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18 tracts·61K people·$241K median·2,551/mi²
White 48 · Hispanic 38 · Black 7 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 35 · Other 34 · Living alone 31
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 17 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 7 · Walk 2 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Meriden is $241,200 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Meriden has 60,545 residents across 18 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.9; the population is 47.6% White, 38.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Black, 3.8% Multiracial, 2.4% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 22.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.2% (Census ACS).
Israel Putnam School (72%), Benjamin Franklin School (71%) and John Barry School (70%) lead the elementary schools; Edison Middle School (62%), Lincoln Middle School (55%) and Washington Middle School (54%) lead the middle schools; Francis T. Maloney High School (45%), H. C. Wilcox Technical High School (45%) and Orville H. Platt High School (40%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,294/month, 18% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Meriden is $71,253 a year, 17% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Meriden, median rent is $1,294/month and the median home value is $241,200 (Census ACS).
Meriden reported 2.0 violent crimes and 24.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 52 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Meriden are inland flooding (90), ice storm (63) and earthquake (48), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Meriden, 2.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).