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Meridian, TX Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Meridian is $17,265, which is much lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Meridian median household income is $38,893, which has grown by 18.76% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 31.68% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Meridian residents spend 22.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is 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, #1154

Meridian, TX	17,265 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Meridian, TX	20,605 USD
Texas	29,817 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

Meridian, TX	26,875 USD
Texas	34,774 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

Meridian, TX	16,127 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #992

Meridian, TX	38,893 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Meridian, TX	46,349 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1050

Meridian, TX	18.76%
Texas	31.68%
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

	Meridian, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.45%	$5,030, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.78%	$15,051, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.86%	$1,563, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.28%	$17,825, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	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

Meridian, TX	39,000 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Meridian, TX	51,473 USD
Texas	83,936 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

	Meridian, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$39,179, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$63,750, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$24,554, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$16,875, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$23,875, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Meridian, TX	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$45,268, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,972, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$38,942, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$32,250, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Meridian, TX	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,284, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	602, 46.88%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	388, 64.45%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	388, 64.45%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	337, 86.86%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	51, 13.14%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	214, 35.55%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	682, 53.12%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	344, 50.44%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	344, 50.44%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	290, 84.30%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	54, 15.70%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	338, 49.56%, see rank	41.93%	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

	Meridian, TX	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	622, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	513, 82.48%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	81, 13.02%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	7, 1.13%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	3, 0.48%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	18, 2.89%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Meridian, TX	22.9 minutes
Texas	25.3 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

	Meridian, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	627	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	337, 53.75%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	67, 19.88%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	45, 13.35%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	51, 15.13%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 5.04%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	56, 16.62%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	92, 27.30%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	290, 46.25%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	48, 16.55%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	140, 48.28%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	82, 28.28%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.69%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	18, 6.21%, see rank	4.80%	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

	Meridian, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	627, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	30, 4.78%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	72, 11.48%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	48, 7.66%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	14, 2.23%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	92, 14.67%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	34, 5.42%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	6, 0.96%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	20, 3.19%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	37, 5.90%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	119, 18.98%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	94, 14.99%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	28, 4.47%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	33, 5.26%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Meridian, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	301	18.81%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	59	16.67%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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