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39305

Meridian, MS · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
21,638
Median household income
$67,712
People below poverty
24%
Median home value
$172,400

Income

The median income of households in 39305 was $67,712. An estimated 5.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 39305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.7
$10,000 to $14,999 3.9
$15,000 to $24,999 12.9
$25,000 to $34,999 8.8
$35,000 to $49,999 8.1
$50,000 to $74,999 17.8
$75,000 to $99,999 10
$100,000 to $149,999 17.7
$150,000 to $199,999 9.2
$200,000 or more 5.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 39305 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58214
Female 45598

An estimated 71.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,984. 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 39305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.3
Social Security 37.7
Retirement income 29.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.4
Cash public assistance income 0.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 24 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 35.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 24.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 39305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 24
Children under 18 years below poverty 35.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 24.2

In 2020-2024, 9.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 61.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 23.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 51.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 39305 in 2020-2024, 87.7% had health insurance coverage and 12.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63.7% and public coverage was 40.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4%.


In 2020-2024, 39305 had a total population of 21,638 - 11,572 (53.5%) females and 10,066 (46.5%) males. The median age was 38 years. An estimated 23.6% of the population was under 18 years, 32.5% was 19 to 44 years, 21.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 39305 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 748 781
5 to 9 595 898
10 to 14 777 664
15 to 19 533 483
20 to 24 584 560
25 to 29 825 805
30 to 34 808 909
35 to 39 463 623
40 to 44 612 824
45 to 49 668 569
50 to 54 428 654
55 to 59 547 738
60 to 64 505 576
65 to 69 575 717
70 to 74 482 476
75 to 79 577 436
80 to 84 207 375
85 and over 132 484

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 55.8% were White; 34.6% were Black or African American; 14.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.1% were Asian; 11.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.6% of the people in 39305 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 54.8% of the people in 39305 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,782 households in 39305. The average household size was 2.44 people.

Married-couple households made up 43.6% of the households in 39305 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.9% of all households, while 18.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.5% of all households.

In 39305, 29.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 39305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43.6
Cohabiting Couples 5.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.5% of males and 44.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 30.1 27.7
Now married, except separated 52.5 44.2
Separated 0.6 1.6
Widowed 5.1 11.7
Divorced 11.8 14.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 39305, 693 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 34.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.4% of the people living in 39305 were U.S. natives. 73% of the 39305 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.6% of 39305 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 49.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 66.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 39305 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 39305.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 39305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 24.8
Asia 64.9
Europe 9.4
Africa 0.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 39305 in 2020-2024, 5.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1% of people at least five years old; 3.6% 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 39305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 3.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 39305 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 39305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.4
Different house, same county 7.8
Different county, same state 2.1
Different state 2.8
Abroad 1.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 36.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 39305 was 4,770 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 315 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,193. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,262.

Educational Attainment of People in 39305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.4
High school diploma or equivalency 24.4
Some college, no degree 18.8
Associate's degree 10.1
Bachelor's degree 22.3
Graduate or professional degree 14.1

Disability

In 39305, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.6% of people under 18 years old, to 14.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 39305, 52.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,700 74.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,951 21.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 347 3.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 39305 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 39305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.7
Construction 3.3
Manufacturing 13.2
Wholesale trade 4.6
Retail trade 10.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.7
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.9
Other Services, except public administration 3.3
Public administration 3.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 39305 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,408 37.8
Service occupations 1,109 12.3
Sales and office occupations 2,384 26.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 619 6.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,492 16.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 83% of 39305 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 39305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 83
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.3
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 4.3

In 2020-2024, 39305 had a total of 9,446 housing units. Of these housing units, 67.1% 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"). 22.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 9.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 39305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 67.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 22.6
Mobile homes 9.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

9.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 39305 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 73.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 39305 had 8,782 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 664 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 68.1% while renters occupied 31.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.5 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.31.

2.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.5% and another 22.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 39305:

House Heating Fuel Used in 39305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 32
Electricity 67.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 39305 was $172,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 54.5 % had a mortgage. 45.5% 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 $1,421 and for owners without a mortgage it was $473.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 39305 was $1,155. 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.