People QuickFacts	Meridian	Idaho
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	76,750	1,584,985
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	75,092	1,567,582
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	2.2%	1.1%
 	Population, 2010    	75,092	1,567,582
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	9.3%	7.8%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	33.4%	27.4%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	8.9%	12.4%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	51.0%	49.9% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	92.0%	89.1%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.8%	0.6%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.5%	1.4%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	1.8%	1.2%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.1%	0.1%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	2.9%	2.5%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	6.8%	11.2%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	88.1%	84.0% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	81.0%	81.1%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	4.5%	5.9%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	5.9%	10.2%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	94.2%	88.2%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	32.7%	24.3%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	21.8	20.1 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	78.5%	71.0%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	7.2%	14.9%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$216,100	$172,700
 	Households, 2006-2010    	24,119	570,283
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.86	2.63
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$26,480	$22,518
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$63,757	$46,423
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	5.9%	13.6%

   	Business QuickFacts	Meridian	Idaho
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	8,078	151,671
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	0.6%	0.2%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.9%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	1.1%	0.8%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	S
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	3.3%	2.6%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	27.5%	23.5% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	225,302	18,010,976
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	683,898	14,286,715
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	1,329,012	20,526,631
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$20,688	$13,691
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	117,474	2,415,951

   	Geography QuickFacts	Meridian	Idaho
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	26.79	82,643.12
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	2,802.8	19.0
 	FIPS Code    	52120	16
 	Counties    	Ada County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts