Meridian.
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Mississippi·Lauderdale County
17 tracts·32K people·$108K median·587/mi²
Black 60 · White 30 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 2 · Other 1 · Asian 1
Living alone 40 · Other 32 · Married couple 28
Health 40 · Retail 18 · Professional 16 · Leisure 11 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Sales · office 23 · Production · transport 20 · Service 19 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 8 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · 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 Meridian is $107,900 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Meridian has 34,137 residents across 13 census tracts and 16 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.4; the population is 59.7% Black, 30.3% White, 5.1% Multiracial, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Other and 1.2% Asian; the average household has 2.3 people; 21.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 34.3% (Census ACS).
Poplar Springs Elementary (38%), West Hills Elementary (36%) and Parkview Elementary (27%) lead the elementary schools; Meridian High School is the high school with reported scores (28%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $910/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Meridian is $36,562 a year, 58% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Meridian, median rent is $910/month and the median home value is $107,900 (Census ACS).
Meridian reported 3.7 violent crimes and 34.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 37°F; there are 70 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 59 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Meridian are cold wave (97), lightning (87) and tornado (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Meridian, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).