Living in Meridian Public Schools Area

Living Summary

4,356

households

10,595

Total Population

$126,600

Average House Value

$814

Average Housing Rent

$59,476

Average Household Income

95.06%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

1,401

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

19 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

33%

Percent Proficient - Math

45%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 4,356 households are located in Meridian Public Schools area. Among them, 1,184 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.82 people. The total number of children in the region is 2,599 and 2,160 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0% (43) of residents are non-citizens and 1% (134) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Meridian Public Schools, Michigan
Household	4,356
Population	10,595
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,184 (27%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	2,599
Total Students	2,160
Pre-Kindergarten	53
Kindergarten	91
Grade 1-8	787
Grade 9-12	656
College/Graduate School	573
Veterans	8,609
Non-citizen	43
Non-English Home Language	134
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

8,935 residents are over the age of 16 and 4,888 people are in labor force. Among them, 4,888 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 4,656 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Meridian Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,594	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	3,808	82.89%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	362	7.88%
Public transportation	95	2.07%
Walked	74	1.61%
Other method	48	1.04%
Worked from home	207	4.51%
Average Commute Time	29 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,656	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,568	33.68%
Service	903	19.39%
Sales and office	968	20.79%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	562	12.07%
Production, transportation, and material moving	655	14.07%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,656	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	25	0.54%
Construction	557	11.96%
Manufacturing	767	16.47%
Wholesale trade	152	3.26%
Retail trade	581	12.48%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	164	3.52%
Information	28	0.60%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	170	3.65%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	272	5.84%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,208	25.95%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	326	7.00%
Other services, except public administration	220	4.73%
Public administration	186	3.99%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,656	-
Private wage and salary workers	3,819	82.02%
Government workers	503	10.80%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	323	6.94%
Unpaid family workers	11	0.24%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $76,414 for the 4,356 households in Meridian Public Schools area, Michigan. The average income of a single worker is $32,820. 10,072 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.06%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	4,356	-
Less than $10,000	183	4.20%
$10,000 - $14,999	146	3.35%
$15,000 - $24,999	455	10.45%
$25,000 - $34,999	358	8.22%
$35,000 - $49,999	638	14.65%
$50,000 - $74,999	927	21.28%
$75,000 - $99,999	664	15.24%
$100,000 - $149,999	576	13.22%
$150,000 - $199,999	217	4.98%
More than $200,000	192	4.41%
Median Household Income	$59,476	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$76,414	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	3,176	-
Less than $10,000	92	2.90%
$10,000 - $14,999	112	3.53%
$15,000 - $24,999	133	4.19%
$25,000 - $34,999	247	7.78%
$35,000 - $49,999	416	13.10%
$50,000 - $74,999	708	22.29%
$75,000 - $99,999	542	17.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	557	17.54%
$150,000 - $199,999	193	6.08%
More than $200,000	176	5.54%

Median Family Income	$72,638	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$86,846	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,820	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$53,101	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$53,101	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	10,595	-
With health insurance coverage	10,072	95.06%
Public coverage	4,659	43.97%
Private health insurance	7,785	73.48%
Without health insurance coverage	523	4.94%

Housing

There are 4,912 housing units in Meridian Public Schools area, Michigan with 4,356 units (88.68%) occupied. 3,871 houses (88.87%) are occupied by owner and 485 houses (11.13%) are rented. The average housing value is $126,600 and the average rental cost is $814. 27 houses (0.55%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 394 houses (8.02%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,912	-
Occupied	4,356	88.68%
Owner Occupied	3,871	88.87%
Renter Occupied	485	11.13%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	3,860	78.58%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	51	1.04%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	71	1.45%
Mobile Homes	930	18.93%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,912	-
Built 2014 or later	27	0.55%
Built 2010 - 2013	67	1.36%
Built 2000 - 2009	731	14.88%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,020	20.77%
Built 1980 - 1989	609	12.40%
Built 1970 - 1979	973	19.81%
Built 1960 - 1969	554	11.28%
Built 1950 - 1959	537	10.93%
Built 1949 or earlier	394	8.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,912	-
1 room	22	0.45%
2 rooms	20	0.41%
3 rooms	208	4.23%
4 rooms	625	12.72%
5 rooms	1,280	26.06%
6 rooms	994	20.24%
7 rooms	644	13.11%
8 rooms	558	11.36%
9 rooms or more	561	11.42%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,912	-
no bedroom	22	0.45%
1 bedroom	159	3.24%
2 bedrooms	1,041	21.19%
3 bedrooms	2,866	58.35%
4 bedrooms	694	14.13%
5 bedrooms or more	130	2.65%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	3,871	-
Less than $50,000	477	12.32%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,073	27.72%
$100,000 - $149,999	735	18.99%
$150,000 - $199,999	460	11.88%
$200,000 - $299,999	678	17.51%
$300,000 - $499,999	270	6.97%
$500,000 - $999,999	166	4.29%
$1,000,000 or more	12	0.31%
Median House Value	$126,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	396	-
Less than $500	18	4.55%
$500 - $999	297	75.00%
$1,000 - $1,499	70	17.68%
$1,500 - $1,999	6	1.52%
$2,000 - $2,499	2	0.51%
$2,500 - $2,999	3	0.76%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$814	-

Demographic

A total of 10,595 people lives in Meridian Public Schools area, Michigan with 5,200 male and 5,395 female. The males to female ratio is 49.08 to 50.92. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	10,595	-
Male	5,200	49.08%
Female	5,395	50.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	10,595	-
Under 5 years	471	4.45%
5 - 9 years	505	4.77%
10 - 14 years	498	4.70%
15 - 19 years	739	6.97%
20 - 24 years	594	5.61%
25 - 34 years	1,091	10.30%
35 - 44 years	1,149	10.84%
45 - 54 years	1,493	14.09%
55 - 59 years	1,055	9.96%
60 - 64 years	840	7.93%
65 - 74 years	1,239	11.69%
75 - 84 years	673	6.35%
85 years and older	248	2.34%
Median Age	46.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	10,595	-
One Race	10,356	97.74%
White	10,110	95.42%
Black or African American	183	1.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native	29	0.27%
Asian	22	0.21%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	12	0.11%

Two or more races	239	2.26%
White and Black or African American	104	0.98%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	37	0.35%
White and Asian	46	0.43%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%