Meridian

Population: 34,466
Median household income: $34,657
Median home value: $100,800

Located in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Meridian is a community with a population of 34,466. Its median household income of $34,657 runs below the Lauderdale County figure of $50,033.

Between 2019 and 2023, Meridian's population declined 8.9% from 37,848 to 34,466, while its median home value rose 21.0% from $83,300 to $100,800.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.0% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 62.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,466
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $34,657
Median home value: $100,800
Median gross rent: $865
Housing units: 17,873
Homeownership rate: 47.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,84834,466

Median household income

$32,422$34,657

Median home value

$83,300$100,800

Median gross rent

$728$865

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,848	$32,422	$83,300	$728
2020	37,252	$30,088	$84,300	$709
2021	35,625	$31,198	$92,100	$748
2022	34,990	$32,797	$97,800	$824
2023	34,466	$34,657	$100,800	$865

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,190	6.4%
5 to 17	5,853	17.0%
18 to 24	3,150	9.1%
25 to 34	4,390	12.7%
35 to 44	4,088	11.9%
45 to 54	3,959	11.5%
55 to 64	4,678	13.6%
65 to 74	3,635	10.5%
75 and over	2,523	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,188	29.6%
Black or African American	21,511	62.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.0%
Asian	395	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	432	1.3%
Two or more races	1,224	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	701	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.8%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,148	17.8%
High school graduate	6,761	29.1%
Some college or associate's	7,537	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,749	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,078	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,158	80.5%
Carpooled	1,437	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	199	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	573	4.1%
Other means	498	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,764	50.9%
15 to 29 min	4,348	32.7%
30 to 44 min	1,054	7.9%
45 to 59 min	309	2.3%
60+ min	817	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 31.9% (10,638 of 33,305)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,364	55.8%
Nonfamily households	6,614	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,978	83.8%
Vacant	2,895	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,126	47.6%
Renter-occupied	7,852	52.4%

1-unit, detached60.4%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units15.2%

5 to 19 units14.3%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,799	60.4%
1-unit, attached	288	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2,713	15.2%
5 to 19 units	2,559	14.3%
20 or more units	1,125	6.3%
Mobile home & other	389	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2846640
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 54 sq mi
Water area: 0.76 sq mi
Center point: 32.3842, -88.6894