Castle Pines vs Meridian

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

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

Castle Pines has the higher population (12,573 vs 5,058 in Meridian). Castle Pines has the higher median household income ($189,918 vs $90,496 in Meridian). Castle Pines has the higher median home value ($827,900 vs $571,600 in Meridian).

Population, income & housing

	Castle Pines	Meridian
Population	12,573	5,058
Median age	43.5 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$189,918	$90,496
Median home value	$827,900	$571,600
Median gross rent	$2,128	$1,925
Housing units	4,628	2,783
Homeownership rate	84.1%	14.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.9%	45.9%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castle Pines	Meridian
Population	10,591 → 12,573 (+18.7%)	3,640 → 5,058 (+39.0%)
Median household income	$163,819 → $189,918 (+15.9%)	$83,239 → $90,496 (+8.7%)
Median home value	$615,400 → $827,900 (+34.5%)	$479,700 → $571,600 (+19.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,768 → $2,128 (+20.4%)	$1,719 → $1,925 (+12.0%)

Castle Pines

Population

10,59112,573

Median household income

$163,819$189,918

Median home value

$615,400$827,900

Median gross rent

$1,768$2,128

Meridian

Population

3,6405,058

Median household income

$83,239$90,496

Median home value

$479,700$571,600

Median gross rent

$1,719$1,925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castle Pines	Meridian
Under 5	4.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	18.6%	5.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	9.6%
25 to 34	10.1%	34.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.8%
45 to 54	15.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	16.4%	6.6%
65 to 74	9.8%	5.7%
75 and over	6.1%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castle Pines	Meridian
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	61.9%
Black or African American	4.1%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.8%
Asian	3.2%	14.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.7%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castle Pines	Meridian
No high school diploma	0.8%	3.8%
High school graduate	10.3%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	19.0%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	45.2%	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24.7%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castle Pines	Meridian
Drove alone	57.6%	74.4%
Carpooled	4.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.8%
Walked	3.7%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.7%	12.8%
Other means	0.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castle Pines	Meridian
1-unit, detached	81.2%	14.4%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	48.1%
20 or more units	0.6%	28.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Castle Pines	Meridian
Poverty rate	4.7%	5.8%
Average household size	2.77	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	2003	2005