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Meridian, Mississippi QuickFacts

	Meridian, Mississippi	United States
Total population	39,968	281,421,906
State	Mississippi
City	meridian

Meridian, Mississippi Population

	Meridian, Mississippi	%, Meridian, Mississippi	United States
Male	18,250	45.66%	49.06%
Female	21,718	54.34%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.6		35.3

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	Meridian, Mississippi	%, Meridian, Mississippi	United States
18 years and over	29,100	72.81%	74.31%
21 years and over	27,196	68.04%	69.97%
62 years and over	7,539	18.86%	14.66%
65 years and over	6,597	16.51%	12.43%

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	Meridian, Mississippi	%, Meridian, Mississippi	United States
White	17,580	43.99%	75.14%
Black or African American	21,729	54.37%	12.32%
Asian	238	0.6%	3.64%
Some other race	192	0.48%	5.46%
Two or more races	229	0.57%	2.43%

Meridian, Mississippi Housing

	Meridian, Mississippi	%, Meridian, Mississippi	United States
Total households	15,966		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,033	62.84%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	5,933	37.16%	31.94%

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	Meridian, Mississippi	%, Meridian, Mississippi	United States
Total housing units	17,952		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,924	10.72%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	15,966	88.94%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	8,984	50.04%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	6,982	38.89%	30.77%

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	Meridian, Mississippi	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	3,166	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,676	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	809	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	223	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	222	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	135	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	44	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	59,600	119,600

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	Meridian, Mississippi	%, Meridian, Mississippi	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,645	22.83%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,910	24.49%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,219	13.9%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,205	13.81%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,605	10.05%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,388	14.96%	9.65%

Meridian, Mississippi Education

	Meridian, Mississippi	%, Meridian, Mississippi	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,171		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	983	8.8%	6.47%
Kindergarten	640	5.73%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,971	44.5%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,318	20.75%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,259	20.22%	22.81%

Meridian, Mississippi Economy

	Meridian, Mississippi	%, Meridian, Mississippi	United States
Population 16 years and over	30,282		217,168,077
In labor force	16,521	54.56%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	16,254	53.68%	63.39%
- - Employed	14,720	48.61%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,534	5.07%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	267	0.88%	0.53%
Not in labor force	13,761	45.44%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	17,067	56.36%	51.66%
In labor force	8,384	27.69%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	8,355	27.59%	29.65%
- - Employed	7,569	25.0%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,432	11.33%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,150		12,787,501

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	Meridian, Mississippi	%, Meridian, Mississippi	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	16,062		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,764	23.43%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,662	10.35%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,586	16.1%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,194	13.66%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,238	13.93%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,140	13.32%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	646	4.02%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	501	3.12%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	97	0.6%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	234	1.46%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	25,085		41,994

	Meridian, Mississippi	%, Meridian, Mississippi	United States
With earnings	11,046	36.48%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	41,117		56,604
With Social Security income	5,334	17.61%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,676		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,433	4.73%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,546		6,320
With public assistance income	661	2.18%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,646		3,032
With retirement income	2,679	8.85%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,450		17,376

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