Meridian vs The Pinery

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

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

The Pinery has the higher population (11,740 vs 5,058 in Meridian). The Pinery has the higher median household income ($173,889 vs $90,496 in Meridian). The Pinery has the higher median home value ($709,800 vs $571,600 in Meridian).

Population, income & housing

	Meridian	The Pinery
Population	5,058	11,740
Median age	31.8 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$90,496	$173,889
Median home value	$571,600	$709,800
Median gross rent	$1,925	$3,115
Housing units	2,783	3,995
Homeownership rate	14.2%	96.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.9%	61.0%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meridian	The Pinery
Population	3,640 → 5,058 (+39.0%)	10,806 → 11,740 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$83,239 → $90,496 (+8.7%)	$127,857 → $173,889 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$479,700 → $571,600 (+19.2%)	$503,300 → $709,800 (+41.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,719 → $1,925 (+12.0%)	$1,932 → $3,115 (+61.2%)

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

The Pinery

Population

10,80611,740

Median household income

$127,857$173,889

Median home value

$503,300$709,800

Median gross rent

$1,932$3,115

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meridian	The Pinery
Under 5	4.7%	3.7%
5 to 17	5.4%	19.6%
18 to 24	9.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	34.5%	6.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	17.4%
55 to 64	6.6%	16.3%
65 to 74	5.7%	10.1%
75 and over	7.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meridian	The Pinery
White (non-Hispanic)	61.9%	77.3%
Black or African American	5.6%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.1%
Asian	14.8%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meridian	The Pinery
No high school diploma	3.8%	2.9%
High school graduate	21.4%	9.3%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.3%	35.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	25.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meridian	The Pinery
Drove alone	74.4%	63.3%
Carpooled	7.7%	6.1%
Public transit	0.8%	0.9%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	28.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meridian	The Pinery
1-unit, detached	14.4%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	48.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	28.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Meridian	The Pinery
Poverty rate	5.8%	1.7%
Average household size	1.89	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	18	31
Median year structure built	2005	1995