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People MapStats |
Meriden |
Connecticut |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
58,962 | 3,483,372 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
1.2% | 2.3% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
718 | 77,788 |
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Population, 2000 |
58,244 | 3,405,565 |
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Population, net change, 1990 to 2000 |
-1,196 | 118,449 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-2.0% | 3.6% |
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Population under 5 years old, 2000 |
4,143 | 223,344 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.1% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2000 |
14,966 | 841,688 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
25.7% | 24.7% |
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Population 65 years old and over, 2000 |
8,211 | 470,183 |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
14.1% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.6% | 51.6% |
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White persons, 2000 (a) |
46,734 | 2,780,355 |
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Black or African American persons, 2000 (a) |
3,754 | 309,843 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a) |
229 | 9,639 |
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Asian persons, 2000 (a) |
796 | 82,313 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 (a) |
11 | 1,366 |
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Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a) |
5,036 | 147,201 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2000 |
1,684 | 74,848 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b) |
12,296 | 320,323 |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
80.2% | 81.6% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
6.4% | 9.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.4% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
8.6% | 4.3% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.9% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
21.1% | 9.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
57.4% | 58.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.5% | 10.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
24.0% | 18.3% |
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High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2000 |
29,888 | 653,300 |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.4% | 31.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
19.4 | 24.4 |
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Households, 2000 |
22,951 | 1,301,670 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.49 | 2.53 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
24,631 | 1,385,975 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
59.9% | 66.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$119,000 | $166,900 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$43,237 | $53,935 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,597 | $28,766 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
11.0% | 7.9% |
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Very low-income (VLI) owner households, 2000 (preliminary) |
2,203 | 113,795 |
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Very low-income (VLI) renter households, 2000 (preliminary) |
4,509 | 183,660 |
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VLI owner households, pct of total owner households, 2000 (preliminary) |
16.2% | 13.3% |
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VLI renter households, pct of total renter households, 2000 (preliminary) |
50.0% | 43.5% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of VLI owner households 2000 (preliminary) |
38.3% | 44.3% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of total VLI renter hhlds, 2000 (preliminary) |
42.1% | 43.0% |
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Serious crimes known to police, 2000 |
2,164 | 110,091 |
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Serious crimes known to police per 100,000 population, 2000 |
3,700 | 3,233 |
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Property crimes known to police, 2000 |
2,070 | 99,033 |
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Violent crimes known to police, 2000 |
94 | 11,058 |
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