Iredell vs Meridian

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

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

Meridian has the higher population (1,546 vs 398 in Iredell). Meridian has the higher median household income ($61,607 vs $43,750 in Iredell). Meridian has the higher median home value ($112,100 vs $66,200 in Iredell).

Population, income & housing

	Iredell	Meridian
Population	398	1,546
Median age	36.4 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$61,607
Median home value	$66,200	$112,100
Median gross rent	$950	$736
Housing units	204	734
Homeownership rate	83.2%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iredell	Meridian
Population	348 → 398 (+14.4%)	1,528 → 1,546 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$45,714 → $43,750 (-4.3%)	$42,736 → $61,607 (+44.2%)
Median home value	$78,700 → $66,200 (-15.9%)	$77,300 → $112,100 (+45.0%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $950 (+48.9%)	$702 → $736 (+4.8%)

Iredell

Population

348398

Median household income

$45,714$43,750

Median home value

$78,700$66,200

Median gross rent

$638$950

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)

	Iredell	Meridian
Under 5	8.3%	3.6%
5 to 17	17.6%	18.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	15.1%	9.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	4.8%	14.0%
55 to 64	21.6%	17.9%
65 to 74	6.5%	7.0%
75 and over	8.0%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iredell	Meridian
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	77.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	20.1%	17.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iredell	Meridian
No high school diploma	7.4%	12.7%
High school graduate	36.1%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	45.0%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iredell	Meridian
Drove alone	86.3%	83.8%
Carpooled	3.0%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.7%	8.4%
Other means	3.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iredell	Meridian
1-unit, detached	93.1%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Iredell	Meridian
Poverty rate	12.3%	11.9%
Average household size	2.30	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1962	1968