Language Spoken At Home in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 68,677 | 100% |
English only | 64,409 | 93.8% |
Language other than English | 4,268 | 6.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,534 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 1,897 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 604 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,555 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 598 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 751 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 324 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 65 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 8 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,210 | 100% |
American | 4,985 | 6.6% |
Arab | 130 | 0.2% |
Czech | 202 | 0.3% |
Danish | 1,392 | 1.9% |
Dutch | 1,355 | 1.8% |
English | 10,701 | 14.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,508 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 216 | 0.3% |
German | 14,644 | 19.5% |
Greek | 194 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 300 | 0.4% |
Irish | 6,639 | 8.8% |
Italian | 3,464 | 4.6% |
Lithuanian | 124 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 2,723 | 3.6% |
Polish | 1,287 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 479 | 0.6% |
Russian | 678 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 775 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 2,249 | 3.0% |
Slovak | 60 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 84 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,835 | 2.4% |
Swiss | 342 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 522 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 546 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 25,981 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 20,449 | 78.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,482 | 44.2% |
Married-couple family | 16,602 | 63.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,966 | 34.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,400 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 884 | 3.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,447 | 9.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,632 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 5,532 | 21.3% |
Householder living alone | 4,564 | 17.6% |
65 years and over | 1,715 | 6.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 12,213 | 47.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,517 | 17.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 74,933 | 100% |
Householder | 25,981 | 34.7% |
Spouse | 16,558 | 22.1% |
Child | 26,408 | 35.2% |
Other relatives | 3,318 | 4.4% |
Nonrelatives | 2,668 | 3.6% |
Unmarried partner | 1,243 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 26,011 | 100% |
Never married | 5,724 | 22.0% |
Now married, except separated | 17,615 | 67.7% |
Separated | 268 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 410 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 1,994 | 7.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 27,776 | 100% |
Never married | 5,500 | 19.8% |
Now married, except separated | 17,054 | 61.4% |
Separated | 346 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 1,538 | 5.5% |
Divorced | 3,338 | 12.0% |
Fertility in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,276 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 192 | 15.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 68 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 143 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 801 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 263 | 32.8% |
Less than 1 year | 34 | 4.2% |
1 or 2 years | 113 | 14.1% |
3 or 4 years | 72 | 9.0% |
5 or more years | 44 | 5.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 263 | 100% |
Who are female | 159 | 60.5% |
Who are married | 207 | 78.7% |
School Enrollment in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 23,591 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,459 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 1,465 | 6.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 11,898 | 50.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,463 | 18.9% |
College or graduate school | 4,306 | 18.3% |
Educational Attainment in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 45,501 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 667 | 1.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,081 | 4.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,127 | 22.3% |
Some college, no degree | 13,163 | 28.9% |
Associate's degree | 4,306 | 9.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 10,794 | 23.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,363 | 9.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 33.3% |
Veteran Status in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 50,075 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,109 | 10.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 74,938 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,669 | 7.6% |
Under 18 years | 25,007 | 100% |
With a disability | 721 | 2.9% |
18 to 64 years | 43,439 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,840 | 6.5% |
65 years and over | 6,492 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,108 | 32.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 73,929 | 100% |
Same house | 61,717 | 83.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 12,034 | 16.3% |
Same county | 7,056 | 9.5% |
Different county | 4,978 | 6.7% |
Same state | 2,249 | 3.0% |
Different state | 2,729 | 3.7% |
Abroad | 178 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,210 | 100% |
Native | 71,671 | 95.3% |
Born in United States | 70,633 | 93.9% |
State of residence | 32,126 | 42.7% |
Different state | 38,507 | 51.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,038 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 3,539 | 4.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,539 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,791 | 50.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,748 | 49.4% |
Year of Entry in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,577 | 100% |
Native | 1,038 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,032 | 99.4% |
Foreign born | 3,539 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 75 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,464 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Meridian City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,539 | 100% |
Europe | 1,248 | 35.3% |
Asia | 791 | 22.4% |
Africa | 204 | 5.8% |
Oceania | 70 | 2.0% |
Latin America | 941 | 26.6% |
Northern America | 285 | 8.1% |