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People QuickFacts |
Meridian |
Idaho |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
41,127 | 1,366,332 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
17.2% | 5.6% |
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Population, 2000 |
34,919 | 1,293,953 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
241.7% | 28.5% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
11.4% | 7.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
33.7% | 28.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
6.4% | 11.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
50.9% | 49.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
94.3% | 91.0% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 0.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 1.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.3% | 0.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.3% | 4.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.1% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
3.7% | 7.9% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
34.0% | 49.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.2% | 5.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.7% | 9.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
92.2% | 84.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
27.1% | 21.7% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.4 | 20.0 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
12,293 | 527,824 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
84.3% | 72.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$121,200 | $106,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
11,829 | 469,645 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.93 | 2.69 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$53,276 | $37,572 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,150 | $17,841 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
5.6% | 11.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Meridian |
Idaho |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
230,872 | 10,127,777 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
200,920 | 11,649,609 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$8,663 | $9,623 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
22,561 | 1,233,215 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
2,616 | 109,758 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
5.4% | 4.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
22.2% | 23.5% |
