Meriden is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 58,244 people and 19 constituent neighborhoods, Meriden is the 12th largest community in Connecticut.

Meriden is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Meriden is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Meriden who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.66%), sales jobs (10.18%), and management occupations (6.63%).

Meriden Information and Demographics

The citizens of Meriden are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 16.39% of adults in Meriden having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Meriden in 2000 was $20,597, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,388 for a family of four.

Meriden is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Meriden home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Meriden is White, followed by African-American. Meriden also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.08% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Meriden include Italian, Polish, Irish, German, English, French, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Meriden is English. Some people also speak Spanish.