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Meridian Public School District Overview

Meridian Community College located in Meridian Public School District area. A total of 15,947 households are located in Meridian Public School District area. Among them, 4,630 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.05 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 11,166 and 9,415 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.24% (452) of residents are non-citizens and 3.04% (1,107) 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 Public School District, Mississippi
Household	15,947
Population	36,380
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,630 (29.03%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	11,166
Total Students	9,415
Pre-Kindergarten	549
Kindergarten	656
Grade 1-8	4,004
Grade 9-12	1,669
College/Graduate School	2,537
Veterans	28,320
Non-citizen	452
Non-English Home Language	1,107
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

29,443 residents are over the age of 16 and 16,519 people are in labor force. Among them, 16,154 people are in civilian labor force and 365 are in armed labor force. 14,967 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.30%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,155	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	12,770	84.26%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,482	9.78%
Public transportation	2	0.01%
Walked	189	1.25%
Other method	520	3.43%
Worked from home	192	1.27%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,967	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,156	34.45%
Service	3,139	20.97%
Sales and office	3,500	23.38%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,019	6.81%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,153	14.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,967	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	124	0.83%
Construction	444	2.97%
Manufacturing	1,464	9.78%
Wholesale trade	346	2.31%
Retail trade	1,805	12.06%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	904	6.04%
Information	267	1.78%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	904	6.04%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,191	7.96%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,402	29.41%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,813	12.11%
Other services, except public administration	613	4.10%
Public administration	690	4.61%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,967	-
Private wage and salary workers	12,037	80.42%
Government workers	2,477	16.55%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	398	2.66%
Unpaid family workers	55	0.37%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $52,527 for the 15,947 households in Meridian Public School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $25,177. 32,109 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.77%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,947	-
Less than $10,000	2,246	14.08%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,354	8.49%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,780	17.43%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,867	11.71%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,459	15.42%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,905	11.95%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,281	8.03%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,274	7.99%
$150,000 - $199,999	296	1.86%
More than $200,000	485	3.04%
Median Household Income	$32,422	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$52,527	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,285	-
Less than $10,000	786	8.47%
$10,000 - $14,999	528	5.69%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,353	14.57%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,203	12.96%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,542	16.61%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,320	14.22%
$75,000 - $99,999	983	10.59%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,025	11.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	182	1.96%
More than $200,000	363	3.91%

Median Family Income	$42,303	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$62,831	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,177	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,225	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,225	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	36,584	-
With health insurance coverage	32,109	87.77%
Public coverage	17,245	47.14%
Private health insurance	19,524	53.37%
Without health insurance coverage	4,475	12.23%

Housing

There are 19,130 housing units in Meridian Public School District area, Mississippi with 15,947 units (83.36%) occupied. 7,878 houses (49.40%) are occupied by owner and 8,069 houses (50.60%) are rented. The average housing value is $83,300 and the average rental cost is $728. 26 houses (0.14%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,720 houses (19.45%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,130	-
Occupied	15,947	83.36%
Owner Occupied	7,878	49.40%
Renter Occupied	8,069	50.60%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	12,360	64.61%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	207	1.08%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,252	32.68%
Mobile Homes	311	1.63%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,130	-
Built 2014 or later	26	0.14%
Built 2010 - 2013	263	1.37%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,406	7.35%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,515	7.92%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,327	12.16%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,667	19.17%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,510	18.35%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,696	14.09%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,720	19.45%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,130	-
1 room	697	3.64%
2 rooms	279	1.46%
3 rooms	1,882	9.84%
4 rooms	3,759	19.65%
5 rooms	4,144	21.66%
6 rooms	3,565	18.64%
7 rooms	2,105	11.00%
8 rooms	1,126	5.89%
9 rooms or more	1,573	8.22%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,130	-
no bedroom	697	3.64%
1 bedroom	2,029	10.61%
2 bedrooms	5,192	27.14%
3 bedrooms	8,600	44.96%
4 bedrooms	2,316	12.11%
5 bedrooms or more	296	1.55%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,878	-
Less than $50,000	1,884	23.91%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,828	35.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,342	17.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	734	9.32%
$200,000 - $299,999	511	6.49%
$300,000 - $499,999	422	5.36%
$500,000 - $999,999	157	1.99%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$83,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,711	-
Less than $500	1,733	22.47%
$500 - $999	4,316	55.97%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,449	18.79%
$1,500 - $1,999	165	2.14%
$2,000 - $2,499	48	0.62%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$728	-

Demographic

A total of 37,848 people lives in Meridian Public School District area, Mississippi with 18,053 male and 19,795 female. The males to female ratio is 47.70 to 52.30. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	37,848	-
Male	18,053	47.70%
Female	19,795	52.30%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,848	-
Under 5 years	2,634	6.96%
5 - 9 years	2,840	7.50%
10 - 14 years	2,445	6.46%
15 - 19 years	2,394	6.33%
20 - 24 years	2,205	5.83%
25 - 34 years	5,498	14.53%
35 - 44 years	4,198	11.09%
45 - 54 years	4,460	11.78%
55 - 59 years	2,721	7.19%
60 - 64 years	2,303	6.08%
65 - 74 years	3,340	8.82%
75 - 84 years	1,948	5.15%
85 years and older	862	2.28%
Median Age	36.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,848	-
One Race	37,597	99.34%
White	13,259	35.03%
Black or African American	23,798	62.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native	37	0.10%
Asian	320	0.85%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	183	0.48%

Two or more races	251	0.66%
White and Black or African American	97	0.26%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	43	0.11%
White and Asian	65	0.17%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%