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39301

Meridian, MS · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
20,807
Median household income
$41,766
People below poverty
27.8%
Median home value
$119,400

Income

The median income of households in 39301 was $41,766. An estimated 9.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 39301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 9.3
$10,000 to $14,999 7.3
$15,000 to $24,999 13.8
$25,000 to $34,999 12.1
$35,000 to $49,999 15.3
$50,000 to $74,999 13.7
$75,000 to $99,999 9.5
$100,000 to $149,999 12
$150,000 to $199,999 5.1
$200,000 or more 2.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 39301 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 50204
Female 41547

An estimated 67.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,320. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 39301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.9
Social Security 37.8
Retirement income 21.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.8
Cash public assistance income 2.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 27.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 49.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 24% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 39301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 27.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 49.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 24

In 2020-2024, 23.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 38% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 39.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 39301 in 2020-2024, 90.4% had health insurance coverage and 9.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 58.4% and public coverage was 45.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.8%.


In 2020-2024, 39301 had a total population of 20,807 - 10,346 (49.7%) females and 10,461 (50.3%) males. The median age was 42.7 years. An estimated 22.8% of the population was under 18 years, 28.4% was 19 to 44 years, 26.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 39301 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 766 650
5 to 9 572 576
10 to 14 634 567
15 to 19 712 745
20 to 24 441 589
25 to 29 727 445
30 to 34 448 598
35 to 39 694 580
40 to 44 806 561
45 to 49 701 795
50 to 54 895 504
55 to 59 604 625
60 to 64 701 690
65 to 69 626 581
70 to 74 500 873
75 to 79 234 487
80 to 84 265 285
85 and over 135 195

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 52.6% were White; 39.9% were Black or African American; 14.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.6% were Asian; 16% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.1% of the people in 39301 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 52.1% of the people in 39301 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,700 households in 39301. The average household size was 2.33 people.

Married-couple households made up 35.1% of the households in 39301 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 36.2% of all households, while 24.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 17% were female householders living alone, for a total of 35.9% of all households.

In 39301, 26.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 39301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 35.1
Cohabiting Couples 3.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
36.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 39.9% of males and 37% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40.5 30
Now married, except separated 39.9 37
Separated 2.3 3
Widowed 5.3 16.8
Divorced 12.1 13.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 39301, 747 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 26.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.4% of the people living in 39301 were U.S. natives. 81.3% of the 39301 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.6% of 39301 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 39.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 49.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 39301 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 39301.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 39301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 54.8
Asia 40.8
Europe 0
Africa 4.4
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 39301 in 2020-2024, 2.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.3% of people at least five years old; 1.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 39301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.3
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 39301 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 39301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.1
Different house, same county 8.8
Different county, same state 1.2
Different state 0.8
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 39301 was 4,545 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 180 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,302. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,063.

Educational Attainment of People in 39301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.7
High school diploma or equivalency 31.7
Some college, no degree 22.6
Associate's degree 12
Bachelor's degree 11.1
Graduate or professional degree 6.9

Disability

In 39301, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.7% of people under 18 years old, to 18.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 39301, 49.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,213 75.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,553 19
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 417 5.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 39301 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 39301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 3.8
Manufacturing 11
Wholesale trade 1.2
Retail trade 9.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.4
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.4
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 7.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 39301 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,033 37
Service occupations 1,586 19.4
Sales and office occupations 1,534 18.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 508 6.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,533 18.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 77.5% of 39301 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 39301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 77.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.7
Walked 0.6
Other means 2
Worked from home 7.9

In 2020-2024, 39301 had a total of 10,704 housing units. Of these housing units, 60.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 25.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 14.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 39301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 60.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 25.1
Mobile homes 14.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 39301 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 60.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 39301 had 8,700 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,004 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 60.4% while renters occupied 39.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.31 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.35.

4.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 14.3% and another 14.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 39301:

House Heating Fuel Used in 39301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 29.7
Electricity 65.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 2.3
No fuel used 2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 39301 was $119,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 37.2 % had a mortgage. 62.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,197 and for owners without a mortgage it was $413.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 39301 was $905. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.