Meridian is a medium-sized city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 34,858 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Meridian is the fifth largest community in Idaho.

Unlike some cities, Meridian isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Meridian are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Meridian is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Meridian who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.89%), sales jobs (12.96%), and management occupations (9.88%).

Also of interest is that Meridian has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

"If you live in Meridian, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Meridian residents do (98.8%). Meridian is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

The city of Meridian is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

Meridian Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Meridian citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 27.05% of adults in Meridian have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Meridian in 2000 was $20,150, which is wealthy relative to Idaho, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $80,600 for a family of four.

The people who call Meridian home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Meridian is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Meridian include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Italian, Swedish, and Scottish.

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