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Meridian Joint School District 2 Overview

Boise Bible College located in Meridian Joint School District 2 area. A total of 81,682 households are located in Meridian Joint School District 2 area. Among them, 28,097 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.31 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 75,022 and 62,087 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.40% (5,434) of residents are non-citizens and 7.28% (16,476) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Meridian Joint School District 2, Idaho
Household	81,682
Population	226,351
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	28,097 (34.40%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	75,022
Total Students	62,087
Pre-Kindergarten	3,145
Kindergarten	3,205
Grade 1-8	28,283
Grade 9-12	15,264
College/Graduate School	12,190
Veterans	167,806
Non-citizen	5,434
Non-English Home Language	16,476
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

176,425 residents are over the age of 16 and 114,283 people are in labor force. Among them, 113,671 people are in civilian labor force and 612 are in armed labor force. 109,383 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Meridian Joint School District 2 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	108,721	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	89,120	81.97%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	7,896	7.26%
Public transportation	103	0.09%
Walked	507	0.47%
Other method	1,823	1.68%
Worked from home	9,272	8.53%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	109,383	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	46,944	42.92%
Service	16,545	15.13%
Sales and office	28,491	26.05%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	7,420	6.78%
Production, transportation, and material moving	9,983	9.13%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	109,383	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,377	1.26%
Construction	7,275	6.65%
Manufacturing	9,011	8.24%
Wholesale trade	3,688	3.37%
Retail trade	14,917	13.64%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,340	4.88%
Information	1,972	1.80%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	8,665	7.92%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	12,611	11.53%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	24,316	22.23%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	8,873	8.11%
Other services, except public administration	4,737	4.33%
Public administration	6,601	6.03%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	109,383	-
Private wage and salary workers	87,447	79.95%
Government workers	14,538	13.29%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	7,179	6.56%
Unpaid family workers	219	0.20%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $93,782 for the 81,682 households in Meridian Joint School District 2 area, Idaho. The average income of a single worker is $37,432. 209,516 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.71%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	81,682	-
Less than $10,000	4,266	5.22%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,690	2.07%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,430	6.65%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,699	6.98%
$35,000 - $49,999	9,380	11.48%
$50,000 - $74,999	15,503	18.98%
$75,000 - $99,999	12,960	15.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	15,270	18.69%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,770	7.06%
More than $200,000	5,714	7.00%
Median Household Income	$72,288	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$93,782	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	58,042	-
Less than $10,000	1,098	1.89%
$10,000 - $14,999	719	1.24%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,154	3.71%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,057	5.27%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,851	10.08%
$50,000 - $74,999	11,112	19.14%
$75,000 - $99,999	10,180	17.54%
$100,000 - $149,999	13,028	22.45%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,428	9.35%
More than $200,000	5,415	9.33%

Median Family Income	$86,908	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$110,179	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$37,432	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$59,520	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$59,520	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	225,982	-
With health insurance coverage	209,516	92.71%
Public coverage	56,708	25.09%
Private health insurance	180,385	79.82%
Without health insurance coverage	16,466	7.29%

Housing

There are 84,744 housing units in Meridian Joint School District 2 area, Idaho with 81,682 units (96.39%) occupied. 63,823 houses (78.14%) are occupied by owner and 17,859 houses (21.86%) are rented. The average housing value is $279,800 and the average rental cost is $1,121. 9,217 houses (10.88%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,028 houses (1.21%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	84,744	-
Occupied	81,682	96.39%
Owner Occupied	63,823	78.14%
Renter Occupied	17,859	21.86%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	72,333	85.35%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,977	2.33%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	7,840	9.25%
Mobile Homes	2,542	3.00%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	52	0.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	84,744	-
Built 2014 or later	9,217	10.88%
Built 2010 - 2013	5,829	6.88%
Built 2000 - 2009	29,468	34.77%
Built 1990 - 1999	19,819	23.39%
Built 1980 - 1989	6,169	7.28%
Built 1970 - 1979	11,235	13.26%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,276	1.51%
Built 1950 - 1959	703	0.83%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,028	1.21%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	84,744	-
1 room	716	0.84%
2 rooms	769	0.91%
3 rooms	2,761	3.26%
4 rooms	9,195	10.85%
5 rooms	14,981	17.68%
6 rooms	16,682	19.69%
7 rooms	13,335	15.74%
8 rooms	9,873	11.65%
9 rooms or more	16,432	19.39%
Median Number of Rooms	6.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	84,744	-
no bedroom	727	0.86%
1 bedroom	1,803	2.13%
2 bedrooms	11,037	13.02%
3 bedrooms	39,913	47.10%
4 bedrooms	23,161	27.33%
5 bedrooms or more	8,103	9.56%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	63,823	-
Less than $50,000	1,657	2.60%
$50,000 - $99,999	766	1.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,990	4.68%
$150,000 - $199,999	8,758	13.72%
$200,000 - $299,999	21,870	34.27%
$300,000 - $499,999	21,493	33.68%
$500,000 - $999,999	5,685	8.91%
$1,000,000 or more	604	0.95%
Median House Value	$279,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	17,020	-
Less than $500	927	5.45%
$500 - $999	5,392	31.68%
$1,000 - $1,499	7,113	41.79%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,659	15.62%
$2,000 - $2,499	617	3.63%
$2,500 - $2,999	131	0.77%
$3,000 or more	181	1.06%
Median Rental Costs	$1,121	-

Demographic

A total of 229,298 people lives in Meridian Joint School District 2 area, Idaho with 114,454 male and 114,844 female. The males to female ratio is 49.91 to 50.09. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	229,298	-
Male	114,454	49.91%
Female	114,844	50.09%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	229,298	-
Under 5 years	13,658	5.96%
5 - 9 years	16,515	7.20%
10 - 14 years	19,219	8.38%
15 - 19 years	17,081	7.45%
20 - 24 years	10,997	4.80%
25 - 34 years	28,917	12.61%
35 - 44 years	32,244	14.06%
45 - 54 years	30,513	13.31%
55 - 59 years	14,198	6.19%
60 - 64 years	13,256	5.78%
65 - 74 years	20,491	8.94%
75 - 84 years	9,284	4.05%
85 years and older	2,925	1.28%
Median Age	37.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	229,298	-
One Race	221,822	96.74%
White	208,243	90.82%
Black or African American	3,359	1.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native	899	0.39%
Asian	6,079	2.65%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	457	0.20%
Other	2,785	1.21%

Two or more races	7,476	3.26%
White and Black or African American	1,134	0.49%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,803	0.79%
White and Asian	3,054	1.33%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	23	0.01%