What is the population of Meridian city?

Meridian city has 124,865 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #2 of 236 in Idaho.

What is the median household income in Meridian city?

Median household income in Meridian city is $98,686 a year, 25.7% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Meridian city?

Median gross rent is $1,714 a month and the median home value is $485,000, so rent absorbs about 20.8% of median household income.

Is Meridian city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Meridian city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Meridian, ID population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Meridian, Idaho (Meridian, ID — Census place “Meridian city”) is 124,865 residents, ranking #2 of 236 places in Idaho. Median household income is $98,686, the median home is worth $485,000 and median gross rent runs $1,714 a month. Looking for the Meridian Idaho ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Meridian, ID: 83642, 83646.

Population: 124,865Meridian city residents
Median household income: $98,686Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $485,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,714Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 76.1%Owner-occupied households

Meridian ZIP codes (Idaho)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Meridian.

The Meridian ID ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Meridian city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Meridian city median would spend about 20.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.2% of residents and 76.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Meridian city, ID in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Meridian city is a mid-size city in Idaho, with 124,865 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #2 of 236 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 37.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Meridian city earn a median of $98,686 a year, 25.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 55% above the $63,864 median for the 100 Idaho cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 6.2% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Meridian city is valued at $485,000, 59.9% above the national figure and 79% above the $271,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,714 a month, 21.9% above the national figure, or roughly $20,568 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 76.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Meridian city?: Meridian city has 124,865 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #2 of 236 in Idaho.
What is the median household income in Meridian city?: Median household income in Meridian city is $98,686 a year, 25.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Meridian city?: Median gross rent is $1,714 a month and the median home value is $485,000, so rent absorbs about 20.8% of median household income.
Is Meridian city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Meridian city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Meridian city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.