74	6.5%	2.1%
75 and over	3.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meridian	Trowbridge
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	69.5%
Black or African American	1.8%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.3%	0.0%
Some other race	10.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	25.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meridian	Trowbridge
No high school diploma	22.5%	7.4%
High school graduate	19.6%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meridian	Trowbridge
Drove alone	47.1%	61.3%
Carpooled	26.0%	10.9%
Public transit	4.8%	0.0%
Walked	11.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	25.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meridian	Trowbridge
1-unit, detached	91.7%	86.7%
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%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Meridian	Trowbridge
Poverty rate	14.8%	5.3%
Average household size	2.78	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	34	39
Median year structure built	1944	1981