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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Meridian is $16,544, which is lower than the state average of $23,094 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Meridian median household income is $40,313, which has grown by 58.09% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 25.96% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Meridian residents spend 39.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much higher than the state average of 20.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 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, #417

Meridian, OK	16,544 USD
Oklahoma	23,094 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Meridian, OK	33,438 USD
Oklahoma	25,386 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Meridian, OK	34,688 USD
Oklahoma	20,300 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #245

Meridian, OK	40,313 USD
Oklahoma	42,979 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Meridian, OK	36,463 USD
Oklahoma	58,099 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #141

Meridian, OK	58.09%
Oklahoma	25.96%
U.S.	19.17%

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

	Meridian, OK		Oklahoma		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	-5.26%	$0, see rank	21.50%	$14,481	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	52.63%	$11,930, see rank	29.38%	$14,856	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	-5.26%	$0, see rank	3.41%	$1,679	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	21.05%	$3,850, see rank	17.48%	$18,638	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Meridian, OK	40,313 USD
Oklahoma	53,607 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Meridian, OK	36,463 USD
Oklahoma	68,677 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Meridian, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
25 to 44	$12,250, see rank	$46,603	$57,132

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Meridian, OK	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	36	see rank	2,866,572	238,733,844
Male¹	8	22.22%, see rank	48.94%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4	50.00%, see rank	69.24%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.36%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	4	50.00%, see rank	67.88%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	0	0.00%, see rank	93.67%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4	100.00%, see rank	6.33%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4	50.00%, see rank	30.76%	29.08%
Female¹	28	77.78%, see rank	51.06%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	17	60.71%, see rank	57.08%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	17	60.71%, see rank	56.92%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	17	100.00%, see rank	93.95%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	6.05%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11	39.29%, see rank	42.92%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Meridian, OK	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	17	100%	1,655,524	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	17	100.00%, see rank	80.82%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0	0.00%, see rank	11.57%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	0.46%	4.94%
Walked	0	0.00%, see rank	1.90%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.49%	1.72%
Worked at Home	0	0.00%, see rank	3.75%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Meridian, OK	39.7 minutes
Oklahoma	20.3 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Meridian, OK	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17	-	1,674,765	141,833,331
Male¹	0	0.00%, see rank	53.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	28.20%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	13.09%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	16.53%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.19%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	12.66%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	20.51%	18.08%
Female¹	17	100.00%, see rank	46.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12	70.59%, see rank	36.21%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	21.55%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5	29.41%, see rank	35.65%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.46%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	5.39%	6.07%

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

Industry

	Meridian, OK	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17	100%	1,674,765	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	4.59%	1.86%
Construction	0	0.00%, see rank	7.40%	7.13%
Manufacturing	0	0.00%, see rank	10.15%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.00%, see rank	3.21%	3.06%
Retail Trade	0	0.00%, see rank	11.46%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0	0.00%, see rank	5.35%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	2.15%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0	0.00%, see rank	6.01%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0	0.00%, see rank	7.86%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4	23.53%, see rank	21.98%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8	47.06%, see rank	8.67%	8.86%
Public Administration	5	29.41%, see rank	5.97%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0	0.00%, see rank	5.19%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Meridian, OK	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population in Poverty	14	29.17%, see rank	16.22%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	5	26.32%, see rank	11.92%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.