Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.96 minutes getting to work every day.
Even though Meridian is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.
The education level of Meridian citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.74% of adults 25 and older in Meridian have a college degree.
The per capita income in Meridian in 2022 was $25,531, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,124 for a family of four. However, Meridian contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Meridian also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.94% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Meridian is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Meridian home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Meridian residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Meridian include English, Irish, German, African, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Meridian is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
