Meridian vs Star

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

Meridian and Star 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 13,231 in Star). Meridian has the higher median household income ($98,686 vs $91,318 in Star). Star has the higher median home value ($498,900 vs $485,000 in Meridian).

Population, income & housing

	Meridian	Star
Population	124,865	13,231
Median age	37.4 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$98,686	$91,318
Median home value	$485,000	$498,900
Median gross rent	$1,714	$1,622
Housing units	46,762	4,884
Homeownership rate	76.1%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.4%	33.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meridian	Star
Population	101,905 → 124,865 (+22.5%)	9,115 → 13,231 (+45.2%)
Median household income	$71,389 → $98,686 (+38.2%)	$65,282 → $91,318 (+39.9%)
Median home value	$274,900 → $485,000 (+76.4%)	$283,100 → $498,900 (+76.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,111 → $1,714 (+54.3%)	$1,143 → $1,622 (+41.9%)

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

Star

Population

9,11513,231

Median household income

$65,282$91,318

Median home value

$283,100$498,900

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,622

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meridian	Star
Under 5	5.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	20.5%	19.2%
18 to 24	8.1%	9.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	10.2%
35 to 44	14.8%	11.2%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	12.4%
65 to 74	8.8%	13.6%
75 and over	5.9%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meridian	Star
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	82.3%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meridian	Star
No high school diploma	4.3%	2.0%
High school graduate	17.4%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meridian	Star
Drove alone	73.7%	68.8%
Carpooled	6.3%	10.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	19.8%
Other means	1.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meridian	Star
1-unit, detached	82.7%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.2%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Meridian	Star
Poverty rate	6.2%	8.7%
Average household size	2.73	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	2006	2009