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Meriden Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Meriden Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

60,242

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.2%
5 - 17:
15.4%
18 - 24:
8.5%
25 - 34:
13.4%
35 - 54:
24.7%
55 - 64:
16.1%
Over 65 Years:
15.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.4%
4.4%
85.1%
85.1%
19.7%
19.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Meriden
USA
$35,859
$35,859
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Meriden
USA
$63,671
$63,671
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

15.7%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Construction
Transportation
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Wholesale
Public Service
Other
16.5%
16.5%
13.7%
13.7%
11.3%
11.3%
8.2%
8.2%
6.1%
6.1%
6.1%
6.1%
5.3%
5.3%
5.0%
5.0%
4.7%
4.7%
4.6%
4.6%
4.5%
4.5%
4.3%
4.3%
3.7%
3.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
50.5%
50.5%
37.1%
37.1%
7.2%
7.2%
2.9%
2.9%
2.1%
2.1%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
Polish
English
French
French Canadian
Russian
Jamaican
Swedish
Scottish
Greek
Portuguese
Hungarian
Turkish
Lithuanian
European
Ukrainian
Dutch
Norwegian
13.6%
13.6%
11.8%
11.8%
7.5%
7.5%
7.5%
7.5%
7.2%
7.2%
4.9%
4.9%
2.4%
2.4%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
Chinese
Italian
French
Korean
Greek
Arabic
Vietnamese
Langs. of India
Portuguese
Russian
German/Yiddish
Laotian
Other Asian languages
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
69.4%
69.4%
26.5%
26.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Meriden Residents

10.2%