McLouth vs Meriden

A side-by-side comparison of McLouth and Meriden: population, income, housing, and more.

McLouth and Meriden are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McLouth has the higher population (891 vs 798 in Meriden). Meriden has the higher median household income ($74,297 vs $70,703 in McLouth). McLouth has the higher median home value ($164,400 vs $143,300 in Meriden).

Population, income & housing

	McLouth	Meriden
Population	891	798
Median age	37.0 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,703	$74,297
Median home value	$164,400	$143,300
Median gross rent	$1,071	$840
Housing units	354	355
Homeownership rate	69.7%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McLouth	Meriden
Population	1,237 → 891 (-28.0%)	792 → 798 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$49,091 → $70,703 (+44.0%)	$59,375 → $74,297 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$106,600 → $164,400 (+54.2%)	$107,600 → $143,300 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,071 (+45.1%)	$758 → $840 (+10.8%)

McLouth

Population

1,237891

Median household income

$49,091$70,703

Median home value

$106,600$164,400

Median gross rent

$738$1,071

Meriden

Population

792798

Median household income

$59,375$74,297

Median home value

$107,600$143,300

Median gross rent

$758$840

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McLouth	Meriden
Under 5	5.1%	7.6%
5 to 17	16.0%	14.8%
18 to 24	13.5%	10.0%
25 to 34	12.8%	20.6%
35 to 44	10.1%	9.8%
45 to 54	15.7%	9.5%
55 to 64	15.3%	17.0%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.1%
75 and over	4.6%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McLouth	Meriden
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McLouth	Meriden
No high school diploma	9.8%	3.9%
High school graduate	38.3%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McLouth	Meriden
Drove alone	84.8%	80.0%
Carpooled	4.2%	18.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	1.0%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McLouth	Meriden
1-unit, detached	87.0%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	McLouth	Meriden
Poverty rate	6.2%	5.8%
Average household size	2.72	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	39	25
Median year structure built	1976	1974