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Meridian, MS-AL Market Area


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2022 population: 168,823   ( 17,644 from 2010 , 4,154 from 2020)
Land area: 5126.6 square miles
Population density: 32.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:87,738 51.97% 12.3%
Black:67,92740.24% 9.6%
Indian:6,4363.81% 0.1%
Asian:1,1100.66% 33.6%
2+ races:2,0261.20% 49.9%
Hispanic:3,5862.12% 40.8%
Total non-White:81,08548.03% 6.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,766 13.8
Deaths:6,51718.8
Net Migration: -2,454-7.1
Net Immigration: 400.1
Change in White population:-12,313 -6.6
Change in Non-White pop.:-5,331 -2.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
186,467
100,05153.66%
75,15840.31%
6,4303.45%
8310.45%
1,3520.73%
2,5471.37%
86,41646.34%

2000
187,811
107,43557.20%
71,78938.22%
5,1132.72%
5560.30%
9560.51%
1,8861.00%
80,37642.80%

1990
180,507
108,47260.09%
66,78337.00%
4,2192.34%
4300.24%
n/a
6030.33%
72,03539.91%

1980
181,858
112,74261.99%
63,66835.01%
3,0461.67%
5500.30%
n/a
1,7100.94%
69,11638.01%

1970
165,717
103,51562.46%
59,06135.64%
2,2421.35%
1990.12%
n/a
6570.40%
62,202 37.54%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
25,640 13.7
19,50110.4
-7,308-3.9
2330.1
-7,384 -3.9
6,040 3.2
1990's
NumberRate
27,880 15.4
20,14411.2
-3,679-2.0
3140.2
-1,037 -0.6
8,341 4.6
1980's
NumberRate
29,674 16.3
19,261 10.6
-10,682 -5.9
n/a
-4,270 -2.3
2,919 1.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-335 -0.2
n/a
9,227 5.6
6,914 4.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Meridian, MS-AL Market Area

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.0
40,091 23.7%
128,732 76.3%
31,755 18.8%
65,540
2.52
43,222 65.9%
28,309 65.5%
6,084 14.1%
22,318 34.1%

2010
NumberPercent
37.7
47,026 25.2%
139,441 74.8%
27,505 14.8%
72,308
2.49
48,814 67.5%
31,464 64.5%
7,622 15.6%
23,494 32.5%

2000
NumberPercent
35.3
50,550 26.9%
137,261 73.1%
27,059 14.4%
71,856
2.53
50,617 70.4%
35,179 69.5%
7,431 14.7%
21,239 29.6%

1990
NumberPercent
32.1
51,872 28.7%
128,635 71.3%
25,474 14.1%
65,960
2.66
48,487 73.5%
35,619 73.5%
6,151 12.7%
17,473 26.5%

1980
NumberPercent
29.4
57,203 31.5%
124,655 68.5%
24,707 13.6%
61,582
2.88
47,524 77.2%
38,449 80.9%
4,142 8.7%
14,058 22.8%

2022 Housing Data for Meridian, MS-AL Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units79,836 
Median Value$107,036 
Occupied65,54082.1%
Vacant14,29617.9%
Owned46,51471.0%
Rented19,02629.0%
Median Rent$768 
Single-Family Units52,27565.5%
    Detached51,44164.4%
    Attached8341.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units5,0706.4%
Mobile Homes17,50721.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Meridian, MS-AL Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0006,2469.5%
$10,000 to $14,9995,1777.9%
$15,000 to $19,9994,8887.5%
$20,000 to $24,9994,1616.3%
$25,000 to $29,9993,4275.2%
$30,000 to $34,9993,2274.9%
$35,000 to $39,9992,6304.0%
$40,000 to $44,9992,9934.6%
$45,000 to $49,9992,7184.1%
$50,000 to $59,9995,2948.1%
$60,000 to $74,9995,6128.6%
$75,000 to $99,9996,58010.0%
$100,000 to $124,9994,6197.0%
$125,000 to $149,9993,0764.7%
$150,000 to $199,9992,8974.4%
$200,000 or more1,9953.0%
Median Household Income45,061 
Per Capita Income25,568 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.71 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5,6978.7%
Public Assistance9121.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps11,85318.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed61,14858.9%
Unemployed4,5924.4%
In Armed Forces1,1531.1%
Total Labor Force66,89364.4%
Not in Labor Force36,98235.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 40.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector22,19321,75150.5%
Non-Profit1,5852,30140.8%
Self-Employed3,4661,73666.6%
Local Government2,3242,87244.7%
State Government1,9853,27637.7%
Federal Government1,5471,70547.6%
Total Private + Self25,65923,48752.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.7,44110,15442.3%
Total33,10033,64149.6%
Pct. Govt.20.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts7,03010.5%
Sales and Office Occupations13,68520.5%
Professional, Technical14,45921.6%
Service Occupations12,01118.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing6010.9%
All others19,71529.5%
White Collar 52.6%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance11,94317.9%
Manufacturing9,21613.8%
Retail trade7,59411.4%
Educational services7,27310.9%
Accommodation and food services4,9957.5%
Construction3,8625.8%
Public administration3,4775.2%
Transportation and warehousing3,4245.1%
Other services2,6143.9%
Finance and insurance2,0613.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,0143.0%
Professional, scientific, technical1,5942.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,4952.2%
Wholesale trade1,4912.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,3982.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction7201.1%
Utilities6741.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing5500.8%
Information4760.7%
Management290.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Meridian, MS-AL Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,5200.88%
Puerto Rican1770.10%
Cuban930.05%
Dominican560.03%
Total Central American2300.13%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan590.03%
Honduran1180.07%
Nicaraguan220.01%
Panamanian140.01%
Salvadoran170.01%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2330.14%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean60.00%
Colombian940.05%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian850.05%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan480.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3850.22%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian2100.12%
Vietnamese1800.10%
Chinese1540.09%
Filipino1140.07%
Thai710.04%
Japanese630.04%
Cambodian380.02%
Korean110.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English154,93495.7%
Other3,4082.1%
Spanish1,9741.2%
Arabic3670.2%
Other Indo-European2740.2%
Chinese1620.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun1530.1%
Vietnamese1290.1%
Other Asian1230.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American26,72215.5%
English12,4167.2%
Irish10,4596.1%
German4,8502.8%
Scottish2,2971.3%
European2,2631.3%
Scotch-Irish1,8501.1%
Italian1,5090.9%
French1,3550.8%
African1,1210.7%
Dutch6190.4%
British5160.3%
Welsh3570.2%
Polish3390.2%
French Canadian2440.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen171,49299.5%
Not a citizen8920.5%
Native170,45698.9%
Foreign-born1,9281.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Meridian, MS-AL Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
5,283 4.6%12,837 11.2%35,725 31.2%40,295 35.2%12,309 10.8%7,906 6.9%
  Average years of education: 12.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 5,283 4.6%
9-12 Years 12,837 11.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 35,725 31.2%
Some College 40,295 35.2%
Bach. Degree 12,309 10.8%
Grad Degree 7,906 6.9%
Average years of education: 12.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Meridian, MS-AL Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 80,758 74,507 6,251 7.7%
1991 81,626 75,073 6,553 8.0%
1992 81,458 74,836 6,622 8.1%
1993 81,912 76,122 5,790 7.1%
1994 82,323 76,778 5,545 6.7%
1995 85,406 79,854 5,552 6.5%
1996 85,449 79,946 5,503 6.4%
1997 84,998 79,722 5,276 6.2%
1998 84,218 79,125 5,093 6.0%
1999 83,764 78,168 5,596 6.7%
2000 81,209 76,157 5,052 6.2%
2001 79,168 74,213 4,955 6.3%
2002 79,894 73,857 6,037 7.6%
2003 80,427 74,787 5,640 7.0%
2004 80,331 74,868 5,463 6.8%
2005 79,718 74,150 5,568 7.0%
2006 77,780 73,236 4,544 5.8%
2007 77,483 72,645 4,838 6.2%
2008 77,254 71,888 5,366 6.9%
2009 75,082 67,528 7,554 10.1%
2010 75,318 67,042 8,276 11.0%
2011 76,875 68,817 8,058 10.5%
2012 77,110 69,999 7,111 9.2%
2013 75,324 68,831 6,493 8.6%
2014 71,824 66,133 5,691 7.9%
2015 69,939 64,978 4,961 7.1%
2016 69,844 65,312 4,532 6.5%
2017 70,136 66,101 4,035 5.8%
2018 68,766 65,079 3,687 5.4%
2019 68,052 64,148 3,904 5.7%
2020 66,665 61,380 5,285 7.9%
2021 65,412 61,870 3,542 5.4%
2022 64,446 61,721 2,725 4.2%
2023 62,865 60,663 2,202 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com