Meriden, CT Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	58,244	100.0

Male	28,214	48.4
Female	30,030	51.6

Under 5 years	4,143	7.1
5 to 9 years	4,338	7.4
10 to 14 years	4,182	7.2
15 to 19 years	3,572	6.1
20 to 24 years	3,470	6.0
25 to 34 years	8,236	14.1
35 to 44 years	9,355	16.1
45 to 54 years	7,880	13.5
55 to 59 years	2,796	4.8
60 to 64 years	2,061	3.5
65 to 74 years	3,867	6.6
75 to 84 years	3,229	5.5
85 years and over	1,115	1.9

Median age (years)	36.2	(X)

18 years and over	43,278	74.3
Male	20,409	35.0
Female	22,869	39.3
21 years and over	41,381	71.0
62 years and over	9,443	16.2
65 years and over	8,211	14.1
Male	3,222	5.5
Female	4,989	8.6

RACE
One race	56,560	97.1
White	46,734	80.2
Black or African American	3,754	6.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	229	0.4
Asian	796	1.4
Asian Indian	195	0.3
Chinese	154	0.3
Filipino	124	0.2
Japanese	4	0.0
Korean	46	0.1
Vietnamese	91	0.2
Other Asian ¹	182	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	11	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	3	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	5	0.0
Some other race	5,036	8.6
Two or more races	1,684	2.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	48,152	82.7
Black or African American	4,458	7.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	495	0.8
Asian	954	1.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	39	0.1
Some other race	5,930	10.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	58,244	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	12,296	21.1
Mexican	948	1.6
Puerto Rican	9,637	16.5
Cuban	165	0.3
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,546	2.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,948	78.9
White alone	40,709	69.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	58,244	100.0
In households	57,103	98.0
Householder	22,951	39.4
Spouse	10,414	17.9
Child	17,703	30.4
Own child under 18 years	13,484	23.2
Other relatives	2,970	5.1
Under 18 years	1,059	1.8
Nonrelatives	3,065	5.3
Unmarried partner	1,635	2.8
In group quarters	1,141	2.0
Institutionalized population	875	1.5
Noninstitutionalized population	266	0.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	22,951	100.0
Family households (families)	14,960	65.2
With own children under 18 years	7,192	31.3
Married-couple family	10,414	45.4
With own children under 18 years	4,471	19.5
Female householder, no husband present	3,479	15.2
With own children under 18 years	2,199	9.6
Nonfamily households	7,991	34.8
Householder living alone	6,629	28.9
Householder 65 years and over	2,446	10.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,811	34.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,643	24.6

Average household size	2.49	(X)
Average family size	3.08	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	24,631	100.0
Occupied housing units	22,951	93.2
Vacant housing units	1,680	6.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	56	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	22,951	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	13,743	59.9
Renter-occupied housing units	9,208	40.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.59	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.34	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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