Meriden

In South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 60,418
Median household income: $68,617
Median home value: $221,600

Located in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Meriden is a community with a population of 60,418. The median household income of $68,617 is below the South Central Connecticut Planning Region median ($86,266).

Between 2019 and 2023, Meriden's population grew 1.2% from 59,676 to 60,418, while its median home value rose 28.9% from $171,900 to $221,600.

Households average 2.41 people. The median gross rent is $1,243.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 60,418
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $68,617
Median home value: $221,600
Median gross rent: $1,243
Housing units: 26,804
Homeownership rate: 59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

59,67660,418

Median household income

$58,843$68,617

Median home value

$171,900$221,600

Median gross rent

$1,027$1,243

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	59,676	$58,843	$171,900	$1,027
2020	59,512	$58,472	$171,700	$1,041
2021	60,790	$59,792	$175,700	$1,105
2022	60,556	$63,671	$199,100	$1,191
2023	60,418	$68,617	$221,600	$1,243

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,750	6.2%
5 to 17	9,299	15.4%
18 to 24	5,206	8.6%
25 to 34	8,920	14.8%
35 to 44	7,688	12.7%
45 to 54	7,034	11.6%
55 to 64	9,297	15.4%
65 to 74	5,238	8.7%
75 and over	3,986	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,710	49.2%
Black or African American	4,463	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	104	0.2%
Asian	1,421	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	135	0.2%
Two or more races	1,808	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,777	37.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,754	13.6%
High school graduate	14,414	34.2%
Some college or associate's	12,632	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	5,717	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,646	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,239	77.4%
Carpooled	2,963	10.3%
Public transit	464	1.6%
Walked	538	1.9%
Bicycle	40	0.1%
Worked from home	2,133	7.4%
Other means	364	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,741	25.3%
15 to 29 min	11,908	44.8%
30 to 44 min	5,417	20.4%
45 to 59 min	1,297	4.9%
60+ min	1,245	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 14.2% (8,461 of 59,733)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,439	62.5%
Nonfamily households	9,270	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,709	92.2%
Vacant	2,095	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,798	59.9%
Renter-occupied	9,911	40.1%

1-unit, detached48.6%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units23.7%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units12.4%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,019	48.6%
1-unit, attached	1,824	6.8%
2 to 4 units	6,359	23.7%
5 to 19 units	2,066	7.7%
20 or more units	3,333	12.4%
Mobile home & other	203	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0946450
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0.36 sq mi
Center point: 41.5368, -72.7945