Meridian vs Slippery Rock University

A side-by-side comparison of Meridian and Slippery Rock University: population, income, housing, and more.

Meridian and Slippery Rock University are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Meridian has the higher population (3,809 vs 2,724 in Slippery Rock University). Since 2019, Slippery Rock University's population has grown faster (+19.3% vs -4.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Meridian	Slippery Rock University
Population	3,809	2,724
Median age	49.7 yrs	19.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,250	—
Median home value	$231,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,281	—
Housing units	1,752	31
Homeownership rate	91.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meridian	Slippery Rock University
Population	3,970 → 3,809 (-4.1%)	2,284 → 2,724 (+19.3%)
Median household income	$80,474 → $70,250 (-12.7%)	—
Median home value	$173,500 → $231,000 (+33.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$837 → $1,281 (+53.0%)	—

Meridian

Population

3,9703,809

Median household income

$80,474$70,250

Median home value

$173,500$231,000

Median gross rent

$837$1,281

Slippery Rock University

Population

2,2842,724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meridian	Slippery Rock University
Under 5	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.4%	1.4%
18 to 24	4.0%	96.8%
25 to 34	3.0%	0.6%
35 to 44	17.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.1%	1.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	9.6%	0.0%
75 and over	17.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meridian	Slippery Rock University
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meridian	Slippery Rock University
No high school diploma	4.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	38.0%	56.3%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meridian	Slippery Rock University
Drove alone	90.2%	46.0%
Carpooled	2.6%	6.6%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	36.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	11.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meridian	Slippery Rock University
1-unit, detached	96.9%	29.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	71.0%

Poverty & households

	Meridian	Slippery Rock University
Poverty rate	3.2%	100.0%
Average household size	2.27	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	23	14
Median year structure built	1964	—