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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Meriden is $23,090, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Meriden median household income is $37,917, which has grown by 53.20% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 33.56% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Meriden residents spend 10.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #530

Meriden, IA	23,090 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Meriden, IA	24,821 USD
Iowa	30,246 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Meriden, IA	38,750 USD
Iowa	36,237 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Meriden, IA	19,609 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #780

Meriden, IA	37,917 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Meriden, IA	49,115 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #173

Meriden, IA	53.20%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Meriden, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.14%	$5,810, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.89%	$16,462, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.75%	$320, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.54%	$16,994, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Meriden, IA	66,458 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Meriden, IA	71,119 USD
Iowa	81,424 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Meriden, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$37,917, see rank	$53,780	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Meriden, IA	Iowa	U.S.
25 to 44	$44,500, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,313, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$33,438, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Meriden, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	137, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	64, 46.72%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	47, 73.44%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	47, 73.44%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	47, 100.00%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	17, 26.56%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	73, 53.28%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	51, 69.86%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	51, 69.86%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	51, 100.00%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	22, 30.14%, see rank	36.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Meriden, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	98, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	82, 83.67%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	12, 12.24%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	4, 4.08%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Meriden, IA	10.6 minutes
Iowa	18.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Meriden, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	98	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	47, 47.96%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1, 2.13%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8, 17.02%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13, 27.66%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 4.26%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	19, 40.43%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	51, 52.04%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20, 39.22%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	10, 19.61%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	21, 41.18%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Meriden, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	98, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7, 7.14%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	1, 1.02%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	17, 17.35%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1, 1.02%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	27, 27.55%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3, 3.06%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	10, 10.20%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1, 1.02%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	11, 11.22%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	11, 11.22%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	7, 7.14%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2, 2.04%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Meriden, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	12	6.63%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1	2.33%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.