Clifton vs Meridian

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

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

Clifton has the higher population (3,489 vs 1,546 in Meridian). Clifton has the higher median household income ($63,696 vs $61,607 in Meridian). Clifton has the higher median home value ($147,500 vs $112,100 in Meridian).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Meridian
Population	3,489	1,546
Median age	47.4 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,696	$61,607
Median home value	$147,500	$112,100
Median gross rent	$1,008	$736
Housing units	1,430	734
Homeownership rate	66.0%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Meridian
Population	3,391 → 3,489 (+2.9%)	1,528 → 1,546 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$49,000 → $63,696 (+30.0%)	$42,736 → $61,607 (+44.2%)
Median home value	$87,000 → $147,500 (+69.5%)	$77,300 → $112,100 (+45.0%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $1,008 (+20.9%)	$702 → $736 (+4.8%)

Clifton

Population

3,3913,489

Median household income

$49,000$63,696

Median home value

$87,000$147,500

Median gross rent

$834$1,008

Meridian

Population

1,5281,546

Median household income

$42,736$61,607

Median home value

$77,300$112,100

Median gross rent

$702$736

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Meridian
Under 5	5.7%	3.6%
5 to 17	17.9%	18.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	5.7%	9.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.6%	14.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	17.9%
65 to 74	12.4%	7.0%
75 and over	17.3%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Meridian
White (non-Hispanic)	53.6%	77.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	38.0%	17.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Meridian
No high school diploma	20.6%	12.7%
High school graduate	24.2%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Meridian
Drove alone	80.4%	83.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	9.2%	8.4%
Other means	3.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Meridian
1-unit, detached	83.8%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	1.6%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Meridian
Poverty rate	11.0%	11.9%
Average household size	2.43	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1971	1968