Lauderdale vs Meridian Station

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

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

Meridian Station has the higher population (739 vs 271 in Lauderdale). Since 2019, Meridian Station's population has grown faster (+12.0% vs -39.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Lauderdale	Meridian Station
Population	271	739
Median age	49.2 yrs	24.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,341
Housing units	249	264
Homeownership rate	77.6%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.2%	72.2%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lauderdale	Meridian Station
Population	446 → 271 (-39.2%)	660 → 739 (+12.0%)
Median household income	—	$63,696 → $51,500 (-19.1%)
Median home value	$32,900 → $44,800 (+36.2%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$1,375 → $1,341 (-2.5%)

Lauderdale

Population

446271

Median home value

$32,900$44,800

Meridian Station

Population

660739

Median household income

$63,696$51,500

Median gross rent

$1,375$1,341

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lauderdale	Meridian Station
Under 5	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	15.1%	12.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	40.3%
25 to 34	4.4%	21.2%
35 to 44	27.7%	15.6%
45 to 54	19.6%	1.6%
55 to 64	17.0%	5.4%
65 to 74	10.0%	0.0%
75 and over	6.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lauderdale	Meridian Station
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	51.7%
Black or African American	33.6%	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	5.4%
Asian	0.0%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lauderdale	Meridian Station
No high school diploma	3.0%	6.5%
High school graduate	49.1%	2.8%
Some college or associate's	42.6%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	68.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lauderdale	Meridian Station
Drove alone	94.6%	45.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	39.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	10.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lauderdale	Meridian Station
1-unit, detached	59.8%	42.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	29.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.9%
Mobile home & other	40.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lauderdale	Meridian Station
Poverty rate	22.9%	4.3%
Average household size	1.56	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	68	12
Median year structure built	1971	1979