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People MapStats |
Meridian |
Mississippi |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
38,200 | 2,910,540 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-4.4% | 2.3% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-1,768 | 65,884 |
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Population, 2000 |
39,968 | 2,844,658 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.6% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
27.2% | 27.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
16.5% | 12.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
54.3% | 51.7% |
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White persons, 2000 |
17,580 | 1,746,099 |
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Black or African American persons, 2000 |
21,729 | 1,033,809 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 |
67 | 11,652 |
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Asian persons, 2000 |
238 | 18,626 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 |
13 | 667 |
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Persons reporting some other race, 2000 |
112 | 13,784 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2000 |
229 | 20,021 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 |
433 | 39,569 |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
44.0% | 61.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
54.4% | 36.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.6% | 0.7% |
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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 |
0.3% | 0.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
0.6% | 0.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
1.1% | 1.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
55.6% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.7% | 1.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.9% | 3.6% |
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High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2000 |
18,257 | 516,091 |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
17.6% | 16.9% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
17.6 | 24.6 |
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Households, 2000 |
15,966 | 1,046,434 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.39 | 2.63 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
17,890 | 1,161,953 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
56.3% | 72.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$59,600 | $71,400 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$25,085 | $31,330 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,255 | $15,853 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
28.6% | 19.9% |
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Very low-income (VLI) owner households, 2000 |
1,900 | 149,918 |
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Very low-income (VLI) renter households, 2000 |
3,458 | 124,473 |
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VLI owner households, pct of total owner households, 2000 |
21.5% | 19.9% |
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VLI renter households, pct of total renter households, 2000 |
52.3% | 43.4% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of VLI owner households 2000 |
40.0% | 40.9% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of total VLI renter hhlds, 2000 |
40.3% | 44.1% |
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Serious crimes known to police, 2000 |
2,094 | 113,911 |
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Serious crimes known to police per 100,000 population, 2000 |
4,939 | 4,004 |
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Property crimes known to police, 2000 |
1,898 | 103,644 |
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Violent crimes known to police, 2000 |
196 | 10,267 |
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Business MapStats |
Meridian |
Mississippi |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,132 | 187,602 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
12.6% | 13.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
24.5% | 25.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.6% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 0.7% |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
801,827 | 19,215,751 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
880,846 | 25,017,531 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$22,417 | $8,728 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
98,512 | 5,486,105 |
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