Meridian is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 40,035 people and 15 constituent neighborhoods, Meridian is the sixth largest community in Mississippi.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Meridian is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Meridian is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Meridian who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.21%), sales jobs (12.43%), and management occupations (7.57%).

One of the benefits of Meridian is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.55 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Meridian has a lot of people who ride taxis to and from work. In fact, for its size, Meridian has quite a high level of public transit users. Meridian's need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.

Meridian Information and Demographics

The citizens of Meridian are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.62% of adults in Meridian having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Meridian in 2000 was $15,255, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $61,020 for a family of four.

Meridian is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Meridian home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Meridian is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Meridian include English, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Meridian is English.