Meridian, MS Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	39,968	100.0

Male	18,250	45.7
Female	21,718	54.3

Under 5 years	3,033	7.6
5 to 9 years	3,088	7.7
10 to 14 years	2,902	7.3
15 to 19 years	3,145	7.9
20 to 24 years	2,669	6.7
25 to 34 years	5,318	13.3
35 to 44 years	5,327	13.3
45 to 54 years	4,701	11.8
55 to 59 years	1,595	4.0
60 to 64 years	1,593	4.0
65 to 74 years	3,100	7.8
75 to 84 years	2,516	6.3
85 years and over	981	2.5

Median age (years)	34.6	(X)

18 years and over	29,100	72.8
Male	12,659	31.7
Female	16,441	41.1
21 years and over	27,196	68.0
62 years and over	7,539	18.9
65 years and over	6,597	16.5
Male	2,266	5.7
Female	4,331	10.8

RACE
One race	39,739	99.4
White	17,580	44.0
Black or African American	21,729	54.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	67	0.2
Asian	238	0.6
Asian Indian	53	0.1
Chinese	28	0.1
Filipino	67	0.2
Japanese	9	0.0
Korean	19	0.0
Vietnamese	26	0.1
Other Asian ¹	36	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	13	0.0
Native Hawaiian	0	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	7	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	4	0.0
Some other race	112	0.3
Two or more races	229	0.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	17,734	44.4
Black or African American	21,855	54.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	147	0.4
Asian	286	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	21	0.1
Some other race	173	0.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	39,968	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	433	1.1
Mexican	216	0.5
Puerto Rican	54	0.1
Cuban	9	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	154	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	39,535	98.9
White alone	17,383	43.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	39,968	100.0
In households	38,113	95.4
Householder	15,966	39.9
Spouse	5,777	14.5
Child	12,387	31.0
Own child under 18 years	9,364	23.4
Other relatives	2,515	6.3
Under 18 years	1,245	3.1
Nonrelatives	1,468	3.7
Unmarried partner	688	1.7
In group quarters	1,855	4.6
Institutionalized population	1,356	3.4
Noninstitutionalized population	499	1.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	15,966	100.0
Family households (families)	10,033	62.8
With own children under 18 years	4,973	31.1
Married-couple family	5,777	36.2
With own children under 18 years	2,391	15.0
Female householder, no husband present	3,726	23.3
With own children under 18 years	2,331	14.6
Nonfamily households	5,933	37.2
Householder living alone	5,296	33.2
Householder 65 years and over	2,229	14.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,604	35.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,574	28.6

Average household size	2.39	(X)
Average family size	3.06	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	17,890	100.0
Occupied housing units	15,966	89.2
Vacant housing units	1,924	10.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	45	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	15,966	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	8,984	56.3
Renter-occupied housing units	6,982	43.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.43	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.33	(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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