Mississippi · Census place 46640
Meridian city, MS
Quick answer
Meridian city has 34,466 residents, ranking #8 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $34,657, the median home is worth $100,800 and median gross rent runs $865 a month.
- Population
- 34,466Meridian city residents
- Median household income
- $34,657Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $100,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $865Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Meridian city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Meridian city median would spend about 30% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31.9% of residents and 47.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Hattiesburg city 48,507
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- Pearl city 27,458
- Clinton city 27,418
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