Eagle vs Meridian

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

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

Meridian has the higher population (124,865 vs 31,490 in Eagle). Eagle has the higher median household income ($118,037 vs $98,686 in Meridian). Eagle has the higher median home value ($711,500 vs $485,000 in Meridian).

Population, income & housing

	Eagle	Meridian
Population	31,490	124,865
Median age	46.1 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$118,037	$98,686
Median home value	$711,500	$485,000
Median gross rent	$1,753	$1,714
Housing units	12,646	46,762
Homeownership rate	85.4%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.4%	44.4%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eagle	Meridian
Population	26,514 → 31,490 (+18.8%)	101,905 → 124,865 (+22.5%)
Median household income	$92,807 → $118,037 (+27.2%)	$71,389 → $98,686 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$426,000 → $711,500 (+67.0%)	$274,900 → $485,000 (+76.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,138 → $1,753 (+54.0%)	$1,111 → $1,714 (+54.3%)

Eagle

Population

26,51431,490

Median household income

$92,807$118,037

Median home value

$426,000$711,500

Median gross rent

$1,138$1,753

Meridian

Population

101,905124,865

Median household income

$71,389$98,686

Median home value

$274,900$485,000

Median gross rent

$1,111$1,714

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eagle	Meridian
Under 5	5.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.0%	20.5%
18 to 24	4.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	7.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.8%
45 to 54	14.0%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.3%	10.5%
65 to 74	15.0%	8.8%
75 and over	8.2%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eagle	Meridian
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	81.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	2.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eagle	Meridian
No high school diploma	3.9%	4.3%
High school graduate	13.4%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	35.6%	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.9%	15.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eagle	Meridian
Drove alone	62.0%	73.7%
Carpooled	4.9%	6.3%
Public transit	0.8%	0.1%
Walked	2.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.5%
Worked from home	27.9%	17.2%
Other means	1.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eagle	Meridian
1-unit, detached	86.5%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	3.5%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Eagle	Meridian
Poverty rate	6.0%	6.2%
Average household size	2.59	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	2005	2006