Meridian.
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Idaho·Ada County
33 tracts·110K people·$532K median·2,984/mi²
White 81 · Hispanic 11 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 2 · Black 1 · Other 1
Married couple 62 · Other 19 · Living alone 19
Professional 26 · Retail 23 · Health 21 · Manufacturing 14 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 50 · Sales · office 21 · Service 13 · Construction · maintenance 9 · Production · transport 8
Drive alone 72 · Work from home 19 · Carpool 12 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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The median home value in Meridian is $531,600 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Meridian has 130,138 residents across 29 census tracts and 32 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.5; the population is 80.6% White, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Multiracial, 2.4% Asian, 1.2% Black and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 44.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.0% (Census ACS).
PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (81%), HILLSDALE ELEMENTARY (77%) and PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (76%) lead the elementary schools; HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (71%), VICTORY MIDDLE SCHOOL (71%) and SAWTOOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL (66%) lead the middle schools; RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL (91%), MERIDIAN TECHNICAL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (77%) and MERIDIAN MEDICAL ARTS CHARTER (76%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,805/month, 14% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Meridian is $100,795 a year, 17% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Meridian, median rent is $1,805/month and the median home value is $531,600 (Census ACS).
Meridian reported 1.6 violent crimes and 5.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 131 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 12 inches; snowfall averages 18 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Meridian are winter weather (92), wildfire (92) and drought (69), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Meridian, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).