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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Meridian Public Schools is $26,662, which is about the same as the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Meridian Public Schools median household income is $51,964. On average Meridian Public Schools residents spend 25.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is about the same as 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, #151

Meridian Public Schools	26,662 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Meridian Public Schools	29,277 USD
Michigan	27,763 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 Public Schools	35,872 USD
Michigan	34,444 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 Public Schools	23,956 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #190

Meridian Public Schools	51,964 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Meridian Public Schools	64,664 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Meridian Public Schools	12.63%
Michigan	9.90%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Meridian Public Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Michigan and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Public Schools		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.35%	$10,249, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.88%	$19,902, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.50%	$2,614, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	31.10%	$22,821, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	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 Public Schools	59,028 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Meridian Public Schools	72,928 USD
Michigan	78,408 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 Public Schools	Michigan	U.S.
White	$51,276, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Hispanic	$82,778, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Asian	$166,071, see rank	$73,809	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$126,250, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
Two or More Races	$26,912, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Meridian Public Schools	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$41,250, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,404, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,565, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$39,571, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Meridian Public Schools	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,478, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	4,244, 50.06%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,515, 59.26%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,515, 59.26%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,180, 86.68%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	335, 13.32%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,729, 40.74%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	4,234, 49.94%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,355, 55.62%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,355, 55.62%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,234, 94.86%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	121, 5.14%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,879, 44.38%, see rank	42.52%	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 Public Schools	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,341, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,885, 89.50%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	236, 5.44%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	23, 0.53%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	57, 1.31%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	74, 1.70%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	66, 1.52%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Meridian Public Schools	25.5 minutes
Michigan	23.9 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 Public Schools	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,414	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	2,180, 49.39%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	551, 25.28%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	237, 10.87%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	466, 21.38%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 0.64%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	320, 14.68%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	402, 18.44%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	2,234, 50.61%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	800, 35.81%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	585, 26.19%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	720, 32.23%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16, 0.72%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	105, 4.70%, see rank	7.30%	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 Public Schools	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,414, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	18, 0.41%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	471, 10.67%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	855, 19.37%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	40, 0.91%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	597, 13.53%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	212, 4.80%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	45, 1.02%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	282, 6.39%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	333, 7.54%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	882, 19.98%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	362, 8.20%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	93, 2.11%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	224, 5.07%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Meridian Public Schools	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,325	12.66%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	253	8.24%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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